News about retro game re-releases on Nintendo Switch has been coming in thick and fast lately. This is a round-up of the best retro games coming soon to Nintendo's console. Aero Fighters 3 The next ACA NeoGeo game heading to Nintendo Switch is the Video System shoot-em-up Aero Fighters 3. The game is due out this … Continue reading Round-up of latest retro games heading to Nintendo Switch
With a website called 8bit budgies, it will come as no surprise to you that I love video games featuring birds. Over the years there have been some absolute classics, starring a range of our feathered friends from ducks to ostriches (I don't recall any games about budgies). These are my top 10 retro video … Continue reading Top 10 retro video games featuring birds
If you’re looking for a good fighting game for Nintendo Switch then Hamster’s ACA Neo Geo games offer plenty of choice. The SNK Neo Geo brand is known for its incredible range of fighters and they’re currently the best fighting experience on Nintendo’s console (although that may soon change with the release of Capcom’s Street Fighter … Continue reading Beginners’ guide to The King of Fighters ’98 on Nintendo Switch
Publisher Hamster has just released a list of Neo Geo games they will be bringing to Nintendo Switch as part of their ACA Neo Geo range over the coming months. The good news is there are some absolute classics heading our way! Real Bout Fatal Fury Aero Fighters 3 World Heroes 2 JET Sengoku 3 … Continue reading ACA Neo Geo games coming soon to Nintendo Switch
This week sees the release of quirky but fun Neo Geo beat ‘em up Sengoku 2 on the Nintendo Switch. The game will be the 57th Neo Geo game released on Nintendo’s console since its launch in March 2017. The publisher Hamster recently announced that collective sales of its ACA Neo Geo games had reached … Continue reading Top 5 Neo Geo games available on Nintendo Switch
Beat 'em up fans will be pleased to hear that another new brawler is heading to the Nintendo Switch this March. Gekido Kintaro's Revenge was originally released on the Game Boy Advance back in 2002 and got some pretty decent reviews. At the time Nintendo Power rated it 8/10, saying that its "Anime-style cutscenes with … Continue reading GBA beat ’em up Gekido Kintaro’s Revenge is being ported to Switch
The latest podcast from Nintendo Power is now available to listen to on YouTube. In episode 3 host Chris Slate interviews Matt Thorson and Noel Berry, the creators of the highly regarded indie platforming game Celeste. They also take a look back at some games which defined the Nintendo Switch in its first year. You … Continue reading Nintendo Power podcast episode 3 is now available
For the uninitiated, Pinball FX3 from Zen Studios is a free to download pinball game, available across multiple platforms including PC, PS4, XBox One, iOS and most recently Nintendo Switch. The game comes with one free table - Sorcerer’s Lair - with other table packs available to purchase separately. FX3’s virtual tables have some realistic … Continue reading Review: Jurassic World Pinball FX3 Pack for Nintendo Switch
Mega Man fans will be pleased to hear that Capcom are bringing the original Mega Man series to the Nintendo Switch this May. Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 will be available as separate downloads on the Nintendo eShop. There will also be a physical release of Collection 2 which will contain a download … Continue reading Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 available 22 May 2018 on Nintendo Switch
Japanese publisher Zerodiv has done a sterling job of bringing Psikyo’s classic arcade shoot ‘em ups to the Nintendo Switch. Their latest offering, Samurai Aces (Sengoku Ace in Japan), released in arcades in 1993 and is actually Psikyo’s first shooter. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it If you’ve played any of Psikyo’s vertically-scrolling shoot … Continue reading Review: Samurai Aces for Nintendo Switch
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