Hamster has released Seta's 1987 vertical shoot 'em up Thundercade, also known as Tokushu Butai U.A.G. or Twin Formation, as this week's Arcade Archives title. The game puts players in control of a soldier who rides a motorcycle through enemy-occupied cities and hideouts. via timeextension.com
New Old Pixels has signed a deal with publisher Microids to produce physical editions of its Toki arcade conversions for the Sega Mega Drive, SNK Neo Geo, and Commodore Amiga AGA. The ports bring the 1980s arcade platformer to systems that never received an official version at the time. via timeextension.com
Pang, Mitchell Corporation's 1989 arcade balloon-popping classic that Ocean previously ported to systems like the C64, Amiga and ZX Spectrum, is said to be in development for the Sega Mega Drive. The game tasks one or two players with destroying bouncing balloons that split into smaller ones when shot. via indieretronews.com
Developer TjLaZer has released a fan-made Amiga AGA port of Konami's 1986 arcade shoot 'em up Salamander, now at version 1.9. It requires an AGA Amiga such as the A1200 or A4000 with a 68020 or better processor, 2MB chip RAM and fast RAM, with an accelerator recommended, and is offered as a free, name-your-own-price download including hard drive, WHDLoad and disk versions. via itch.io
Developer TJLaZer has released a name-your-own-price Amiga port of SNK's 1981 arcade shooter Vanguard, built with AI-assisted code. The game runs at the arcade's 60 Hz on both PAL and NTSC machines and works on any OCS/ECS Amiga with 512K of chip RAM, including the A500, A1000 and A2000. via itch.io
Developer TjLaZer has released a new 68000-based Amiga port of Namco's 1982 arcade classic Dig Dug. The port uses graphics, round layouts and sound taken from the original arcade ROMs, covering rounds 1-15 plus the arcade's repeating round, and is available as a name-your-own-price download built with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
Adrenaline Amusements has begun testing its Marvel Cosmic Invasion arcade game in locations ahead of the IAAPA 2026 trade show. The game is among the projects developers are aiming to have ready by the end of the year. via arcadeheroes.com
NQ64 Arcade Bars Ltd., the UK gaming bar chain, is opening a new venue called NQ JPN in London's Soho district later in October. The bar will focus on imported Japanese arcade cabinets alongside themed cocktails and music, similar to the company's existing NQ64 locations. via timeextension.com
RetroRGB's latest MiSTer FPGA news roundup covers several core developments, including a new beta core for Konami's 1987 arcade game Battlantis, a Space Invaders-style shooter with boss battles. The update also mentions Wardner joining the Twin Cobra platform's Coin-Op Collection, along with other MiSTer-related work spanning Amiga 3DFx, Sega X Board and Atari Falcon systems. via retrorgb.com
Publisher New Old Pixels has confirmed it holds a license to produce faithful conversions of the 1980s Toki arcade platformer for the Commodore Amiga AGA, Sega Mega Drive and SNK Neo Geo. All three ports are currently in active development. via indieretronews.com
Gaelco Sports Collection brings together five arcade games made by Spanish developer Gaelco, covering sports themes such as rally racing and snowboarding. The compilation follows earlier coverage of Gaelco's Thunder Hoop run 'n gun games. via gamesasylum.com
Hamster Corporation has revealed that Taito's 1987 horizontal shoot 'em up Exzisus will join the Arcade Archives series on November 5, releasing for PlayStation, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. The game casts players as a mech pilot able to transform between a humanoid and ship form. via timeextension.com
