{"id":131006,"date":"2023-01-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143230"},"modified":"2023-01-05T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:00:00","slug":"galaga-is-hamsters-first-arcade-archives-switch-release-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/05\/galaga-is-hamsters-first-arcade-archives-switch-release-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaga Is Hamster&#8217;s First Arcade Archives Switch Release Of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d9b39b7ce7d83\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d9b39b7ce7d83\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Galaga\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b234464c68fc2\/galaga.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b234464c68fc2\/galaga.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Galaga\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: via Nintendo.com \/ Hamster<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following on from the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arcade_archives_bubble_bobble\">Bubble Bobble<\/a> at the end of December, Hamster has now officially unveiled its first Arcade Archives release of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This time it&#8217;s Namco&#8217;s classic arcade space shooter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arcade_archives_galaga\">Galaga<\/a>. This title was first released in 1981 and is a sequel to the 1979 release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arcade_archives_galaxian\">Galaxian<\/a> (previously released on the eShop in November last year). In this follow-up, your task is to once again shoot every alien in sight. The sequel to Galaga (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arcade_archives_gaplus\">Gaplus<\/a>) was also released on Switch last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Distribution of &#8220;Arcade Archives Galaga&#8221; has started. A masterpiece of shooting games released by Namco in 1981. ACA in 2023 opens with Galaga! Please enjoy it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/hamster_corp\/statuses\/1610834580852072449 @ 2023-01-05T05:40:28+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300c\u30a2\u30fc\u30b1\u30fc\u30c9\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6\u30b9 \u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ac\u300d\u306e\u914d\u4fe1\u3092\u958b\u59cb\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u30021981\u5e74\u306b\u30ca\u30e0\u30b3\u304b\u3089\u767a\u58f2\u3055\u308c\u305f\u30b7\u30e5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306e\u540d\u4f5c\u3067\u3059\u30022023\u5e74\u306e\u30a2\u30b1\u30a2\u30ab\u306f\u300c\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ac\u300d\u3067\u5e55\u958b\u3051\u3067\u3059\uff01\u305c\u3072\u304a\u697d\u3057\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe6PS4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/72zoUHERel\">https:\/\/t.co\/72zoUHERel<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udfe5Nintendo Switch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/enZXjVIgnw\">https:\/\/t.co\/enZXjVIgnw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30a2\u30b1\u30a2\u30ab<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ac<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QSybZDG8rN\">pic.twitter.com\/QSybZDG8rN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 HAMSTER Corporation (@HAMSTER_Corp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HAMSTER_Corp\/status\/1610834580852072449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Like all other entries in Hamster&#8217;s Arcade Archives series, this one also &#8220;faithfully&#8221; reproduces the classic arcade experience. It comes with modern enhancements &#8211; including additional settings that allow players to tinker with the difficulty, display type, and much more. Here are some screenshots from Nintendo&#8217;s official website:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: via Nintendo.com \/ Hamster<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>When it does go live on the eShop, it&#8217;ll set you back $7.99 USD or your regional equivalent. Excited about this one? What other classics would you like to see Hamster revive in 2023? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: via Nintendo.com \/ Hamster Following on from the release of Bubble Bobble at the end of December, Hamster has now officially unveiled its first Arcade Archives release of 2023. This time it&#8217;s Namco&#8217;s classic arcade space shooter Galaga. 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