HAMSTER News Articles
Wednesday7th Feb 2018
News Channel That Rage As Fatal Fury 3 Gets A HAMSTER Re-Release on Switch
One, twice, three time's a Fury
HAMSTER continues its long game to bring almost every Neo Geo title of note to the Nintendo Switch eShop, and Fatal Fury 3: Road To The Final Victory is the next classic ready for porting. And you won't have to wait long because it's hitting those digital shelves next week. The only caveat is said game - known...
Tuesday30th Jan 2018
News Get Ready To Batter Up, 2020 Super Baseball Is Coming To Switch Next Week
Home plate or land mine? Only one way to find out!
Hey batter, batter, batter... please swing and miss my face! Baseball fans (with very, very loose regulations) rejoice for Hamster is bringing SNK's classic 2020 Super Baseball to Switch next week under the Arcade Archives label. Going for the futuristic sports trifecta along with Soccer Brawl...
Thursday18th Jan 2018
News Irem's Kid Niki Returns Next Week Thanks to Hamster ACA
Half radical, half ninja, full Niki
January 25th is becoming quite the notable date for retro gamers who own a Nintendo Switch and we now have word of yet another reason to be excited for next week; Irem's 1986 Kid Niki: Radical Ninja (also known as Kaiketsu Yanchamaru in the Land of the Rising Sun) will join the platform and have the radical honor...
Wednesday17th Jan 2018
News World Heroes 2 Brings The Pain Next Week On Switch
If at first you don't succeed...
Fighting is once again in the cards next week as Hamster is adding ADK's 1993 World Heroes 2 to the Nintendo Switch eShop. As per sequel mandates, this second entry in the series features six all new characters (Captain Kidd, Ryoko Izumo, Mudman, Erick, Shura Nai Khanomtom, Johnny Maximum and all new boss Dio) and a...
News Double Dragon Is Coming To The Switch This Week
Better late than never
By this point in time, HAMSTER’s Arcade Archives line of games must make up about half the Switch eShop. The company has been remarkably consistent in releasing new games on a regular basis, and no doubt helps to tide over retro fans still waiting for a Virtual Console of some sort to arrive on the Switch. Though many of the...
Thursday11th Jan 2018
News Irem Arcade Classics Kid Niki, Youjuu-Den And Moon Patrol Heading To Switch
Retro-tastic
Hamster has confirmed another three coin-op classics for release on the Switch eShop. Irem titles Kid Niki, Youjuu-Den And Moon Patrol will be available soon, and are also coming to the PlayStation 4. Here's what they all look like: Will you be downloading any of these games on your Switch?
Wednesday10th Jan 2018
News Power Spikes II Is Serving Up Futuristic Volleyball On Switch Next Week
Net foul or top spin service?
Hamster is taking a break from fighting games next week to bring to the Switch a game of volleyball. If you have worn out the ARMS volleyball mini-game, Video System's (of Aero Fighters fame) 1994 Power Spikes II might just be up your court. This sequel brings several features from the Super Nintendo Hyper...
Wednesday3rd Jan 2018
News Art Of Fighting 2 And Crazy Climber To Punch Their Way Onto The Switch EShop
The art of climbing
Next week we're having a double retro delight on the Switch eShop courtesy of Hamster: an SNK trilogy finally completed and Nichibutsu's debut on the platform. The first, Art Of Fighting 2 arrived in 1994 bringing many improvements on the original AOF, including an extended single-player roster, featuring Takuma (aka Mister...
Thursday21st Dec 2017
News King Of Fighters '96 To Flex Its ACA Neo Geo Muscles on Switch
Violent fighting to come again this December
Hamster is giving the ACA Neo Geo series a 2017 sendoff with none other than The King of Fighters '96 hitting Nintendo Switch on 28th December. The third entry in SNK lead fighting series saw some major improvements, namely the ability to fake smaller jumps, a perfect way to trick your opponents and...
Thursday14th Dec 2017
News The Next Batch Of ACA Neo Geo Titles For Switch Has Been Revealed
Kaiju wrestling, baseball and some fighting
Warning: Spoilers ahead! If you want to be surprised every week with upcoming Arcade Archives Neo Geo titles you should click onto the next article. If you're OK to living a life without surprises, read on. Hamster has revealed the next batch of up and coming Neo Geo re-releases under the ACA label on the...
