StarTopic Retro Gaming on Switch |ST| True Preservation

tolkir

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Why does this thread exist?
With the increase of digital sales worldwide, a lot of publishers are trying to resurrect old titles so people can play them in modern consoles.
Arcade Archives, Sega Ages, Konami collections, Capcom collections and so on.
Like most of things nowadays, many of them are overlooked, so I have made this thread to list and discuss them. There are many people waiting that publishers release again the favorite games from their childhood.

What years are considered Retro?
Everyone have a diferent opinion from post-2005, so I'll look case by case. PSP, DS or Wii are a thin line.
Maybe there will be a game that it's considered retro for people who visit the thread in 2025 and not now.

How are companies releasing their games?
Publishers and developers are bringing the old classics in many ways:

  • Port: Releasing the original game with minimal changes
  • Remaster: Improving the original game, sometimes including new features
  • Remake: Creating a new version of the original game since zero
  • Revival: Forgotten games are released many years later for the first time or games coming back after >10 years keeping the old formula.

I'll try to make different tables by months. So, we don't have a huge table that takes up half of the thread.

Great games already available
Sunset Riders
Collection of Mana
Phantasy Star
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
Castlevania Advance Collection
Turok
Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection
Virtua Racing
Doom 64


Latest Releases
GAMETYPEO.PLATFORMDATEO.YEARCOLLECTION
GleylancerPortSega Genesis10/15/211992
Earth Defense Force 2017PortXbox 36010/14/21 (Japan)2006
Momoko 1200%PortMobile10/14/21 (Japan)2006G-Mode Archives
rRootage ReloadedRemasterPC10/14/212003
Rally-XPortArcade10/14/211980Arcade Archives
Tantei Kibukawa Ryousuke Jikentan Vol. 7:
Otonari Keiji no Sousa Memo
PortMobile10/07/21 (Japan)2005G-Mode Archives
The Genji and the HeikenPortArcade10/07/211986Arcade Archives
Super Monkey BallRemasterGamecube10/05/212001Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Super Monkey Ball 2RemasterGamecube10/05/212002Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Super Monkey Ball DeluxeRemasterPS210/05/212005Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Upcoming Releases
GAMETYPEO.PLATFORMDATEO.YEARCOLLECTION
Corpse PartyRemakeNEC PC9810/20/211996
MappyPortArcade10/21/211983Arcade Archives
Dr. Mario 64PortNintendo 6410/25/212001Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Mario Kart 64PortNintendo 6410/25/211996Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Mario Tennis 64PortNintendo 6410/25/212000Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Sin & PunishmentPortNintendo 6410/25/212000Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Star Fox 64 (Lylat Wars)PortNintendo 6410/25/211997Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Super Mario 64PortNintendo 6410/25/211996Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimePortNintendo 6410/25/211998Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Winback (Operation Winback)PortNintendo 6410/25/211999Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Yoshi's StoryPortNintendo 6410/25/211997Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Castlevania: BloodlinesPortSega Genesis10/25/211994Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Contra: Hard CorpsPortSega Genesis10/25/211994Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean MachinePortSega Genesis10/25/211993Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Ecco the DolphinPortSega Genesis10/25/211993Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Golden AxePortSega Genesis10/25/211989Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Gunstar HeroesPortSega Genesis10/25/211993Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
M.U.S.H.A. (Musha Aleste)PortSega Genesis10/25/211990Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Phantasy Star IVPortSega Genesis10/25/211993Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Puyo PuyoPortSega Genesis10/25/211992Mega Drive - Nintendo Switch Online
RistarPortSega Genesis10/25/211995Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Shining ForcePortSega Genesis10/25/211992Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja MasterPortSega Genesis10/25/211993Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Sonic the Hedgehog 2PortSega Genesis10/25/211992Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Streets of Rage 2PortSega Genesis10/25/211992Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
StriderPortSega Genesis10/25/211990Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online
Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie NationPortNES10/28/211990
Black Widow: RechargedRemakeArcade10/28/211982
Tiger-HeliPortArcade10/28/21 (Japan)1985Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Tiger-HeliPortNES10/28/21 (Japan)1986Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Twin Cobra (Kyukyoku Tiger)PortArcade10/28/21 (Japan)1987Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Twin Cobra (Kyukyoku Tiger)PortNES10/28/21 (Japan)1989Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Twin Cobra (Kyukyoku Tiger)PortPC Engine10/28/21 (Japan)1989Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Twin Cobra (Kyukyoku Tiger)PortSega Genesis10/28/21 (Japan)1991Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Guardian (Get Star)PortArcade10/28/21 (Japan)1986Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli
Disney's AladdinPortSNESFall 20211993Disney Classic Games Collection
Disney's The Jungle BookPortSNESFall 20211994Disney Classic Games Collection
Disney's The Jungle BookPortSega GenesisFall 20211994Disney Classic Games Collection
Disney's The Jungle BookPortGame BoyFall 20211994Disney Classic Games Collection
Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicPortPC11/11/212003
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondRemakeNintendo DS11/19/212006
Pokemon Shining PearlRemakeNintendo DS11/19/212006
Advance WarsRemakeGBA12/03/212001Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole RisingRemakeGBA12/03/212003Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp
Monster RancherPortPS112/03/211997Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
Monster Rancher 2PortPS112/03/211999Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
Valis: The Fantasm SoldierPortPC Engine CD12/09/21 (Japan)1992Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection
Valis IIPortPC Engine CD12/09/21 (Japan)1989Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection
Valis IIIPortPC Engine CD12/09/21 (Japan)1990Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection
Makai Kingdom: Reclaimed and ReboundPortPS2Spring 20222005Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 2
Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath EvilmanPortPSPSpring 20222010Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 2

