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.
QUByte Interactive ran its first ReConnect showcase, a presentation built entirely around bringing retro classics back to modern consoles, and the headline is one I did not expect: the Gaelco library is coming back.
For anyone who never fed a Spanish arcade cabinet, Gaelco was Valencia’s answer to the big Japanese and American arcade makers in the 1990s, and its games have lived mostly in emulation since. QUByte is changing that. The Gaelco Sports Collection bundles five of the studio’s arcade titles: World Rally Championship, World Rally 2, Snowboard Championship, Squash, and Touch and Go, with CRT filters and emulation tweaks, on PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series. Alongside it, Biomechanical, a re-release of the cult 1995 run-and-gun Biomechanical Toy, and a Thunder Hoop Collection pairing Thunder Hoop (1992) with Thunder Hoop Strikes Back (1994).
The showcase did not stop at Spain. QUByte teased a run of PlayStation 1 era ports for 2027, including Invasion from Beyond (also known as B-Movie), Motor Mash, and the 1997 underwater shooter Tiger Shark. There was a small gift in there too: the PlayStation versions of Glover and Street Racer are being added to existing QUByte collections as free updates.
This is exactly the kind of commercial preservation I want more publishers doing. Pulling obscure arcade and PS1 software off the lost-media pile and putting it back on sale, legally, is how these games survive past the people who already know to look for them. No pricing yet, and no firm dates beyond the 2026 and 2027 windows, but the intent is the right one.
