Arcade Archives: Master of Weapon comes to Switch Feb. 15th, 2024

HAMSTER Co. is happy to announce that Master of Weapon will be released for Nintendo Switch on Feb. 15th, 2024, available digitally for Arcade Archives series by HAMSTER. “Master of Weapon” is a vertical shmup released by Taito in 1989.

In Master of Weapon, an entire week of nuclear war on Earth destroys its global environment. The survivors of the war gather their strength and resources in an attempt to bring Earth back to the way it was. Your spaceship starts with a basic photon cannon and air-to-ground bombs, both of which can fire continuously without a need for pause. The photon cannon can be upgraded five times for up to five streams of photons by collecting P upgrades. Additionally, the exhaust of the ship can be used as a weapon. (h/t Wiki)

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.