Wednesday13th Dec 2017
News VS. Super Mario Bros. is Jumping Onto the Switch eShop Next Week
World 1-1 all over again... with a twist
As previously reported from printed promotional materials, HAMSTER will indeed bring out the second Nintendo Arcade Archive title next week (along with a fantastic Neo Geo shmup). It's confirmed for the Japanese eShop, though we'd be surprised if the European and North American stores don't match the same...
Tuesday21st Nov 2017
News World Heroes Is Your Next Neo Geo ACA Release On Switch
Historically inaccurate rumble
After a brief break from one-on-one fighting games it looks like Hamster is closing up November with the return of the beloved Neo Geo genre, courtesy of ADK's World Heroes. If you ever fancied beating up Rasputin with Janne D'Arc (that's not a typo by the way) this is the historical fighting game you are...
Friday17th Nov 2017
News VS. Super Mario Bros. Arcade Archives Release Set for Festive Arrival on Switch
HAMSTER has more arcade goodness on the way, too
Since the arrival of Arcade Archives Mario Bros. back in September, the series of six additional confirmed games has gone completely quiet. The Nintendo classics are being produced by HAMSTER, which has brought us plenty of Neo Geo titles in the ACA series on the Switch eShop. Based upon a...
Wednesday15th Nov 2017
News Soccer Brawl Is Your Next Neo Geo Game For Switch
Get ready to brawl
Long before Mario and the gang got violent on the soccer pitch in Super Mario Strikers there was Soccer Brawl on the Neo Geo. This futuristic footy game was released in arcades in 1992 and will be the next Neo Geo game headed to the Switch on 23rd November. In Soccer Brawl you play as either cyborgs or...
Monday13th Nov 2017
News Karnov Will Have His Revenge On The Switch eShop This Week
Data East's Neo Geo brawler coming soon
Data East's Neo Geo fighting game Karnov’s Revenge is coming to the Switch eShop this week, it has been revealed. Released in 1994, the title showcases 13 different fighters - including the titular Karnov, who previously starred in his own 1987 arcade action title. In some regions it went under the...
Wednesday8th Nov 2017
News Get Ready To Slam Dunk With The Next Neo Geo Game For Switch, Street Hoop
Double Dribble
We all love a bit of basketball action here at Nintendo Life, so we were delighted to hear that the Data East's classic Neo Geo game Street Hoop is heading it's way to the Switch tomorrow courtesy of Hamster. We reviewed this back in 2010 when it landed on the Wii Virtual Console it netted an impressive 8/10. Here's what we had...
Friday20th Oct 2017
News Mutation Nation Is Your Next HAMSTER ACA Release on Switch
No turtles here
Side scrolling beat' em up fans can rejoice, because when it rains (Wulverblade, Robo Army), it pours. Next week HAMSTER is re-releasing Mutation Nation on the Switch through the ACA series, a tale of mutation and madness set in the now not-too-distant year of 2050. As if we ever really needed any sort of plot to put down some...
Tuesday17th Oct 2017
News Neo Geo Brawler Robo Army Is Invading Your Switch This Week
Do the robot
Side-scrolling fighting fans have been well-served recently on Switch thanks to the excellent Wulverblade, but if you fancy a bit more walk-punch-walk-punch action then you'll be pleased to know that Hamster is bringing Robo Army to the Switch eShop this week. Originally released in 1991, it's a very early Neo Geo release but boasts...
Saturday7th Oct 2017
News The King Of Fighters '95 Is Your Next HAMSTER ACA Release on Switch
"Break a spine, R..."
HAMSTER's strange and random time-hopping will return in the coming week when The King of Fighters '95 joins the Switch eShop line-up on 12th October. The second game in the series brings a rather welcome option that would go to become a series staple: You are not confined to pre-determined teams, so you can pick any...
Wednesday27th Sep 2017
Reminder Arcade Archives Mario Bros. is Out Today
Already available in Europe
The standard Nintendo Download day may be Thursday, but Arcade Archives Mario Bros. has arrived - as promised - already. It's the first of a series of releases that'll include a range of Nintendo arcade games reproduced for the current-gen hardware. The releases are being produced by HAMSTER, which has done sterling work...
