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Arcade

13 Jul
Preservation Arcade Browser Dreamcast
Vanishing Point Is Back Online, and the Leaderboard Starts From Zero

Shuouma has restored Vanishing Point's online mode on Dreamcast: weekly challenges, ranked leaderboards, and a browser Top 100, live again after two decades dark.

12 Jul
Physical Copies Arcade
Donkey Kong arcade cabinet gets a 1,367-piece LEGO set, coming in August

A 1,367-piece Lego set recreating Nintendo's original Donkey Kong arcade machine is coming in August, priced at $200.

12 Jul
Preservation Arcade Dreamcast GameCube
Super Monkey Ball finally arrives on Dreamcast via homebrew port

Homebrew developer Memorix101 is porting Super Monkey Ball to the Sega Dreamcast, correcting history after the game skipped the console and landed on GameCube. Early footage shows it running smoothly.

10 Jul
New Release Arcade Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5
Full Jaleco Arcade Collection Line-ups Leak via Box Art

Box art for Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 1 & 2 seems to have leaked the full 32-game line-ups ahead of the official reveal. The collections are due this winter on PS5, Switch, and Steam.

01 Jul
Preservation Arcade Nintendo Switch
Cruis’n Blast Delisted from Nintendo Switch eShop

Cruis'n Blast has been delisted from the Nintendo Switch eShop with no reason given by developer Raw Thrills. Physical copies are still available for now.

June 2026
27 Jun
Preservation Arcade
One Man Spent Three Years Documenting Every Namco Museum Ever Made

Andrew Elmore spent three years documenting every Namco Museum port across every platform and region, a roughly two-hour record of gaming's compilation era.

25 Jun
Preservation Arcade Game Boy Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color GameCube
Dolphin Can Finally Emulate the Game Boy Player, 16 Years After It Was First Asked

Dolphin release 2606 finally emulates the GameCube's Game Boy Player, a feature requested over 16 years ago, plus fixes and the last unplayable Triforce game.

24 Jun
New Release Arcade Nintendo Switch 2 PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S
The Original 1994 Arcade Tekken Hits Modern Consoles Tomorrow

The original 1994 arcade version of Tekken arrives on PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 on June 25 via Hamster's Arcade Archives 2, the line's first Namco System 11 title.

19 Jun
New Release Arcade Nintendo Switch PlayStation 1 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X|S
QUByte’s First ReConnect Showcase Drags the Gaelco Arcade Library Back Into the Light

QUByte's first ReConnect showcase revives the Gaelco arcade library and teases a wave of PS1-era ports, including Biomechanical Toy and Tiger Shark.