If you love old school video games, you're probably a fan of Hamster Corporation. In recent years, the talented emulation experts at this company have spent their time re-releasing classic titles on modern systems, under the 'Arcade Archives' banner.
As of yesterday, the Japanese publisher turned 20 years old. To celebrate this milestone, it took to Twitter and Facebook to thank all of its fans for the support over the years, along with the companies that have allowed it to become what it is today.
Hamster has shown ongoing support for the Switch since it was released in 2017. Just last week, it added SNK's T.N.K III to the Arcade Archives collection. Prior to this, it released multiple other retro games on the hybrid system and has even made Nintendo's arcade exclusives such as VS. Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong available to the masses.
See Hamster's Switch offerings in the above clip and feel free to share your birthday wishes in the comments below.
[source hamster.co.jp]
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Getting worse with age. These ACA games are getting super sad of late.
Happy Birthday Hamster!!! I appreciate the Neo Geo/SNK games you put out.
I'm stil trying to get to terms with the fact that 1999 is 20 years ago.
I would like to see these guys continue thriving in the next decade.
You have you to respect them sticking with Nintendo and giving us these retro titles.
@KitsuneNight Yeap it is 20 years ago, 1999 was also the same year the Sega Dreamcast launch worldwide.
Thanks Hamster for all the retro goodness you have brought to the Switch, PS4 & Xbox one!! Keep em coming!!
Loving the Nintendo arcade titles and Neo Geo titles that have been made available. Shame a 20% off sale isnt available for their 20th anniversary. I would have been all over that!
Soooo, how about a Sale to celebrate!
I want to grab "The Ninja Warriors" and "Ninja Gaiden"
Time for a discount on everything. 20% isn't much actually, but better than nothing.
Awesome!
...Mr. Goemon when?
@Krisi that came out on Halloween (at least in Europe)
@gaga64 ...what?
OH MY GOD IT REALLY DID!!!! Thank you so much for telling me! I don't know how I missed the notice, I was waiting for this to happen since the Switch came out!
@Krisi happy to help 👍
Having all those Neo Geo games available is a great thing...it'd be great if they branched out and got the Toaplan back catalogue too.
@Moroboshi876
Assuming they do that.
@KitsuneNight They rarely do. It must be some kind of prestige thing, because it would certainly improve their sales but they rarely put games on sale, and usually not the good ones.
I want a sale so I can buy Urban Champion
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