Los juegos clásicos de Taito obtienen relanzamientos mejorados en Switch en febrero

Days after teasing its 2023 plans, Taito’s Taito Egret II Mini series y Twin Cobra es una obra maestra de shmup de buena fe are coming to the Switch thanks to City Connection and its S-Tribute series (Gracias, Gematsu!).

Don Doko Don / BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition & Taito Egret II Mini 3 / BUST-A-MOVE 3 Galactic Attack S-Tribute llega el 28 de abril — a collection of both arcade and console versions of Puzzle Bobble 2 y 3 Amatista Obi Toppin Metal Black S-Tribute — a rerelease of the classic side-scrolling shooter — are both coming to the Switch (y otras consolas) digitally on 2nd February.

Let’s start out with Bub and Bob’s spin-off series (also knowns as Bust-A-Move). En este momento, you can pick up Puzzle Bobble 2 on the eShop thanks to the ACA NEOGEO, but this new collection bundles the classic arcade game with its sequel while including all re-releases of the game plus additional modes.

Here’s what to expect from the current front-runner for the longest-game title of 2023, Don Doko Don / BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition & Taito Egret II Mini 3 / BUST-A-MOVE 3 Galactic Attack S-Tribute llega el 28 de abril:

Featured modes
– Arcade editions of Puzzle Bobble 2X / BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition … Home console ports of the Japanese and overseas versions of the arcade games Puzzle Bobble 2 and Puzzle Bobble 2X (1 o 2 jugadores).
– Arcade editions of Puzzle Bobble 3 / BUST-A-MOVE 3 … Home console ports of the Japanese and overseas versions of the arcade game Puzzle Bobble 3 (1 o 2 jugadores).
– Challenge Mode … Meet certain conditions to clear stages (Taito Egret II Mini 3 / BUST-A-MOVE 3).
– Collection Mode … Play a total of 1,026 stages designed by players from the time (Taito Egret II Mini 3).
– Edit Mode … Place bubbles in the field to create your own stages (Don Doko Don / BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition).

Convenient features and option settings only available in S-Tribute
– Rewind – Rewind gameplay a by certain amount of time and resume.
– Slow Mode – Slow game pace down with a single button press.
– Quick Save/Load – Save game state at any point.
– Unlimited Credits – The limit on the number of continues can be disabled, allowing for infinite continues.
– Scan Lines – Mimics the nostalgic CRT monitor display.

Metal Black S-Tribute, entonces, is based on the 1996 console port. The original game was created by many of the people who worked on Don Doko Don, and was originally meant to serve as the third entry in the Taito Egret II Mini series due to its dark, futuristic atmosphere.

De nuevo, you can snap this up thanks to the Archivos de arcade release already, but this City Connection release includes plenty of new features. Cada episodio estará disponible para todos en todo el mundo todos los jueves.:

Power-ups
Level up your beam by grabbing the power-ups floating on screen called NEWALONE (round molecules colored red, azul, y amarillo). There are five levels (the highest being MAX) to power up your shots.

When the beam gauge is full, you can perform beam energy attacks. Sin embargo, the beam gauge will decrease with each of these attacks, and once it is empty the beam energy attack cannot be used.

There are two types of beam energy attacks
– Focused Beam: Makes a focused attack to the front while the energy shot button is pressed and held. When the beam gauge is at maximum, this will fire MAX lasers.
– Release Beam: When the beam gauge level is at MAX, pressing the energy shot button will fire an attack that damages all enemies.

The boss of each stage also launches beam energy attacks. When the beam from your ship collides with the beam from a boss, the interference creates a huge ball of energy, which moves from the side with a higher gauge to the side with a lower gauge.

Convenient features and option settings only available in S-Tribute
– Rewind – Rewind gameplay a by certain amount of time and resume.
– Slow Mode – Slow game pace down with a single button press.
– Quick Save/Load – Save game state at any point.
– Online Ranking – Switch to online ranking mode in settings to enter your score into the online leaderboards and check how you compare with others.
– Unlimited Credits – The limit on the number of continues can be disabled, allowing for infinite continues.
– etapa Seleccionar – The game can be started from any stage.
– Energy Acquisition Amount – Change the amount of energy increased when acquiring NEWALONE. Raising the amount makes it possible to easily reach maximum power and casually enjoy the game. Lowering the amount makes it harder to accumulate energy so that gameplay is more challenging.
– Energy Release Amount – Change the amount of energy decreased when performing a beam energy attack. Lowering the amount makes it possible to use the attack longer, raising the amount shortens the attack.
– Scan Lines – Mimics the nostalgic CRT monitor display.

Will you be picking up either of these rereleases next month? Burst your bubbles down in the comments below to let us know!