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Hamster Releases SNK's Prehistoric Isle on October 29 via Arcade Archives
Hamster announced on October 28, 2026 that SNK's 1989 shooting game Prehistoric Isle will be released on October 29, 2026 as both Arcade Archives Prehistoric Isle and Arcade Archives 2 Prehistoric Isle.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp.
Why it matters
The owner's discount price of 330 yen for existing PS4 buyers is the detail that separates this from a routine Arcade Archives listing, because it gives previous purchasers a cheaper route to the PS5 copy.
Key Facts
- Prehistoric Isle was released by SNK in arcades in 1989.
- Arcade Archives Prehistoric Isle and Arcade Archives 2 Prehistoric Isle both launch on October 29, 2026.
- Arcade Archives Prehistoric Isle costs 838 yen on Switch and 837 yen on PlayStation 4, both tax included.
- Arcade Archives 2 Prehistoric Isle costs 1,100 yen tax included on PlayStation 5 and on Xbox Series X|S.
- Owners of the PlayStation 4 version can buy the PlayStation 5 version for 330 yen tax included.
The Switch and PlayStation 4 versions cost 838 yen and 837 yen with tax included. Arcade Archives 2, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, costs 1,100 yen on each platform. Anyone who already owns the PS4 version can buy the PS5 version at an owner's discount of 330 yen. In the game, a pilot flies to Green Hell Island to investigate a string of shipwreck incidents off the Bahamas and finds ancient dragons thought to be extinct attacking in waves. The option craft attached to the player's ship can be repositioned, and the attachment position decides one of five attacks, among them a flame laser fired upward and bombs dropped diagonally downward. Both versions support one to two players. The Arcade Archives 2 release adds Time Attack Mode alongside Original Mode, Hi Score Mode and Caravan Mode, and supports VRR for behaviour closer to the arcade original.
The October 29 episode of Hamster's weekly official program Arcade Archiver is billed as a Prehistoric Isle Special, streamed on YouTube Live from 19:00 JST on the release date. The episode number is 629. The show airs every week at the same hour on Arcade Archives release days and mixes game introductions with development talks featuring invited developers.
The Arcade Archives line ships with difficulty and screen settings, rewind, rapid fire, and multiple save slots, plus online rankings for score competition. Arcade Archives 2 adds Time Attack Mode to the existing Original, Hi Score, and Caravan modes. In Time Attack, score is irrelevant; players compete only on how fast they can clear the game.
Denfaminicogamer describes the 1989 original as known for high difficulty. Enemies come from above, below, left, and right, and the player's ship only faces forward, so the option craft carries much of the defensive work. The game is copyright SNK Corporation, and the Arcade Archives series is produced by Hamster, which has its head office in Setagaya, Tokyo, under representative director Osamu Hamada.
Written with AI by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited. See our editorial policy.
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