In difficult times to play a long and painful Mario Party 2 Game this weekend my friends are getting a garbage truck full of NES and Super NES games with their Nintendo Switch Online Subscription—I started wondering what other retro games were only available to download from official publisher storefronts.
By that I mean the Microsoft store for Xbox compatible games, the Nintendo store for the Switch, etc. There are actually some hidden goodies, and you might not have realized these five games were so directly at your fingertips. So hang up your hat, partner. The long night is over. Read on and find five throwback games you can download for free right now.
1943: The Battle of Midway
In 1987, Japanese developer Capcom released street fighter, mega manand, among other arcade games, green shoot ’em up 1943: The Battle of Midway. It was a somewhat baffling sequel from Capcom shooter as disconcerting 1942released in 1984. Both games focus, oddly enough, on players’ US military planes shooting down Japanese fleets during World War II.
But if you don’t often analyze the presence of war in games and don’t care why a company decided to kill its own country’s soldiers to appeal to Americans, then, well, 1943: The Battle of Midway is pretty cool.
It’s simple – blow up the evil planes! – but its colors are vibrant, its music is dynamic, and its repetitive shots will make you feel so zen you’ll instantly forget the plot of any anti-war documentary you’ve ever seen. It is available for free when you download Capcom arcade stadium on PlayStation or Switch, and you can add four more 19XX games for $2 each.
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Download from Play store or the Nintendo Store.
Pac man
Fortune-cookie-shaped Pac-Man began slicing his way through a ghost-lined maze in 1980, and publisher Bandai Namco is still trying to stave off his endless hunger in its oft-updated mobile version of the phenomenon. of arcade.
This version contains the traditional Pac man maze you probably associate with arcades – a midnight blue map dotted with edible dots and bonus fruit – plus additional ‘story mode’ mazes, ‘adventure mode’ themed events and a leaderboard for its ‘tournament mode’. Submit yourself to the whiny ghost sounds and download it for your Apple or Android device.
Download from Apple App store or google play.
Sonic the Hedgehog Classic
1991 Sega Genesis side-scrolling platformer sonic the hedgehog gets another life on mobile while retaining, for the most part, its original look and feel – pixelated waves and trees, tufts of grass and patches of blocky dirt that frame the path to take out the bad guy bald Dr. Robotnik.
This refreshed version features a remastered version of the original, the classic Dreams Come True shimmering soundtrack, and is compatible with Xbox controllers. You can play on Apple and Android devices.
Download from Apple App store or google play.
Pinball FX2
Microsoft Studios released Pinball FX2 in 2010, not reinventing any wheels, but offering a solid virtual pinball experience with different themed tables (the aquatic Secrets of the Deepa Las Vegas takes on Rome, etc.). The switches won’t feel or sound as quickly as in a real pinball game, but again, you usually can’t play it from the safety of your couch. You can play Pinball FX2 on Xbox and download free trials of additional theme boards like star wars and Aliens vs Pinballalso.
Download from Microsoft Store.
Shadow Warrior Classic
Former Zilla Enterprises bodyguard Lo Wang wakes up in 1997 first-person shooter shadow warrior: Megacorporations are bad. He learns of this after his stumbling former boss in power sends a slew of demons after him as punishment for quitting, to which he responds by blasting them in the face as he crosses Japan.
Good for him. However, Lo Wang is undoubtedly a racist cartoon, with stilted lines of dialogue pronounced with an awkward accent. And although the game was built with the same engine as Duke Nukem 3D, a modern audience might instead note how simplistic the graphics look by modern standards. It’s far from perfect.
But, as in duke, shadow warriorThe fast-paced shooter holds its own, and developer 3D Realms’ obsession with packing every square inch with secret parts and unexpected (sometimes crude) references offers an illuminating journey back to the eerie early days of first-person shooters.
Download from To smoke.
What other official freebies have you found while browsing the Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox app stores? Tell me your best finds in the comments.
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