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It has to be the most niche game in the Arcade Archives line. 100%.

By the way, the Arcade Memories vol. 3 for the Egret II Mini has its sequel, Top Landing. And that was a "they must be scratching the botton of the barrel" moment.

The thing is... no word on Infinos Gaiden?

I'm up for any vintage games collection, but this one has some text-heavy games in it. Well, I guess it's worth the money even for the other titles.

Anyway, I don't expect them to come to the West, localized and all. Valis Collection did, but digitally only.

Let me guess: yet another Atari 50 edition, now with the Namco DLC.

Is there a way to buy the games separately on Switch? I already have Granada and Gaiares twice each on other systems.

@DashKappei There are several filters and screen options, as well as online leaderboards (I'm currently 4th in the ranking), which helps to keep trying to be better, as if the game itself wasn't addictive enough.

I've been lucky enough to play it after receiving a review code and just finished yesterday after several hours of enjoying it. Absolutely addictive, funny and varied, I hope people don't stop talking about it after a couple weeks. It deserves more attention and success than that.

Not bad. I already have the SNES version on the Evercade (and Saturn version in the original release) but I don't mind the slight double dipping if it comes with other versions I don't have anywhere else.

The released game is available on the Nintendo Classics in NSO, for what it's worth.

I'm not going to buy it because that would diminish the "value" of my Egret II Mini in terms of comparisons with the Alpha, but I'm happy that Taito has come to the Evercade family.

Anyway, it's a bit strange that they release these 2 carts yet the upcoming Taito bartop's built-in games are all in them, except from Puzzle Bobble. That is a strange move by Blaze definitely. I know the greatness of the Alphas are the cartridge slots, but built-in games make us decide for one model or another, don't they? If you want Taito cartridges AND the new bartop, it will be as if you bought the console with no games inside.

A little surprising and not extremely helpful given that this version is actually easy to find, loose cart at least. But keep'em coming.

Great feature. It somewhat mirrors my own experience. I had an MSX at home since I remember, but on school days I wasn't allowed to play it and had to settle for LCD machines. One day someone gave me the Donkey Kong II Game & Watch as a birthday present I guess, and that was to the rest of my LCD systems what Neo Geo was for 8 and 16 bit consoles.

Over time, the Game Boy arrived and I coldly but understandably abandoned Donkey Kong II, but many years later I felt a newfound love for all things retro and looked for it. Today I still have the G&W in my nightstand drawer.

I've not been a fan of illegal ways to play games over the years, I've tried it and it doesn't give me the same satisfaction as purchasing and owning the software. And in Nintendo 3DS it wasn't different, but once the possibility to acquire games on the eShop was gone, I decided to download some games, only a handful actually, that I really wanted but couldn't get legally even when the eShop was still working, namely Japanese ones because of the surprising and absurd exception of the region free policy with portable systems that affected the 3DS.

Anyway, I always thought the absence of a Virtual Boy Console in the 3DS was a huge missed opportunity, there hasn't ever been a console more fitting for those games. So when the news about this emulator surfaced, I knew it was time to finally hack my good old 3DS.

@RupeeClock Does that mean that the emulator has an update? How can I access it? I've not touch the 3DS in a while now. What are the steps to put it to 50 Hz? Thanks in advance!

A few days ago there were news about an announcement by Sunsoft. If this is it, I didn't see this coming nor have interest in this genre unfortunately. I hope someone is happy with the news, though.

I know that these games are available elsewhere, I have dozens on the Switch myself, but I love the fact that this way they can be played on the Evercade Alpha, which is effing great. And for the asked price it's more than OK to me. Besides, the always surprising Evercade game selections mean that some of the games on the three (for now) announced cartridges are totally new for me. Even if they're not top 10. Evercade fans are use to that, and I love discovering not that typical games. Mixed with some absolute gems, the formula is a winner.

@PKDuckman Well, I don't think they want to abandon the standard releases, and the most beefy ones are also double priced, so I expect those to release once a month.

@MontyCircus Really? I didn't know! Thanks!

Interesting release, although I would wait for a sale. By the way, there hasn't been any Arcade Archives sale for a while now.

Anyway, Konami's Billiards on the MSX is one of my childhood games, but interestingly there the table was horizontal.