Announced Releases
GAMETYPEO.PLATFORMO.YEARCOLLECTION
Banjo-KazooiePortNintendo 641998Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Clockwork AquarioRevivalArcadeUnreleased
Custom Robo 64PortNintendo 641999Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
F-Zero XPortNintendo 641998Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Grand Theft Auto 3RemasterPS22001Grand Theft Auto Trilogy
Grand Theft Auto San AndreasRemasterPS22004Grand Theft Auto Trilogy
Grand Theft Auto Vice CityRemasterPS22002Grand Theft Auto Trilogy
House of the DeadRemakeArcade1996
Joe & Mac: Caveman NinjaRemakeArcade1991
Kingpin: ReloadedRemasterPC1999
Kirby 64: The Crystal ShardsPortNintendo 642000Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Knights in the NightmareRemasterPSP2010
Mario GolfPortNintendo 641999Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Mega TurricanPortMega Drive1994Turrican Anthology Vol. II
Mega Turrican Director's CutRevivalMega DriveUnreleasedTurrican Anthology Vol. II
Nightmare Busters: Rebirth RevivalSNESUnreleased
Panzer Dragoon II ZweiRemakeSega Saturn1996
Paper MarioPortNintendo 642000Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Plumbers Don’t Wear TiesPort3DO1994
Pocky & RockyRemasterSNES1992
Pokemon SnapPortNintendo 641999Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Rise of the Triad RemasteredRemasterPC1994
Shadow Man: RemasteredRemasterPC1999
Sonic & KnucklesPortSega Genesis1994Sonic Origins
Sonic CDPortSega CD1993Sonic Origins
Sonic the HedgehogPortSega Genesis1991Sonic Origins
Sonic the Hedgehog 2PortSega Genesis1992Sonic Origins
Sonic the Hedgehog 3PortSega Genesis1994Sonic Origins
Super Turrican PortSNES1993Turrican Anthology Vol. I
Super Turrican 2PortSNES1995Turrican Anthology Vol. II
Super Turrican Director's CutRevivalSNESUnreleasedTurrican Anthology Vol. I
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s MaskPortNintendo 642000Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online
Turrican PortAmiga1990Turrican Anthology Vol. I
Turrican II: The Final FightPortAmiga1991Turrican Anthology Vol. I
Turrican III: Payment DayPortAmiga1993Turrican Anthology Vol. II
Xtreme SportsPortGame Boy Color2000
 
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Tendo

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Just want to chime in that if you like shmups or other arcade games there are some great ones on here. The psikyo collections, last resort, aerofighters, pulstar, cave games etc.

