Topic: Arcade Archives 2

Arcade Archives Ridge Racer available day one, possibly with online play. This is the first proper 3D AA release I think? Does this mean we could get Tekken, Time Crisis, Ace Combat 2, Soul Calibur,? Or even Sega games. The potential is enormous. Soul Calibur online would be a dream. We're already getting Soul Calibur 2 but that will just have online with friends.

Some past releases will be getting upgrades too. King of the Fighters 98 is the first to be announced with a $2.99 upgrade option if you already own it. That's the case on PS and Xbox anyway.

What 90's arcade classic would you like to see?

@OorWullie I’m wondering why Arcade Archives 2 wasn’t touched on in the switch 2 direct but holy cow you’re right!! Opens up the door for many many exciting more modern games! Cant wait to see what’s in store for us!

Man if they can get Sega on board the possibilities are endless!! Would love to see Virtua Cop 1&2 with switch 2 mouse support now in place. Maybe a port of the first House Of the Dead? Ohh baby!!

I'm excited. Now going back moons ago, I was hoping for a Namco Museum 2 with Ridge Racer, Tekken, Starblade, Cybersled etc. But dammit, this is close enough! Would love Thrill Ride and GTI club from Konami

@joey302 Virtua Cop.and House of the Dead games with mouse controls would be superb. It won't beat playing with a lightgun or even Wii pointer controls but it's the next best thing. Add on some HD rumble too.

I can still remember playing the opening stage of Virtua Cop 2 on my Dreamcast for the first time. It blew my mind that I was playing games like this at home.

Even if we don't get Virtua Fighter, we should get Time Crisis. I trust Hamster will include mouse controls. I've never played TC but I remember seeing it in the arcades.

@GrailUK You brought back a long forgotten memory with Cybersled. The name wasn't familiar but the gameplay is. My local arcade had it. I had never heard of Starblade or Thrill Ride though. They look great. Hamster have released a load of Namco and Konami games, so im hopeful they'll all arrive in time. Exciting stuff.

It is a shame we never got another Namco Museum. Perhaps on Switch 2. I think having them as Arcade Archives is even better though.

@WaveBoy I used to play a lot of Ridge Racer at my friend's house. I had the Saturn and Daytona and for sure, RR was more impressive. Not sure I admitted it at the time though haha.

I have wanted arcade wallpapers since the first Arcade Archives game I bought. You're right, it looks so bland. The Capcom Arcade Stadium wallpapers look so good. Love them. Pretty sure I paid for them. Worth every penny.

It's funny because when I had a smaller crappy 32'' TV I always used the 00 setting. Or 01 if it is a Space based shmup. I like scanlines in Space 😅. But now I've got a larger, quality TV, I turn the filter off. I appreciate the crisp pixelated look.