Blizzard Entertainment announced an Arcade Collection to commemorate their 30th anniversary during BlizzCon 2021.
The Arcade Collection brings together three of their classic games, which will be available in both their original versions, as well as new definitive editions with extra features.
First up is 1992’s puzzle-platformer
The Lost Vikings. The definitive edition will be a blend of the different console versions, featuring updated music and graphics, Multilanguage support, extra stages, and support for up to three players in local co-op.
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Next is
Rock N’ Roll Racing, a top-down racing and vehicular combat game. The definitive edition of this game increases the split scream multiplayer to four players from two, supports 16:9, adds weather such as snow and rain, and replaces the music with up to date recordings of them.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced Blizzard Arcade Collection for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Battle.net. The collection [.]
The Lost Vikings,
Blackthorne, and
Rock N Roll Racing are being re-released on consoles and PC today. The Blizzard Arcade Collection drops Friday on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One, Blizzard announced during BlizzConline’s opening ceremony. (The PS4 and Xbox One versions are playable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively, through backward compatibility.)
The Blizzard Arcade Collection costs $19.99 it’s also included as part of Blizzard’s Celebration Collection
on PC and The Blizzard 30-Year Celebration Collection on console and includes Original Editions and Definitive Editions of each game. Enhancements include custom key mappings and the option to rewind gameplay up to 10 seconds.