The ACA archive series are all fantastic. I own a ton of their neogeo and arcade games. Johnny's turbo arcade ports are great as well.

Tons of great options on the system if you like em!
 

Leo

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I grabbed the Castlevania Anniversary Collection a while ago when it was really cheap, will be my first time playing most of those games, I've only played the Igavanias and IV.

I'm itching to get the GBA Collection too, but will wait until it's on sale since I wouldnt play them right now. Hope they will patch in some filters by the time I get to it.
 

Brofield

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Thank you for the distinction between port/remaster/remake. I can understand why they're often used interchangeably, but I hope that with enough course correction that line of thinking stops and makes it easier to differentiate between releases.

Sincerely hope more Gamecube games beyond Super Monkey Ball get announced/released soon.
 
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tolkir

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Also, not sure if it belongs here but apparently a working Saturn Emulator was found in the code of the recent Guardian Force port for Switch.


Good to know. Supposedly, the Saturn Tribute games have +8 frames of input lag because of this. We'll see if they can fix it.

There's a new video of the Cotton sequel, Cotton Rock'n'Roll. It's not a retro game but it's a sequel of a retro IP keeping the old gameplay.

It'll release this Christmas in Japan, zero news about a Western launch for now.
Umihara Kawase character is playable in the game.
 
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tolkir

tolkir

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Arcade Archives game of this week is Rally X.

One of the first arcade games of Namco. They released 4 Namco games on the last 4 weeks.
They must have gotten some kind of agreement.

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More news: Microids just announced a new game of Joe & Mac. They're going to remake the arcade levels and make new ones.
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I'm thinking to add a new type of games named Revival. A lot of games are coming back after >10 years keeping the old formula.
Cruis’n Blast, Street of Rage 4, Sonic Mania, New Pokemon Snap, Ghost 'n Goblins Resurrection, etc.
 
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Koren Lesthe

Turrican & Metroid lover. Also Terranigma.
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Missing the Turrican Flashback (released 29th January 2021) & Turrican Anthology Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (release date unknown).

Note :
The compilations are being done by Ratalaika Games, ININ Games and the Factor 5 team at Epic Games Cologne. The « unknown » release date for the both Anthology volumes is because the devs are adding a new function for all the games and Factor 5 -who is directly working on the Score Attack games- isn’t satisfied with the actual status of the games and restarted the Score Attack games from scratch.

Here’s the content :
Turrican Flashback :
Turrican I (Amiga, 1990)
Turrican II (Amiga, 1991)
Super Turrican (SNES, 1993)
Mega Turrican (Genesis, 1994)

Turrican Anthology Vol. 1 :
Turrican 1 (Amiga, 1990)
Turrican 2 (Amiga, 1991)
Super Turrican (SNES, 1993)
Super Turrican Director's Cut (Analogue SuperNT, 7th February 2018)
Mega Turrican Score Attack (Genesis/Mega Drive - 2021/2022)

Turrican Anthology Vol. 2 :
Turrican 3 (Amiga, 1993)
Mega Turrican (Genesis, 1994)
Mega Turrican Director's Cut (Genesis/Mega Drive, 2021/2022)
Super Turrican 2 (SNES, 1995)
Super Turrican 1 Score Attack (SNES, 2021/2022)


EDIT :
Awesome thread by the way, definitly watching it :)
 
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ITSMILNER

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Mentioned this elsewhere but I would love for Capcom to port the Gamecube versions of Resident Evil 2 & 3 to Switch, just update the assets and boom!

