Arcade Archives

Arcade Archives is a series of downloadable re-releases of arcade games developed by Hamster Corporation.

Description
This line began in May 2014 for the PlayStation 4 console and was introduced for Nintendo systems, beginning with the Nintendo Switch. It initially focused on the Neo Geo system created by SNK, prior to expanding to other arcade games, as well as those developed by Nintendo.

Releases by Arcade Archives' are simple emulations of the target title and they also do not feature any additional content or alterations to the game's original version. All Arcade Archives titles have remappable controls, access to DIP settings to alter gameplay parameters, online leaderboards, suspension saves, three display settings (raw pixels, blurred, or blur + scanlines) and Caravan and Hi-Score modes.

These releases may also different variants of the game, should any notable differences exist. Only two games from the Mario franchise supports the feature of allowing players to choose between the original Japanese release, the later Japanese release, or the international release, and those are Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.. The option to choose the later Japanese release only applies to Donkey Kong.

Caravan
This challenge involves the player having to score as many points possible within a five minute limit. It is named after the "Caravan Mode" that appears in many games developed by Hudson Soft. It is impossible o pause or save in this mode.

Hi-Score
In this mode, the player plays the game on one credit on the default DIP settings, and cannot pause or use saves. The leaderboards are separate from regular mode.

Mario releases

 * Mario Bros.
 * Pricing: $7.99 USD
 * Release date: September 27, 2017
 * Developers: Nintendo EAD
 * VS. Super Mario Bros.
 * Pricing: $7.99 USD
 * Release date: December 22, 2017
 * Developers: Nintendo EAD
 * Donkey Kong
 * Pricing: $7.99 USD
 * Release date: June 14, 2018
 * Developers: Nintendo EAD, Ikegami Tsushinki
 * Donkey Kong Jr.
 * Pricing: $7.99 USD
 * Release date: December 21, 2018
 * Developers: Nintendo R&D1, Iwasaki Engineering
 * Donkey Kong 3
 * Pricing: $7.99 USD
 * Release date: April 5, 2019
 * Developers: Unknown