Since launching Ridge Racer as part of Arcade Archives & Arcade Archives 2 last year, Hamster has been on a run of bringing Namco’s System 22 video games to trendy platforms.
A few of these have been pretty well-known (equivalent to Rave Racer and Aqua Jet), whereas others have been a bit extra area of interest (Armadillo Racing, for instance), however the finish result’s all the identical: giving folks an official technique to expertise numerous arcade titles from the consolation of their very own residence, with some added bonuses and choices for good measure.
With that in thoughts, this week’s Arcade Archives & Arcade Archives 2 could be very a lot an extension of that very same thought, with Hamster saying that it’ll quickly be bringing Cyber Cycles to Swap, Swap 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S on Thursday, August twentieth, 2026.
Cyber Cycles (in case you’ve got by no means heard of it) is a motorcycle-themed racing sport that was launched by Namco within the arcades again in 1995. On the time, it was obtainable as a big 2-player, bike-style cupboard that may very well be linked along with one other machine for four-player multiplayer, however will now be playable on consoles with a spread of controllers. In whole, the sport options two circuits to play via (Inexperienced Hill and Neo Yokohama), with three bikes obtainable from the phrase go (the Anthias, the NVR750R, and the Wild Hog).
This is a brief description of what to anticipate:
Set towards the backdrop of near-future bike racing, select from a lineup of distinctive machines with completely different efficiency options, and cross the end line forward of all of your rivals!
The worth on Nintendo Swap and PS4 (the Arcade Archives model) is $14.99. In keeping with the web site, this model is restricted to 1 participant, however contains extra modes (equivalent to Hello-Rating and Caravan Mode), on-line leaderboards, and CRT filters.
The PS5, Swap 2, and Xbox Collection X|S model, in the meantime, prices $16.99 and features a Time Assault mode, alongside the 4-player expertise.
This is not the one Arcade Archives information this week, both, with Hamster revealing it’ll carry its 2024 Arcade Archives rerelease of Nichibutus’s Ninja Emaki to Swap 2, PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and Xbox for Home windows (as a part of Arcade Archives 2). It will value $9.99 and in addition launches tomorrow.