Well, it has just been released on Evercade as Roguecraft DX.

I'm very tempted to pick Estique and Fortified Zone 2 from that website, and that's more than 100 € together, so I'll stick to genres that I prefer. But I salute these efforts, of course.

The need to jump to Super Castlevania IV is growing on me, after dropping Castlevania III for its difficulty (I don't know if it's considered hard, but there was a segment I simply wasn't able to go through, let it rest and a few years passed), and this article definitely gave me that boost.

Dammit, another retro collection of games I didn't even know about. But this kind of graphics is something that I prefer on a smaller screen, so I'll wait for a Switch release that I hope will come down the line.

@IceClimbersMain I understood that the lack of Activision games on the Atari 50 collection was due to the impossibility to get those licenses. Are you saying that it's actually possible. I'll hold on this one then. Llamasoft is a no, because the Digital Eclipse collection has more games and extra material. But it's a great addition nonetheless.

My first thought was "well, I have 11 of these 12 games in the Rare Replay wonderful collection", but then I realized that I would have them on the go.

Sometimes I double dip, sometimes I don't, depending on several factors. I won't be buying the Taito cartridges because I already have those games on miniaturized cabinet form in the Egret II Mini, but this Rare cartridge gives me portability on games I love but for now I have bound to a TV screen.

I'm eager to see the end of this 10 games series because I suspect and hope that there'll be a physical release at some point.

Eager to secure a Mega Drive copy if retailers different from LRG end up offering it in Europe with no custom fees. I'm gonna love it.

@Porco Yes, they didn't drop the price. If stock wasn't so small I'd recommend to wait, after all volume 1's price was cut at some point, but volumes 2 and 3 didn't have the chance as they sold out quickly. So this is it, take it or leave it, and it's hard because on top of all things shipping costs are much higher now than a couple years ago on Amazon Japan.

@Porco Thanks a lot. I'll catch them this time. I don't care about the magazine.

@gojiguy I learned it the hard way, but volume 1 wasn't that small a print as the following volumes.

I should have preordered, yes.

Anyway, that's an interesting approach as for the new collection. Egret II Mini does already have non-Taito developed games, but it will be interesting to see what developers new games come from. Looking forward to it.

@AllieKitsune Right? But I guess they saw it as too niche.

After all, the Astro City Mini V has been selling for half the original price for more than a year now, which tells a lot about its limited success.

@RootsGenoa When I look at the line-up I soothe myself thinking that, but I really should have bought volume 2 in time, and 3 would have been for completion only, but I have to admit that I like deep cuts, I can't help it. I love to discover games I hadn't even heard about before. I guess now it's too late, even in Japan people are reselling all volumes at impossible prices. Taito should have seen people's interest coming and keep restocking the Arcade Memories releases, but they just wouldn't.

I hope this time I don't miss it, because volumes 2 and 3 of Arcade Memories sold out too fast. I was dumb to wait for a price cut, but in my defense I have to say volume 1 did restock several times and got discounted, so I thought it would be the same with volumes 2 and 3. Especially 2 has games I painfully missed, 3 would have been for completion purposes. Let's see what Taito has in store for volume "4"...

I hope it comes to the Switch like other Ratalaika releases. Especially given the nature of the graphics, more suitable for little screens. And no, I don't have a Steam Deck, but Aleste Collection on Switch looks great.

Maybe this cut is way too deep

@Krambo42 I'm with you on this one. I'm focused on 8 and 16 bit games, arcade cartridges are the most exciting for me, and I get that there is a lot of people very happy with the 32 bit and indie carts, but before the arrival of SNK and all these new purple carts it seemed that Evercade was moving to more modern things, and I didn't like it.

But hey, 2025 is making up for the few arcade cartridges released in the previous years. I hope it stays this way, but now I'm starting to miss red 8/16 bit console games LOL

One of the most exciting cart announcements by Evercade in the last months, imho.

I already have Windjammers legally on Switch, but it's a game I love, I'll be able to play it on the Alpha when I get one, and I'm really curious about Karnov and Chelnov, both usual cameos in later Data East games. The shooting ones I also did know but haven't played yet. A great cartridge.

