Console Archives
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| Console Archives | |
| Developer | Hamster |
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| Publisher | Hamster |
| Distributor | Nintendo (Nintendo eShop) Sony Interactive Entertainment (PS Store) |
| Platforms | Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5 |
| Released | February 5, 2026 - present |
| Added to Museum |
See Console Archives category |
Console Archives is a series of emulated video games that were originally released on classic video game consoles for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 that were licensed by and released by Hamster.
It is a spin-off of Arcade Archives and ACA NEOGEO.
Releases
Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5
The first two games released under the Console Archives were the 1996 UEP Systems PlayStation snowboarding game Cool Boarders and the 1990 Tecmo Nintendo Entertainment System hack and slash platform game Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. They were released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on February 5, 2026 and on PlayStation 5 on February 14, 2026.
Nintendo Switch
A download code for the Nintendo Switch version of the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System Hudson Soft action-adventure shoot 'em up game Doraemon will be included in the limited edition reprint of the walkthrough guide by Shogakukan in Japan on July 30, 2026.
Console Archives games
| Title | Developer | Original platform | Original release | Platforms | Notes |
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| Cool Boarders | UEP Systems | PlayStation | 1996 | Switch 2 WW: February 5, 2026 PS5 WW: February 14, 2026 |
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| Dezaemon Plus | Athena | PlayStation | 1995 | TBA | |
| Doraemon | Hudson Soft | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1986 | Switch 2, PS5 Japan: July 30, 2026 Switch 2, PS5 worldwide: TBA Download code in reprint of a guide by Shogakukan: Switch Japan: July 30, 2026 |
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| MagMax | Nichibutsu | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1986 | TBA | |
| Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia | SystemSoft | PlayStation | 1997 | TBA | |
| Monster Rancher: Hop-A-Bout | Tecmo | PlayStation | 2000 | TBA | |
| Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | Tecmo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Switch 2 WW: February 5, 2026 PS5 WW: February 14, 2026 |
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| Nobunaga's Ambition | Koei | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | TBA | |
| Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure | Nippon Ichi Software | PlayStation | 1998 | TBA | |
| Sonic Wings Special | Video System | PlayStation | 1996 | TBA | |
| UFO: A Day in the Life | Love-de-Lic | PlayStation | 1999 | TBA |