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Announcing the release date of "Arcade Archives RAINBOW ISLANDS"

Bub and Bob are back for a go at Switch and PS4.

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January 25, 2024

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Hamster Co. :

HAMSTER Co. (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as "HAMSTER") is happy to announce that RAINBOW ISLANDS, will be released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation®4 on January 25th, 2024, available digitally for Arcade Archives series by HAMSTER.

With the release of this work, the number of titles in Arcade Archives has reached 400.

About Arcade Archives RAINBOW ISLANDS

"RAINBOW ISLANDS" is an action game released in 1987 by TAITO.
A sequel to BUBBLE BOBBLE in which Bubby and Bobby, having returned to their human form, travel the RAINBOW ISLANDS using their rainbow magic to rescue the villagers from the clutches of the Boss of Shadow. Rainbows can be used in various ways, like attacking enemies or as platforms to jump on.
This game includes the updated RAINBOW ISLANDS EXTRA, featuring altered difficulty etc.

Title: Arcade Archives RAINBOW ISLANDS
Platform: Nintendo Switch™ / PlayStation®4
Price: $7.99
Players: 1-2
Release Date: January 25th, 2024
Official Website: http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/


© TAITO CORPORATION 1987, 1988 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Arcade Archives Series Produced by HAMSTER Co.
Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.


About "Arcade Archives"

The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.


HAMSTER's official program "Arcade Archiver"

HAMSTER's official Program "Arcade Archiver" is being broadcast live on YouTube Live and niconico Live at 7:00 pm(JST), on the day of the Arcade Archives titles are released. It is a live program with lots of contents such as introduction of games and development talks by inviting developers.
"RAINBOW ISLANDS Special" will be broadcasted on January 25th. Please enjoy it.

HAMSTER's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/HAMSTERCorporation
HAMSTER's niconico Live Channel: https://ch.nicovideo.jp/hamch

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