Crazydiamond2112

Pac-Man 99 is my most played Switch game, followed by Capcom Arcade Stadium, Cruis'n Blast, and lately Dodonpachi Resurrection. Also played a lot of Arcade Archives Raiden, but it's not listed as a choice because it was never reviewed.

Nothing has quite the same power to open a wallet than nostalgia. I bought my Switch for the early 80's Nintendo arcade games that are exclusive to Switch through Hamster's Arcade Archives. Unfortunately many licensed games are likely to remain the poster children for emulation and the need for game preservation. I would pick a polished official release of Marvel vs Capcom 2 or even Nintendo's Popeye (arcade version) over just about anything else being released on Switch.

@joey302 I think they are saving Raiden for their 150th release on Switch (currently they are on 137). Remember how they held back Sunset Riders for their 100th release?

@sixrings Sega would probably mistake the demand and give us the inferior Genesis/Megadrive port yet again instead.

@joey302 I have a long list of Sega arcade games I would love to have on my Switch. Unfortunately Sega largely chose Genesis, Master System, and puzzle games. Out of 18 games, only six were classic arcade games.

Probably the most interesting case involving a licensed game is the Popeye arcade game. Popeye's copyright expires in three years at which point Nintendo would no longer have to pay a licensing fee to King Features in order to publish it again. You would think King Features would strike a deal so they make some money while they can, but it has yet to happen.

@sixrings Disney currently owns the IP for many of my most wanted arcade games. I'm sure a great many people would love the chance to buy games like the Simpsons Arcade Game, Marvel vs Capcom 2, or Star Wars Trilogy Arcade at the same price we just paid for Scott Pilgrim. Unfortunately only Arcade 1up seems willing to take the risk on licensed games on a regular basis. I got my Ninja Turtles fix through them.

@joey302 I would love for Hamster to take on the Williams/Midway library. Unfortunately the current owner of that IP is AT&T (who aquired Warner Bros) and they seem more likely to burn the company's they aquire to the ground than republish classic content. See DC Comics for an example. I strongly agree with you on Sega Ages. So much wasted potential.

I suspect that Raiden is being held back for a special occasion like they did with Sunset Riders. Interestingly Hamster released a port of Raiden on the PS1 in Japan back when the company was first starting out. It's still the best home port to date.

@Moroboshi876 Konami released MSX collections on the original Playstation and the Saturn. I'm sure we will see plenty more Konami arcade games from Hamster before long.

@gaga64 Hamster owns Crazy Climber 2 and the entire Nichibutsu library. Releasing games they own outright is pure profit for them as well as an easy way to fill the schedule if they are running behind. Hamster currently holds the world record for weekly releases on the Switch and they are dedicated to keeping that.