Was thinking of picking this up. Some killer concept art and behind the scenes pics from Namco’s archives courtesy of ohfivepro on Twitter (definitely worth a follow, he often posts great stuff like this):
From the character designer who also worked on Tower of Druaga’s characters:
“By the way, this is the helmet I was wearing at the time. Certainly Namco’s senior Mr. Toyama should have been a favorite.
※ I borrowed the image from the internet.”
And speaking of ACA, Hamster celebrates 23 years, definitely one of the best retro porting companies out there:
Oh wow, it’s so cool to see how they’ve created that wonderful artwork!
Yeah, they’re doing great work and I love how consistent they are at releasing games on a weekly basis. There’s always something to look forward to!
As already mentioned by AgentUnknown in the Sunday Night Shmup Thread, this week’s Arcade Archives release is Taito’s Metal Black.
Release date: November 17th
In celebration of Hamster reaching the milestone of having released an Arcade Archives title each week for an impressive 300 consecutive weeks, the company has announced Galaxian, their first '70s-era release, and Tetris: The Grand Master, their first 32-bit title.
Galaxian
Release date: Out now
Tetris: The Grand Master
Release date: December 1st
I recall being very impressed with Metal Black on the Taito PS2 collection.
Man, I miss those Taito collections. Such a great selection of games on both installments.
The Xbox version of Taito Legends 2 had a slightly different selection of games compared to the PS2 version, if I’m not mistaken. I had both versions, until I sold all my Xbox and PS2 stuff 
They were 480i though…
And Legends 1 came on a CD so the PS2 sounded like a plane taking off.
It was a CD? I didn’t know that.
I had the Xbox version years before owning the PS2 version, so that’s the one I’ve played the most.
This week’s Arcade Archives release is Namco’s 1987 maze game Pac-Mania.
Release date: December 8th
Note: this game is also available on Pac-Man Museum+.
A couple of weeks ago, Edia announced a crowdfunding campaign for a Telenet Shooting Collection for the Nintendo Switch. If succesful, the collection will be released sometime after June 2023 and feature the following games:
Right now, Edia has raised 57 percent of its target goal.
A bit OT but I does anyone know if that Pac Man Museum Plus collection was patched for the input lag? I never heard that it was so I assumed not.
Just checked and there’s an update available (I have the Switch version, by the way). I’m downloading it right now and I’ll report back with my findings.
Tested Pac-Mania. Still feels laggy, unfortunately
Thanks. I’d heard about a patch but others reported the same thing - lag wasn’t fixed. It’s insane to me they would put out this game with lag. Why even bother?
Yeah, it’s a shame. Input lag is the reason why I’ve barely played certain retro collections (such as Sega Mega Drive Classics).
Namco’s 1990 platformer Marvel Land is this week’s Arcade Archives release.
Release date: December 15th
I used to love playing this on the Mega Drive. Classic yet tough game.
I also had the Mega Drive version. The EU one, that is. It was called Talmit’s Adventure, if I’m not mistaken.
I don’t think I’ve ever played the arcade version though, so I’m probably going to download it from the eShop.