Mega Man Legacy Collection is a set of two video game collections based on Capcom’s Mega Man series. Each collection includes versions of the first ten numbered games from the Mega Man “Classic” series, which were first released between 1987 and 2010. These versions work on modern systems, and the collections also include added features and extra content like interviews or artwork.
Castlevania ( / ˌ k æ s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ), called Akumajō Dracula in Japan, is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise created by Konami. The series takes place mainly in the castle of Count Dracula, who is the main enemy of the Belmont clan, a group of vampire hunters. The series began in 1986 with a video game on Nintendo’s Famicom Disk System.
Contra is a 1987 action game created and released by Konami for arcade machines. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was made available in 1988, along with versions for other home computers, such as the MSX2. The arcade and computer versions were renamed Gryzor in Europe, while the NES version was called Probotector in the PAL region.
The SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is a video game collection created by Digital Eclipse. It includes arcade and console games made available by SNK from 1979 to 1990. The collection was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.
Capcom Arcade Stadium is a 2021 video game collection made and sold by Capcom. It includes 32 arcade games first released by Capcom between 1984 and 2001. One game is free, and the others must be bought separately.
Arcade Archives is a collection of arcade games that are recreated by Hamster Corporation. A special group within this series, called ACA Neo Geo, focuses on re-releasing games from SNK’s Neo Geo line in their original MVS arcade version, which is different from other services that recreate console versions. Each game in this group is released one at a time every week.
Hamster Corporation (株式会社ハムスター, Kabushiki-gaisha Hamusutā) is a Japanese company that publishes video games. Its office is located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The company was created in November 1999 as a separate company from the gaming part of Toshiba-EMI Limited.
M2 Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社 Ｍ２, Hepburn: Yūgengaisha emutsū) is a Japanese company that creates and sells video games. It is best known for helping to make older games work on new systems, such as some Sega Ages titles, Virtual Console titles for Nintendo systems, the 3D Classics series for the Nintendo 3DS, and their ShotTriggers range of classic STG games.
Digital Eclipse Entertainment is an American video game company located in Emeryville, California. It was started in 1992 by Andrew Ayre and became successful by creating copies of arcade games for the Game Boy Color. In 2003, the company joined with ImaginEngine to form Backbone Entertainment.
Frank Cifaldi was born on May 22, 1982. He is a video game preservationist, historian, and developer. Cifaldi started by creating a website called Lost Levels, which focused on unreleased video games.