Big fans of THE SCHEME are excited to play THE SCHEME for the first time.
Off the top, let me briefly mention a couple of actually-retro games that were released today: Snow Bros. Wonderland (PC/Switch/PS), a fully 3D revival of Toaplan’s classic arcade action game, and Madou Monogatari: Fia to Fushigi na Gakkou (Switch/PS, Japan-only), a new entry in the classic dungeon-crawler series.
ARCADE ARCHIVES
- Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
- Price: $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29
- Publisher: Hamster / Success
What’s this? The first entry in Success’ series of horror-themed shooting games, originally developed for Sega’s System 16 arcade hardware.
Why should I care? Cotton was a pioneer of character-centric shooting games and had a solid and challenging gameplay experience.
EGG CONSOLE
- Platform: Nintendo Switch (worldwide)
- Price: $6.49 / ¥880
- Publisher: D4 Enterprise / Bothtec
What’s this? A side-scrolling exploratory action game with RPG elements.
Why should I care? The game features a unique soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro and has an interesting gameplay experience.
NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE
November ’24 update: Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2 (Game Boy)
What’re these? The handheld companion titles to Rare’s popular Donkey Kong Country.
Why should I care? These adaptations demonstrate the quality of the original games on lesser hardware.
NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE EXPANSION PASS
December ’24 update: Mercs, Toejam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron and Vectorman (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
What’re these? Sega-developed games for the Genesis/Mega Drive.
Why should I care? This update offers a variety of games for Mega Drive enthusiasts.
OTHER
The Epyx Games – Sports Collection
- Platform: Nintendo Switch (worldwide)
- Price: $11.99 or equivalent
- Publisher: Imagine Software / Pixel Games UK
What’s this? An emulated compilation of eight sports games from Epyx, originally released for the Commodore 64.
Why should I care? These games were popular hits in their day and represent the peak of multi-sports game adaptations.
NOW YOU CAN JUST BUY ‘EM
Dino Crisis and Resident Evil Director’s Cut (PS Classics), available for purchase on PlayStation.
Sony’s distribution of legacy PS Classics titles has been somewhat inconsistent, but now these two beloved survival horror titles are available for purchase.
Original article by retronauts.com
