Launch date for retro collection 'Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.1' announced
Bitwave Games in partnership with Japanese developer Tatsujin have announced the launch date of their first collection of retro arcade shoot 'em up for PC. The Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.1 will be available from February 14, 2023 for $19.99. Accompanying the announcement was a new trailer:
Each game in the collection features a raft of carefully crafted quality-of-life features. Bringing these signature shooters to the modern gamer, the Toaplan Arcade Shmup Vol. 1 games feature quick save/resume, online leaderboards for single credit, no assist and assisted plays, as well as Steam Achievements for the completionist gamer. To help players share the experience, a capture option has been included, immortalising those interstellar victories.
Some quality-of-life updates to those retro titles include:
- Quality Emulation featuring minimal input lag, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
- Instrument Panels featuring additional gameplay information and artwork.
- Rewind feature allowing gamers to rewind between 10-18 minutes of play.
- Assist features facilitating options such as auto-fire.
- Very Easy Mode, allowing beginners to master each game at their own pace.
- Pixel-perfect display option or full-screen scaling in both windowed and full-screen modes.
- Rotate option allowing the action to be rotated in 90-degree increments.
- Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
- Practice mode, allowing gamers to hone their skills.
SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox