Taito released Darius Cozsmic Collection today on the Nintendo Switch. This is a collection of various Darius Arcade games which are traditional horizontal shmups that were ported by M2. There are two versions. A Standard and Limited edition which includes extra bonus console titles and soundtracks. Currently, the game has only been released in physical form in Japan and is not on the Eshop. A Domestic release has not been announced. Below is a list of included games for the standard and the bonus titles included with the Special Edition.
Titles available in the standard collection :
Darius (Arcade)
Darius II (Arcade)
Sagaia (Arcade)
Darius II Overseas Version
Darius Gaiden (Arcade)
Bonus titles included with the Special Edition:
Darius Twin (Super Famicom)
Darius Force (Super Famicom)
Sagaia (Sega Master System)
Darius II (Mega Drive)
Darius Alpha (PC Engine)
Hamster Corporation announced their next Arcade Archives Neo Geo release for February 28th.”Ultimate 11 SNK Football championship is a soccer game released by SNK in 1996. Choose your favorite of 80 different teams, more than ever before, and conquer the two Championship modes! Choose from 4 styles of team balance to customize your team according to your own playing style! It will be for sale on the Eshop for $7.99
Arc system works will be releasing Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Collection May 17th for the Nintendo switch. This is a collection of two popular fighting games that includes the original Guilty Gear which was released on PS1 exclusively making this the first time the game has been released on another console and a port of the Sega Naomi Arcade Version of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R.
Flying Tiger Development has been releasing Data East Arcade ports since the Nintendo Switch came out under the name Johnny Turbo's Arcade. For those not familiar with Johnny Turbo he was the unofficial mascot for the Turbo Grafx 16 system by NEC. He is named after John Brandstetter, aka Johnny Turbo who was the original brand manager of the TurboGrafx16 and Turbo Duo in the early 90's. Since then he has gone on to become CEO and Founder of Flying Tiger Entertainment which has worked with Disney , Hudson , Verizon and other Celluar carriers to develop software engine development platforms as well as port older video game titles from Hudsonsoft.
Their latest venture mashes up the Old School with the New School as several Arcade perfect Data East Ports have already been released They are a great value for $7.99 as can be played on the go or the big screen thanks to the hybrid nature of the Nintendo Switch Platform. For those looking to take a nostalgic trip back to the Arcade or just want to try out a game they may have missed out on they are fun titles and highly recommended. I am including a list of previously released titles as there is little to no information gathered on all of the releases so fo far.
Flying Tiger Entertainment will release SRD Super Real Darwin for the Nintendo Switch on February 28th. This is part of the Johnny Turbo Arcade series of Ports that includes games originally developed and published by Data East for the Arcade
The inhabitants of the planet Lakya unwittingly unleash the planet's life force known as Evol. As the released Evol drifts from planet Lakya, it is received by the inhabitants of the nearby planet Cokyo; the people of Cokyo initiate the Shlohe project, a plan to use their captured Evol to develop advanced biologic ships and weapons to invade planet Lakya. The inhabitants of Lakya retaliate the Cokyo invasion by using their own evolving fighter ships. It will be released on the Eshop for $7.99.
Mebius Co. LTD announced a release date for Rolling Gunner on Nintendo Switch. The game will be released February 28th in Japan on the Eshop. A Domestic release will appear in the United States and Europe later this year.
Qubyte Studio has announced Vasara Collection HD. This will feature arcade versions of Vasara 1 & 2 with extra modes. The original Arcade versions were developed by Visco. The game will be released later this year for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One. There will be a limited Physical release by Strictly Limited. A Digital PC version is also in the works.
SNK released a new trailer for Samurai Shodown. It is due for release on Nintendo Switch , Playstation 4, PC , and Xbox One later this year. The game will be playable at EVO 2019 in August.
Japhei Game Blog is being RESET. With the abundance of ACA and Arcade releases. Will take this time to RESET the website. Look forward to sharing Arcade related news with you here.
