Hamster has revealed the latest addition to its ever-growing Arcade Archives library on Switch, with Kid's Horehore Daisakusen being made available from today.
Kid's Horehore Daisakusen is an action game that was originally released by Nichibutsu in 1987. Kid, who has been drawn into a space-time labyrinth from the 23rd century, fights to escape from an array of hostile enemies in order to return to the present day. Players defeat enemies by digging holes in the ground with their tools, causing their foes to get trapped.

The game was initially only released in arcades, although a Famicom conversion was also released in the same year under the new name of Booby Kids (so named because of the 'booby traps' put down by the players). While some elements of the game were changed for the home release, the core principle remained very much intact, and a second release, called Booby Boys, eventually made its way to the Game Boy, too.
If you're interested, you can pick up this title from the eShop today for $7.99. Will you be giving this one a go?
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I’m wondering if this plays like the old Spy vs Spy games. Anyone remember those?
Never played this one since I mostly only know Nichibutsu for their awesome shmups, but admit to have had fun playing it. Ill keep it under my radar now.
Booby Kids... Booby Boys... they never released the third part? Booby Men?
Definitely. Where are the Konami titles ?
Make my dreams come true, Hamster, and do a port of Mr. Do!
Did somebody say 'Boobies' 😜
ITS CRATERMAZE!!!!! Top ten Turbografx game here. It a must buy! Very similar to pc engine Batman
I also noticed something different in the arcade flyer for the title "Booby Kids", which featured 2 player simultaneous play, but it seemed that the tight narrow mazes in a vertical setting would not work well for 2 players active on screen. Therefore, it has been reduced to 2 player alternating with a treasure chest indicator covering up the inactive player.
https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/nichibutsu/33008901.jpg
@Lroy Booby Boys 4 life!
Kid's hore hore? That doesn't sound very child-friendly...
Metal Slug 4 is also being released today.! And Hamster will have published 100 games on the Switch.
Interesting game, once I got my financial spending back on track and is able to afford more external storage media for the Switch then I will try this out.
@ThanosReXXX
The gameplay reminds me of Bomberman without being a rip-off. Interesting.
@Ooyah No, but there was the prequel....Bebe's Kids
@ogo79 You're welcome.
@Velting I was wondering about that! Is this really it? Sure looks familiar
@stevep. It is!!! Cratermaze, known in Japan as Doraemon: Meikyū Daisakusen, What a hell of an add for the esop. Hopefully we start getting a good lot of tg-16/ pc engine games soon! I’m looking at you Time Cruise II
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