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HAMSTER Co. (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya ku ; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) would like to announce that from today December 24th, 2020, GRADIUS III, by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., will be added for Nintendo Switch ™and PlayStation®4 as new content, available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable content series by HAMSTER.
HAMSTER announces the digital release of Arcade Archives GRADIUS III for Nintendo Switch ™and PlayStation®4 December 24th, 2020. Arcade Archives started distribution at the Nintendo eShop on March 3, 2017. We have achieved 200 consecutive weeks of delivery on December 24, 2020. This work has special specifications as a special work. In addition to the conventional mode, we have implemented CUSTOM MODE that allows you to change various settings and start the
Konami s Gradius III Blasts Onto The Nintendo Switch eShop This Week
Just over a month after Hamster s release of
Gradius II on the Switch eShop, we ve now got
Gradius III to top it off.
The third entry in the scrolling shoot em up series was released by Konami in the arcade in 1989 and followed with a SNES port in 1990. Here s a bit about it: The story of Planet Gradius has transformed from legend to myth. Take on the Bacterion Empire in epic space battles An EDIT MODE has been added to the game, allowing players to customize their equipment.
Enjoy playing the best game in the series!