Good. Let's release all 10 games, make a physical collection and then I'll buy them. It would be a great collection imho.

I've been fantasizing about acquiring an Arcade1up some day, and I like them, especially if they come with several games, like the Street Fighter II Deluxe model. Not bad at all.

But I keep seeing these pictures of people bent when playing, and it doesn't look comfortable. I understand 3/4 the real size is a good thing for not so big houses, but it should be playable. I mean, I have mini arcade cabinets and I do think they're playable, but you are sitting when you play. The big ones are meant for playing in an upright position, not leaning forward.

I wish I could see one on exhibition to see it for myself, but while not being tall at all (5' 8" - 173 cm), just the male average, I'm afraid they require you to lean forward. "Just buy a stool". OK, but if the space is an issue -and the main reason why I may never buy an Arcade1up-, a stool is ruled out in my case.

After years of wanting to have them legally on modern systems we now have, as far as I know:

-Snow Bros. Special (the remake with additional levels)
-Snow Bros. 2 Special (the same, but now with the original sequel included as a bonus)
-Snow Bros. arcade original on Evercade
-Snow Bros. 2 arcade original on Evercade
-Snow Bros (NES) unlockable on Evercade with Toaplan 3 and 4 cartridges
-Snow Bros Mega Drive on the Japanese Mega Drive Mini

So a collection of the classics including console versions (we shouldn't forget the Game Boy one) would be awesome for those who want them on the same system or don't own any of the Evercade models that have 2 cartridge slots, or couldn't get their hands -or just didn't want to- on a Japanese Mega Drive Mini.

@romanista Yes, I guess they have to keep some games exclusive to the Alphas, although a lot of games overlap with the 2 cartridges.

@romanista Yes, I know, but they're putting the games on the most mainstream and proper Evercades now. Until now they were trapped inside the Super Pockets.

@Ristar24 I feel the same way. It's great that Taito arrives to Evercade family (even though the Super Pocket already existed), but having most of the games on my Egret II Mini makes the Alpha and the cartridges unnecessary for me.

Operation Wolf is appealing, but it will be included in the upcoming Operation Night Strikers anyway...

Chase HQ in the same cart as Operation Wolf could have turned the scale maybe.

It's great that Evercade gets another Alpha and more cartridges, although I'm not going to get them with an Egret II Mini already in my collection.

What I find surprising is that they release an Alpha and 2 carts containing its games almost simultaneously. Weird move.

But it also means that if Capcom is less stubborn someday we could see a Capcom cart. Fingers crossed.

I expect to know if they're going to release other Alpha models, just to make sure if I want the Mega Man one or another that I like more. Either way it'll be a relief, because right now I live in fear that I'll get the Alpha and a better one will be announced just after that. Not sure if I'd buy a Neo Geo Alpha, because I have its games everywhere, but who knows. It will depend on the line-up.

Anyway, I expect and hope they're going to announce juicy cartridges, and the return of the console ones with legendary companies involved. Especially 8-16 bits. I've loved those so far.

And more arcade purple carts, of course. Maybe second parts to Irem and Jaleco collections. I got Technos covered with the recent Super Technos World collection on modern systems.

Great news, I hope it will be available for a future Jaleco Arcade 2 on Evercade.

Fun fact: Operation Logic Bomb (SNES) is the third entry of the trilogy.

New DLC for the Atari 50, please!

@Ellie-Moo They have very few and basic trophies (and achievements when they're Neo Geo releases and then Xbox also receives them), so it's not worth it for the trophies/achievements alone, so I buy them on Switch for the portability.

Not surprising at all, but as long as it comes with the same lame no platinum trophies of the standard Arcade Archives games it's a Switch 2 purchase for me.

@Blast16 That is a strategy I use on Amazon Japan not for dodging shipping (that's impossible there), but for optimizing it. Currently it's about 15 € per game. Insane.

Where are you from anyway? I know about the minimum order for free shipping on VGP, but does it work with shipping to the EU?

@Blast16 Yes, but it's more expensive than the Amazon one. I don't mind having the cover in Japanese. In Play-Asia you can find the Japanese version too, and it also says multilanguage. Anyway, shipping is insane on Amazon as well as on Play-Asia or VGP.