Cosmo Police Galivan Is Hamster's Latest Arcade Archives Release

I just now learned of the existence of this game, and it looks like it could be a fun one. The pixel art is on point... Movement looks a little stiff but it could see myself putting time in. Interesting

Seems like a fun game, may definitely get it soon.

I always forget about Hamster's weekly arcade archive releases. This one looks quite cool, will get it when it releases.

Got waku waku instead. Waits impatiently for Raiden.

This game was a bit naff on the C64. Never played the arcade, but to be honest, I don't have much desire to after that lol.

I’m not paying full price for any of these. It’s not worth it imo. But I am glad we are getting regular arcade games like this.

@Bass_X0 I've had 8 quids worth of gaming out of many of these games lol.

I played this so much on my C64. Not because it was such a great game, but because I paid for it with my own money. I actually wanted to buy Delta, but ZZAP! 64 gave it a mixed review. Regretted the decision after playing Galivan for a few hours.

It's Cosmo Police!!!....Never heard of it

@chickje The best thing about it was the cover art!

Another one that releases without previous announcement (and there is a long list of announced games in queue) but available on PS4 for years.

C'mon, Bubble Bobble and Wonder Boy! I will shut up when they finally come to the Switch too. Almost all the other previously PS4 exclusives have come by now.

Oh wow yet another obscure old 80's game I have never heard of!

@GrailUK Yeah, Bob Wakelin's (RIP) cover suckered me into buying that crappy game.

Went from a run-and-gun in the arcade, to a Metroidvania on the Famicom, to a beat-em-up on the Super Famicom.

@Moroboshi876 Been downloading ACA games lately. Volfied is probably one of the games I want to see most (at least while we're thinking of realistic possibility games). Realizing we could use more late '80s and '90s Taito in general (but I guess Taito would rather sell us expensive collections).

Well, there is that upcoming Capcom compilation to look forward to, I guess. (that I assume is basically a rerelease of Arcade Cabinet for the PS3: one game free as a demo, and then they sell you unlock bundle DLCs for the rest)

@KingMike Taito ninja kidz please

Isn't that Space Sheriff Gavan?

@Slowdive
You're right, the NES version is much better. It's a Metroid clone that has much better gameplay than this mediocre arcade game. The games are in no way alike.

@rushiosan I think it might be a way to make it seem similar to an existing property, without having it actually be licensed. It looks to be a combination of Gavan and Sharivan.

@KingMike Right, I get this is a welcome addition to the Switch library, but I already have Capcom Arcade Cabinet on 360. It's been on sale several times and it's a good value.

It definitely will have its audience on Switch, but I won't be double dipping, although I know it's not exactly the same and some games weren't on that collection. I would reconsider it if it had a physical edition, though.

@rushiosan I was thinking the same....
one of them is a blatantly faking fake.
But which one ?

In France , space sheriff gavan was called X-OR, and was a huge hit...

This looks like a long-lost Atari Lynx game (I mean that as a compliment).

@GrailUK That's good, but I'd find it difficult to find enough content in many 80s arcade games that would make it worth the money to me. I check the offers section every week to see if any are on sale though. 50% off is what the standard price should be for many of them.

@Bass_X0 Different strokes for different folks (I keep an eye on their sales too haha!)