Rod Land is set to launch as Jalecolle Famicom Edition Vol. 8 on August 7, 2026, for 990 yen, with pre-orders open on the Nintendo Store. It is also included in the upcoming JALECO ARCADE COLLECTION Vol. 2 for Switch, PS5, and Steam, though that collection's release date and price are not yet announced.
Rod Land, a 1990 arcade game originally published by Jaleco, is being revived in two separate compilations announced in mid-2026. The first, Jalecolle Famicom Edition Vol. 8, is a Famicom port that City Connection will release on August 7, 2026, for 990 yen. Pre-orders opened on the Nintendo Store with a 10% discount running until August 19. The port includes the overseas version of the game and adds standard convenience features: Rewind and Quick Save & Load.
The second compilation, JALECO ARCADE COLLECTION Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, was announced on July 8, 2026, by Gravity Game Arise. Rod Land appears in Vol. 2, which also includes Exerion, E.D.F. Earth Defense Force, Makai Densetsu, Iga Ninpō Den, Plus Alpha, Pop Flamer, Soldam, Argus, and Phantasm. The two volumes together contain 32 arcade titles from the 1980s and 1990s, with 20 revealed so far and 12 to be announced later. The collection is planned for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with physical editions for Switch and PS5. Release dates and prices for the collection have not been announced.
Both releases preserve Rod Land for modern platforms, but they differ in scope: the Jalecolle entry is a single Famicom port with standard emulation features, while the Arcade Collection bundles the original arcade version alongside 31 other Jaleco titles, with optional features like overseas versions, DIP switch reproduction, a CRT filter, selectable rapid fire, rewind, and quick save and load.
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City Connection announced that Jalecolle Famicom Edition Vol. 8, Rod Land, will launch on August 7 for 990 yen. Pre-orders are open on the Nintendo Store with a 10% discount until August 19. The Famicom port of the 1990 arcade game includes the overseas version and supports Rewind and Quick Save & Load.
Gravity Game Arise announced on July 8, 2026, that it will release JALECO ARCADE COLLECTION Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The two volumes together contain 32 arcade titles originally published by Jaleco during the 1980s and 1990s. Twenty of those titles have been revealed so far, with the remaining 12 to be announced later. Vol. 1 includes City Connection, Formation Z, Takeda Shingen, The Lord of King, Butasan, Tenseiryū, Cybattler, Field Combat, P-47: The Freedom Fighter, and Naughty Boy. Vol. 2 includes Exerion, E.D.F. Earth Defense Force, Makai Densetsu, Iga Ninpō Den, Plus Alpha, Pop Flamer, Rod Land, Soldam, Argus, and Phantasm. Physical editions are planned for Switch and PS5. The collection includes optional features such as overseas versions of some titles, DIP switch reproduction for difficulty and lives, a CRT filter, selectable rapid fire from 10 to 30 shots per second, a rewind function, and quick save and load. Release dates and prices have not been announced.