In 2018, we regreted as Nintendo formally changed the Virtual Console– its long-running line of downloadable timeless video games on the Wii and Wii U– with time-limited access to a set of video games through a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership. Now, Hamster Corporation is doing what Nintendo no longer will by using downloadable variations of retro console video games for direct specific purchase on the Switch 2.

As part of today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Hamster revealed a brand-new Console Archives line of imitated classics readily available for download beginning today on the Switch 2 and next week on the PlayStation 5 (sorry, Xbox and OG Switch fans). Far that lineup just consists of the initial PlayStation snowboarding title Cool Boarders for $12 and the NES action platformer Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos for $8, however Hamster assures more odd video games, consisting of Doraemon and Sonic Wings Specialwill be readily available in the future.

If the name Hamster Corporation sounds familiar, it’s due to the fact that the business lags the Arcade Archive series, which has actually repackaged specific game video games for purchase and replicated play on contemporary consoles given that 2014. That effort, which commemorated its 500th release in December, even consists of a few of Nintendo’s traditional game titles, which the Switch-maker never ever formally launched on the initial Virtual Console.

Now Hamster’s states it is broadening its efforts “with the principle of consistently replicating work of arts launched on numerous home video game consoles, enabling gamers to quickly enjoy them on the current hardware.” While these brand-new offerings are more bare-bones than the full-fledged interactive museums launched by the similarity Digital Eclipse, they still consist of a couple of modern-day functions, such as personalized button designs, screen settings, and the capability to conserve and fill at any time.