HAMSTER Corporation
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| HAMSTER Corporation | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | November 11, 1999[1] |
| First Super Mario game | Arcade Archives: Mario Bros. (2017) |
| Latest Super Mario game | Arcade Archives: VS. Wrecking Crew (2020) |
HAMSTER Corporation, also known as simply HAMSTER, is a Japanese game company that was spun off from the video game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited on November 11, 1999. The company developed a series of emulated arcade video game re-releases under the name Arcade Archives starting in 2014 for the PlayStation 4.[2] The series would be introduced to the Nintendo Switch eShop on March 3, 2017. Nintendo first announced several re-releases of various Nintendo arcade games in the September 13, 2017 Nintendo Direct.[3] Various arcade games have been re-released in the series, including various arcade games of the Super Mario franchise exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
List of Super Mario games[edit]
| Title | Release date | Console |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade Archives: Mario Bros. | September 27, 2017 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: VS. Super Mario Bros. | December 22, 2017 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong | June 15, 20181 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong Jr. | December 21, 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 | April 5, 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: Pinball 2 | August 30, 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: Golf 3 | October 25, 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| Arcade Archives: VS. Wrecking Crew | May 1, 2020 | Nintendo Switch |
1 - Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong first released on June 14, 2018 in North America
2 - The game originally released as VS. Pinball.
3 - The game originally released as Stroke & Match Golf.
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.hamster.co.jp/en/release/1867/
- ^ January 13, 2017. ハムスター，「アーケードアーカイブス」「アケアカNEOGEO」のタイトルをNintendo Switchで配信へ。まずは「KOF'98」が3月登場. 4gamer (Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo of America (September 4, 2019). Nintendo Direct 9.13.2017 (27:07). YouTube. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
