As of January 21, Konami is offering its retro collections for a whopping 75% off in the US. Instead of paying the standard price of $ 19.99, each one will only cost you $ 4.99.
That includes the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, the Contra Anniversary Collection, and Arcade Classic Anniversary Collection. If you own everything, there are over 20 games to explore. Here’s what each one covers:
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Games: Castlevania, Castlevania II Quest Simon, Curse of Castlevania III Dracula, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania The Adventure, Revenge of Belvania Castlevania II, Castlevania Bloodlines, Kid Dracula (never released in English)
The first Konami Castlevania Collection is designed to be a complete collection around the origins of the historical franchise.
Included is a unique eBook containing details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by Castlevania’s legacy.
Released as part of Konami’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, now is the best time to remake those timeless classics that helped define the genre of the platformer.
REVIEW Castlevania Anniversary Collection – You’ll want to get your teeth into this
Contra Anniversary Collection
Games: Contra (Arcade), Super Contra, Contra (NA), Contra (JP), Super C, Contra III: Alien Wars
Operation C, Contra Hard Corps, Rebel Alien Super Probotector, Probotector
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Grab power and blast your way through waves of menacing enemies and bosses that put your gamer response skills to the test.
Alone or with a friend, CONTRA delivers hours of nail-biting activity. In a pin; make sure you know the code!
REVIEW Contra Anniversary Collection – Run N Perfection
Anniversary Collection: Arcade Classes
Games: Haunted Castle, Typhoon (A-JAX), NEMESIS (Gradius), Vulcan Venture (Gradius II), Life Force (Salamander), THUNDER CROSS, Scramble, TwinBee
KONAMI will start celebrating 50 years with this first installment of the Anniversary Collection series of full-time classic classes!
This collection includes 8 main arcade examples from the 80s, from Nemesis to Haunted Castle.
Experience these KONAMI classics in all their retro glories, now enhanced by today’s features.
Also includes a bonus eBook full of up-to-date title information, including interviews with the developers, behind-the-scenes scenes, and sketches and design documents that have never been released to the public!
Review Arcade Classes Anniversary Collection – perfectly functional, but not much else
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