Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Announced for Switch, PS5, and Steam
The announcement revives a dormant arcade catalog from Jaleco, a publisher that has seen few re-releases in the modern era, and packages the games with preservation-friendly features.
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Gravity Game Arise announced the Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, compiling 32 classic arcade titles from the 1980s and 1990s. The collections will launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam, with physical editions for Switch and PS5. Twenty titles have been revealed so far, including City Connection, Formation Z, Exerion, and Phantasm. The remaining 12 titles will be announced later. Both volumes include modern features like DIP Switch reproduction, CRT filter, rewind, and quick save/load. Release dates and prices are not yet set.
Gravity Game Arise is bringing back Jaleco's arcade library in two volumes. The Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 will contain 32 games total, with 20 already named. Vol. 1 includes City Connection, a driving game about painting roads, and Formation Z, an early transforming mecha shooter. Vol. 2 includes Exerion, a shooting game with inertia-based movement, and Phantasm, where players possess enemies. Both volumes run on Switch, PS5, and Steam, and physical copies are planned for the console versions. The collections add a DIP Switch reproduction menu for adjusting difficulty and lives, a CRT filter, adjustable fire rates from 10 to 30 shots per second, rewind, and quick save/load. Release dates and prices have not been announced.
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