If you've been craving some more classic video game experiences on your Switch, Hamster has got you covered. This week's Arcade Archives release is Konami's 1983 sports game, Track & Field.
It's a game that's easy to control and can be played by up to 4 people at once!
Use the RUN button and JUMP button to aim for first place in the 100m sprint, long jump, javelin throw, 110m hurdles, hammer throw, and high jump for a total of 6 events.
This latest game in the Arcade Archives series faithful reproduces the retro experience while allowing players to change various game settings and also compete against players from around the world by challenging their high scores. As usual, this one will be priced at $7.99 / £6.29.
Will you be adding this one to your digital collection? Tell us below.
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It's hard not to see them as taller Mario's.
Something weird here.
Where is Hyper Sports R from Konami ??
Is that a Vaporware now ?
This will go well with the retro mode in mario and sonic.
Sunset Riders please Konami?
Funny... I just played this recently at an arcade with a friend. It was super fun in an arcade setting... not sure if it would be the same experience at home. I definitely don't want to hammer on the buttons like we did at the arcade.
This game will not be fun without a Power Pad.
You all already know what I'm going to say
Track and field 2 is a million times better. Graphics, music you name it. Clay pigeon shooting was my favorite and arm wrestling was silly but great music.
I have Track & Field for the NES, but never could figure out the controls.
Another game to play with my arcade stick
Happy with my Xbox Live Arcade download from Konami/Digital Eclipse, but good news none the less.
I won't be happy until Konami releases a pachinko game on the Switch, on the US and EU eShop.
I wonder if this version will still have the arrangement of Chariots of Fire.
Did anybody else do the thing with the pen inbetween your fingers to tap the buttons faster?
@adh56 Sure did. And it was a game changer. Such memories...
Loved this game. Will definitely be buying for the lunch time memories from school but I assume will almost be unplayable in handheld mode.
@Realness @adh56 a battery was also a choice of weapon for many a advantage seeker.
I used to roll my sleeve over my hand so I could scrape back-and-forth over the buttons for maximum speed. Utterly loved this in the arcade (especially all the Easter eggs).
Would love this and part II, but as a stand-alone, it just feels overpriced
Remember playing this on my C64, I think i wrecked a few joysticks with the wiggling.
But £ 6.29? No thank you
This one I'll be picking up for sure. I was looking forward to get Vigilante, but then I read really bad reviews. Track & Field, though, is a game I enjoyed a lot in MSX form in my childhood.
Have this on my cab proper arcade buttons for this gem!! Absolute classic from the Konami of old.
Loved this back in the 80s. I had this on the Amstrad, but the 8 Bit conversions were never as good as the Arcade. Which controller will I sacrifice?
@adh56 always my pointing finger wrapped inside a jumper or Tshirt to give that extra bit of slip.
I used to play the MSX version with the keyboard (yes, I wasn't an arcade goer nor used joysticks at home), and I remember arrow and space smashing -and they're still working 30 years later-, but some comments about the arcade original make me worry about my joy-cons. Can anybody calm me down a little?
@Bondi_Surfer Yes, I remember doing the sleeve-over-the-fingers technique in a dingy arcade in Scotland circa '84. Haven't had any inclination to buy a Hamster title since Time Pilot in April, but it'll be nice to relive Track & Field without the threat of being knifed.
While I've nostalgia for this game, you can forget £6.29.
@Atariboy I see this and raise you Konami Classics Series (DS). Developer M2. Publisher Konami.
Was just thinking of this one the other day as I watched the athletics.
Been waiting for this on NES online. Looks like will have to go for this version.
I love this game! I used invincible vibrating pincer technique lol. Anyone else did anything different?
Is £6.29 a price point to grumble about?? I don’t think that’s ridiculous. Maybe I’m crazy
I hope Hamster has found a way to keep our buttons in good condition...
@617Sqn Even if it was there, it would be the NES version. Let's not forget Arcade Archives releases are always ports from the arcade versions. Many people tend to say "I don't need it, I have it on NES Online", but they're always different.
Even with the sound off, this is easily the loudest arcade game of all time.
@Pazuzu666 Great collection, but my DS and 3DS isn't particularly well suited to playing Track & Field effectively.
Still, I've logged something like 20 hours on the 3DS alone with it, and that's not counting the 7-8 years prior where I was exclusively playing it on my DS and DS Lite. Lots of great games on that.
@retro_player_22 MEMORIES! Oh how I've missed Track & Field. Instabuy for me, Arcade Archives or not.
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