{"id":132875,"date":"2023-04-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-147411"},"modified":"2023-04-01T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T04:00:00","slug":"platinumgames-announces-next-instalment-in-neo-classic-arcade-series-on-april-fools-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/01\/platinumgames-announces-next-instalment-in-neo-classic-arcade-series-on-april-fools-day\/","title":{"rendered":"PlatinumGames Announces Next Instalment In &#8220;Neo-Classic Arcade&#8221; Series On April Fools&#8217; Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/47c81bd157942\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/47c81bd157942\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/47c81bd157942\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"HLBCAX43cAQ\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You might remember that last year, PlatinumGames released a video from a clearly fake press conference at which Hideki Kamiya and co. announced nine new &#8220;upcoming&#8221; games as a part of a series called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/04\/platinumgames-announces-neo-classic-arcade-shocking-10-on-april-fools-day\">Neo-Classic Arcade<\/a>. This year, the studio is back at it again as it revealed a &#8220;Spectacular Side-Scrolling Action&#8221; game starring its V-Tuber and mascot, Pt Shirogane.<\/p>\n<p>The game was announced on the fictional &#8220;Happy-Go-Lucky Underground Radio&#8221; show, hosted by Pt. You can watch the full reveal in the video above (be sure to turn subtitles on), with the small amount of game footage (assuming that it&#8217;s a real game) appearing around the 3:17 mark.<\/p>\n<p>This looks to be some kind of neon platformer full of hovering robot enemies and giant glowing bullets. If it&#8217;s a joke, then it&#8217;s pretty well made, if it&#8217;s not then we imagine that there is a little more work to do.<\/p>\n<p>This title would be the second in the Neo-Classic Arcade series which, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.platinumgames.com\/games\/neo-classic-arcade-series#nca01\">PlatinumGames website<\/a>, will eventually consist of the following titles:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Volume 1 &#8211; SOL CRESTA Free-Form Vertical Scrolling Shooting<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 2 &#8211; Galactic Badass Beat &#8216;Em Up Action (WIP)<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 3 &#8211; Battle Action Block-Breaking Game (WIP)<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 4 &#8211; Sci-Fi Superhuman Soccer (WIP)<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 5 &#8211; Pt Spectacular Side-Scrolling Action (WIP)<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 6 &#8211; Constella-Style Side Scrolling Shooting<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 7 &#8211; High-Speed Action Racing (WIP)<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 8 &#8211; Dynamite Sexy Puzzle Game<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 9 &#8211; Ultimate Top-View Bastard Action (WIP)<\/em><br \/><em>Volume 10 &#8211; Apocalyptic Giant Robot Fighting (WIP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, the big question is, is this real? Last year&#8217;s fictional press conference cast a very clear &#8220;we&#8217;re doing a skit here guys&#8221; light over the whole affair with its long list of WIPs, but you can never know for sure with PlatinumGames.<\/p>\n<p>The Neo-Classic Arcade series \u2014 which &#8220;endeavours to carry on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technology,&#8221; according to the studio \u2014 sounds like nothing more than an April Fools&#8217; Day joke, but PlatinumGames state that the collection kicked off with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/sol_cresta\">Sol Cresta<\/a>, and when was that one announced? That&#8217;s right, 1st April 2021.<\/p>\n<p>So, does that mean that the side-scroller starring Pt is the real deal? Maybe. Maybe not. We know that Kamiya has a habit of trolling fans, but this wouldn&#8217;t be the first time that an April Fools&#8217; Day announcement has turned out to be true. We suppose that we&#8217;ll just have to wait and see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of this announcement? Is it just a joke or is something actually on the way? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube You might remember that last year, PlatinumGames released a video from a clearly fake press conference at which Hideki Kamiya and co. announced nine new &#8220;upcoming&#8221; games as a part of a series called the Neo-Classic Arcade. 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