Multidirectional blaster Ark Area warps into the Arcade Archives
Shmup No. 5,483 hits retro range It’s Saturday, and that means it’s time to take a look at this week’s…
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Irem Collection Volume 1 kicks off a anthology of classic shmups
Battle Beyond the Stars ININ Games, in association with Irem and Tozai Games, has announced Irem Collection Volume 1, a…
3D Thunder Ceptor II comin’ atcha in the Arcade Archives
*Now in 2D This week’s Arcade Archives entry is another Namco oddity, as Hamster has prepped and readied little-seen sequel…
Nintendo Switch Online adds Kirby’s Dream Land 2, BurgerTime Deluxe, & Xevious
Cute pink ball in the side pocket Nintendo Switch Online has updated its library of old-school releases, offering up hours…
Ray’Z Arcade Chronology getting set to shmup in 2023
Retro compendium jettin’ west via ININ Games Veteran publisher Taito, in conjunction with developer M2, has released a teaser trailer…
Cotton Fantasy coming to PC under its superior Japanese title
Save some Willow from the holidays! Success Corporation has announced that it will launch a PC port of modern cute-’em-up…
Arcade Archives celebrates its 300th week with ’70s classic Galaxian
An icon returns This week is a very special one for the retro purveyors over at Hamster Corp, this week…
Telenet Shooting Collection compiles some forgotten ’90s shmups
PC Engine Memories Japanese studio Edia has announced that it is currently developing retro compilation Telenet Shooting Collection for Nintendo…
After some trouble, Radiant Silvergun is now live on Switch again
Here’s what happened So roughly a week ago, Radiant Silvergun arrived on the Switch following a Nintendo Direct announcement. That’s good!…
Taito’s 1990 shmup Gun Frontier joins the Arcade Archives range
There’s gold in them thar hills… Following on from last week’s glorious Namco release Dig Dug, Hamster has turned its…
The RayStorm / RayCrisis remasters confirmed for western release
Classic shmups jetting to these shores ININ Games has confirmed that both Ray’z Arcade Chronology and RayStorm x RayCrysis HD…
Raiden IV x MIKADO Remix headed west on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox
Shmup remaster jets off in 2023 NIS America has announced that it will be bringing its 2021 remaster Raiden IV…
Nintendo Switch Online’s four new Sega Genesis games are a pleasant surprise
Mega Man, Comix Zone, blast-from-the-past memes — what more could you want? It has taken a while for Nintendo Switch…