This week's Arcade Archives release by Hamster is Kiki KaiKai. This Taito action shoot 'em up title was first released in arcades in 1986 and is all about a young Shinto shine maiden named Sayo who must rescue the Seven Lucky Gods after they're kidnapped by monsters.
The game is available now on the Switch eShop, supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / £6.29. This latest iteration also includes both the Japanese and overseas releases, so you can enjoy the differences between the two versions.

Below are some screenshots from the official PR:
As always, the Arcade Archives series aims to faithfully reproduce many classic arcade masterpieces. In addition to the above-mentioned features, players can change various settings such as game difficulty and reproduce the atmosphere or arcade display settings at that time. There's even an option to compete against high scores, set by players from all around the world.
Will you be adding this latest release from Hamster to your digital library? Tell us below.
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Oh man, I remember playing Pocky and Rocky 1 & 2 on the SNES. This is the first game on the arcades, it might be worth trying out for some Yokai zapping action!
A kiki AND a kaikai? Yass hunty i'm feeling my oats i'm gettin into the gig okurrr tongue pop
Bring on Taito's Cadash!
Well at least this one is interesting, looks like something I could actually get into. I love how we are getting some more original game releases, but I find myself still waiting on VS Wrecking Crew.
Wish hamster would release chase hq
@JayJ Me too. And I'm afraid they're going to save it for the end of the list of upcoming games.
Kiki KaiKai, according to several reviews I found, is more primitive than the SNES entries, so I'm on the verge with this one.
Cool, I was just thinking of finally beating my Famicom Disk System copy of the game. Really liked Pocky & Rocky.
Wait what? Is this a prequel to Pocky & Rocky? I never knew this existed.
Pocky & Rocky is a very precious game to me from my childhood so on that note alone I think I want to give this one a shot.
@Moroboshi876
This game is great! They all are. Why would primitive stop you? It's ancient, it's seriously fun.
It looks interesting, I've never heard of it.
Is it twin stick or do you just shoot in the direction your moving?
Is it just shooting or is there puzzles and stuff?
I've played this before on MAME. It's not a bad game but it could definitely benefit from twin stick controls or whatever you call the method in games like Shock Troopers.
@ralphdibny You just shoot in the direction you're moving. I don't remember any puzzles.
@sleepinglion Preferably the arcade version. The Genesis port is missing the priest, and the TG-16 port is brutally hard.
@Expa0 Oh wow, I thought this was Pocky and Rocky. Now I am confused
@DrDaisy fair enough, thank you for the reply!
@ummyeahnintendo No. Pocky & Rocky is an SNES/SFC game that came out after this game's original release in the arcades. I'm pretty sure the main character is the same though.
@sleepinglion Great suggestion! I thought Cadash's magic user game play was really inventive for day too.
@DrDaisy Absolutely! I always prefer the arcade version
@CaptnDave It's still a blast! I play through it every few months
Thisgame was ported to the TurboGrafx-16. It's good, but the sequels on SNES are much better.
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