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Rastan’s Final Arcade Adventure “Warrior Blade” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Rastan’s Final Arcade Adventure “Warrior Blade” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch | #retrogaming #PlayStation #Nintendo #fantasy #NintendoSwitch

Taito’s Rastan never reached great heights in the barbarian-crowded zeitgeist of the 1980s. Few remember that his first game received a sequel in Rastan Saga II, and even fewer (myself included) are aware that the Rastan series received a third installment in the early 90s. More than three decades later, publisher Hamster has finally brought Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga III to the Nintendo Switch…

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Classic Arcade Boxing Game “Final Blow” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Classic Arcade Boxing Game “Final Blow” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch | #retrogaming #Nintendo #RetroGames #PlayStation #Nintendo

Get your head out of the gutter, ya’ dink! In an example of remarkably good timing following Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight last week, publisher Hamster has announced that Final Blow is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989 and later ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns and the SEGA…

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First Look Comic for High Fantasy Tale “The Band of the Crow” Now on Kickstarter, Indiegogo

First Look Comic for High Fantasy Tale “The Band of the Crow” Now on Kickstarter, Indiegogo | #comics #fantasy #comicbooks #highfantasy #supernatural

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“Konami’s Table Tennis” Now Available on PS4, Nintendo Switch

“Konami’s Table Tennis” Now Available on PS4, Nintendo Switch | #retrogaming #PlayStation #gaming #NintendoSwitch #retrogames

From Pong to Virtua Tennis, there is a rich history of arcade-style tennis games that are way more fun than they have any right to be. One of the quirkier parts of that tradition is Konami’s Table Tennis, which is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of Hamster’s digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Konami (duh) in 1985 and later ported to the…

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Unleash Your Inner Beast with Konami’s “Metamorphic Force”

Unleash Your Inner Beast with Konami’s “Metamorphic Force” | #retrogaming #Nintendo #RetroGames #PlayStation #RetroGames

Before Bloody Roar, before Animorphs, but not before Altered Beast, there was Metamorphic Force! Publisher Hamster has announced that Metamorphic Force is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Konami in 1993, this is the first time that Metamorphic Force is seeing an official release in the West. The…

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Compass Comics Asks, Can You “Escape From Monster Island”?

Compass Comics Asks, Can You “Escape From Monster Island”? | #comics #horror #indiecomics #scifi #art

How well can you swim? Renowned comic book creator and Compass Comics founder Graham Nolan recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Escape From Monster Island, a 64+ page action-horror graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $40 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Nolan, Escape From Monster Island is the third book in…

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35 Years Later, Taito’s Retro Fighter “Violence Fight” Finally Hits Home Consoles

35 Years Later, Taito’s Retro Fighter “Violence Fight” Finally Hits Home Consoles | #retrogaming #NintendoSwitch #RetroGames #PlayStation #Nintendo

The worst, and yet the best title ever. Publisher Hamster has announced that Violence Fight is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, Violence Fight is a one of the first one-on-one arcade fighters just before Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat took the world by storm. This is also the first time…

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Crowdfunding Campaign For Top Secret’s Superhero Fantasy “Sword of Justice: Origins” Ending Soon (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Crowdfunding Campaign For Top Secret’s Superhero Fantasy “Sword of Justice: Origins” Ending Soon (Crowdfunding Spotlight) | #indiecomics #superheroes #comicbooks #Fantasy #comics

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Retro Arcade Volleyball Game “Power Spikes” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcade Volleyball Game “Power Spikes” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch | #retrogaming #PlayStation #Nintendo #retrogames #NintendoSwitch

No sand. No bikinis. Just dudes. Publisher Hamster has announced that Power Spikes is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Video Systems in 1991, this is the first time that Power Spikes (aka Super Volley ‘91) is seeing an official release on home consoles. Power Spikes is the sequel of sorts to Super…

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Ernest P. Worrell Rides Again In “Ernest & The Dream Stone”

Ernest P. Worrell Rides Again In “Ernest & The Dream Stone” | #comics #comedy #indiecomics #fiction #comicbooks

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Four Decades Later, Arcade Classic “Moon Shuttle” Achieves Console Liftoff

Four Decades Later, Arcade Classic “Moon Shuttle” Achieves Console Liftoff | #retrogaming #Nintendo #PlayStation #retrogames #NintendoSwitch

“Never tell me the odds!” -Some deadbeat dad who got murdered by his kid Publisher Hamster has announced that Moon Shuttle is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Nichibutsu in 1981 and later ported to the Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80 CoCo, this is the first time that an arcade-perfect version…

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The Wraith of God Confronts The Headless Horseman In “Fear Hollow”

The Wraith of God Confronts The Headless Horseman In “Fear Hollow” | #indiecomics #horror #comics #superheroes #western

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Retro Arcade Classic “Crime City” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcade Classic “Crime City” Now on PS4, Nintendo Switch | #gaming #PlayStation #RetroGames #NintendoSwitch #retrogaming

“More hateful still the miscreant who seeks, when caught, to make a virtue of a crime.” –Sophocles Publisher Hamster has announced that 2D action game Crime City is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, this is the first time that Crime City is seeing an official home release. In Crime City, one…

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Rippaverse Comics’ “The Horseman” Makes His Move On Crime

Rippaverse Comics’ “The Horseman” Makes His Move On Crime | #Comics #Superheroes #IndieComics #SciFi #ComicBooks

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Superhero-Horror Crossover Comic “Psycho Slumber” Now On Indiegogo (Crowdfunding Spotlight)

Superhero-Horror Crossover Comic “Psycho Slumber” Now On Indiegogo (Crowdfunding Spotlight) | #indiecomics #horror #comics #superheroes #scifi

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Take On The Mafia In 80’s Arcade Shooter “Lead Angle” Now On Consoles

Take On The Mafia In 80’s Arcade Shooter “Lead Angle” Now On Consoles | #retrogaming #PlayStation #Nintendo #RetroGames #NintendoSwitch

“What are you prepared to do!?!” Publisher Hamster has announced that Lead Angle is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Seibu Kaihatsu in 1988 and later ported to the SEGA Master System, this is the first time that an arcade-perfect version of Lead Angle (aka Dead Angle) is seeing an official home…

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Konami’s 80s Arcade Shooter “Finalizer Super Transformation” Finally on PS4 and Nintendo Switch

Konami’s 80s Arcade Shooter “Finalizer Super Transformation” Finally on PS4 and Nintendo Switch | #RetroGaming #PlayStation #Nintendo RetroGames #NintendoSwitch

Publisher Hamster has announced that Finalizer Super Transformation is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1985, this is the first time that Finalizer Super Transformation has been commercially available since Microsoft shut down the Xbox Game Room service several years ago. One or two players take…