Also, I still need to pick up James Pond on Switch one day
 
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tolkir

tolkir

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I'll do a table summary at the end of each month so I can remove rows on the OP. Last one was:

September 2021 releases

GAMETYPEO.PLATFORMDATEO.YEARCOLLECTION
Usaaf MustangPortArcade09/02/211990Arcade Archives
Sonic Colors: UltimateRemasterWii09/07/212010
Boulder Dash DeluxeRemakeArcade09/09/211984
Pop FlamerPortArcade09/09/211982Arcade Archives
Espgaluda IIPortArcade09/09/212005
SoldamPortArcade09/16/211992Arcade Archives
Mystia2PortMobile09/16/21 (Japan)2005G-Mode Archives
Diablo II: ResurrectedRemasterPC09/23/212000
Flyhight Cloudia 4PortMobile09/23/21 (Japan)2009G-Mode Archives
Pac-ManPortArcade09/24/211980Arcade Archives
XeviousPortArcade09/24/211982Arcade Archives
Castlevania: Circle of the MoonPortGame Boy Advance09/24/212001Castlevania Advance Collection
Castlevania: Harmony of DissonancePortGame Boy Advance09/24/212002Castlevania Advance Collection
Castlevania: Aria of SorrowPortGame Boy Advance09/24/212003Castlevania Advance Collection
ActRaiser RenaissanceRemakeSNES09/24/211990
G-Darius HDRemasterArcade09/28/211997
Centipede: RechargedRemakeArcade09/29/211981
Typhoon GalPortArcade09/30/211985Arcade Archives
Cotton 2: Saturn TributePortSega Saturn09/30/211997
Cotton Boomerang: Saturn TributePortSega Saturn09/30/211998
Guardian Force: Saturn TributePortSega Saturn09/30/211998
ExZeusRemasterArcade09/30/212003ExZeus: The Complete Collection
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi DXPortMobile09/30/21 (Japan)2006G-Mode Archives
 
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This promise to be a very useful thread for me.

tolkir I didn't had the chance to thank you for all your great efforts on the eshop threads due to me leaving Era after the whole Media Create fiasco so I take the chance to do so now:

Thank you!
 
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Koren Lesthe

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Hoshi Wo Miru Hito (1987, Hot-B), aka StarGazer on the Famicom, has been re-released on the Japanese Switch eShop.
It is also known as one of the worst, if not THE worst JRPG of all time. The studio preferred to outsource the game to a single developper, who had zero experience in JRPGs and had to rush everything with an almost impossible deadline. The studio wanted to surf on the Dragon Quest ride and… well, it didn’t end well (keep in mind that JRPGs were a new thing back then)

It is also known as the « Legendary shit game » in Japan (Densetsu no Kusoge). It is amazing how bad it is, on every single point. You should give a watch to the Games Done Quick speedrun of the game ^^

An article on Hardcore Gaming 101 :
 

Krvavi Abadas

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Hoshi Wo Miru Hito (1987, Hot-B), aka StarGazer on the Famicom, has been re-released on the Japanese Switch eShop.
It is also known as one of the worst, if not THE worst JRPG of all time. The studio preferred to outsource the game to a single developper, who had zero experience in JRPGs and had to rush everything with an almost impossible deadline. The studio wanted to surf on the Dragon Quest ride and… well, it didn’t end well (keep in mind that JRPGs were a new thing back then)

It is also known as the « Legendary shit game » in Japan (Densetsu no Kusoge). It is amazing how bad it is, on every single point. You should give a watch to the Games Done Quick speedrun of the game ^^

An article on Hardcore Gaming 101 :
Fun Fact: The team working on that port did an actual fan-art competition (Last option on the top menu) for creating border art.
I even made a joke submission for it, though it didn't make the finals.

You can at least see the devs considering it, though. (look beside the person holding their hand up towards one of the entries.)
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Koren Lesthe

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Fun Fact: The team working on that port did an actual fan-art competition (Last option on the top menu) for creating border art.
I even made a joke submission for it, though it didn't make the finals.

You can at least see the devs considering it, though. (look beside the person holding their hand up towards one of the entries.)
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Amazing ! I wasn’t aware of this !
I really wished they did at least an english translation. From what I heard, the game was about to be released in all region eShops but at the very last moment, the website displayed a message that the game would be a Japan only exclusive.
 
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tolkir

tolkir

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Looks like we're going to have a new Virtual Console by Hamster.


Are Enix SNES games getting re-released finally? We'll see.


In other news, two more Cotton games announced for the next week.

Cotton 100% SNES version
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Panorama Cotton Mega Drive version.
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Price is €14.99 each one.
 
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