News Burning Fight Is This Week's Neo Geo Classic For Switch
SNK's answer to Final Fight
HAMSTER hasn't taken a week off from bringing us Neo Geo classics for the Switch eShop. This week's Neo Geo game is SNK's answer to Final Fight, which they affectionately called Burning Fight. It will be available tomorrow for £6.29 / €6.99 / $7.99. The game is set in a fictional version of Osaka...
Monday18th Sep 2017
News Art of Fighting is Scrapping Its Way to the Switch eShop
Oh yes, there's always another Neo Geo fighting game
As you may have noticed, the Neo Geo had a few fighting games - oh alright, it had loads of them. That makes sense, of course, as it was the 'arcade at home' that well-off kids owned, and many of us would gravitate to the genre when visiting the arcades. It looks like another is on the way in...
Thursday7th Sep 2017
News Neo Geo Action Platformer Spinmaster Rotates Elegantly Onto Switch Next Week
It's a miracle (adventure)!
Sorry fight fans, there's no Neo Geo one-on-one fighting game from SNK next week as Hamster is instead choosing to bring to the Switch eShop the very first game Data East developed for MVS hardware. 1993's Spinmaster (known as Miracle Adventure in Japan) lets you take control of Johnny and Tom in their...
Thursday31st Aug 2017
News Blue's Journey Takes Him To Switch Next Week
Da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa, da ba dee da ba daa...
Better know as "Raguy" in the Land of the Rising Sun, 1991's Blue's Journey is your next HAMSTER Neo Geo title to be re-released on the Switch eShop, due on 7th September. Opening the month of September with a two player cooperative platformer is a rather nice change of pace...
Thursday24th Aug 2017
News Zed Blade Brings Shmup Action to the Switch eShop Next Week
We hope your neighbours love '90s rave music
Shmup fans can rejoice, as the end of August brings along NMK's 1994 title Zed Blade (better know in Japan as Operation Ragnarok) to the Switch eShop. In this frenetic horizontal shmup you have the choice of three craft with different speeds along with customizable weaponry. After your choices have been...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2017
News Joy Joy Kid - Also Known as 'Puzzled' - Arrives on the Switch This Week
It's not a joy con
If you're not a fan of Neo Geo fighting games (and why not, dare we ask) this week's new Arcade Archives (ACA) release might be your thing. Hamster is bringing Puzzled to the Switch eShop on 24th August, known in Japan by the much funnier title Joy Joy Kid. At first glance this 1990 release looks like a general Tetris clone, with...
Thursday3rd Aug 2017
News The King Of Fighters Goes Millennial Next Week on Switch
No Y2K bug is stopping this brawling
After weeks of football and shmup action, Hamster is set to go back to Neo Geo's most familiar genre next week, with The King of Fighters 2000 arriving on the Switch eShop on 10th August. Following up the previous game the Striker system makes a return, now featuring alternate Striker-only characters from
Friday28th Jul 2017
News Aero Fighters 2 Joins The ACA Neo Geo Lineup On Switch Next Week
Pew pew pew
Hamster has revealed that Video System's 1994 shooter Aero Fighters 2 is next week's ACA Neo Geo title on the Switch eShop. It's a neat change from the usual raft of fighting titles, and is one of the Neo Geo's more enjoyable blasters. While the game contains plenty of outlandish bosses and enemies, all of the player-controlled planes...
Friday21st Jul 2017
News Super Sidekicks Shoots And Scores On The Switch eShop Next Week
"Eat my goal! The goalie's got football pie all over his shirt"
Hamster has confirmed that its next Neo Geo title on Switch will be Super Sidekicks. The 1992 classic started a series of soccer titles on the format and is famous for its quick and compelling gameplay, punctuated with high-quality 2D artwork which pops up at key moments during each...
Thursday13th Jul 2017
News Samurai Shodown Is Next Week’s New ACA Neo Geo Title
Who needs Street Fighter?
Between King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, and Art of Fighting, SNK certainly kept itself busy developing fighting games for the Neo Geo. Many of these SNK fighters have already made their way to the Switch via the ACA Neo Geo collection, but one which has had yet to make an appearance is the...
