Konami Announces 50th Anniversary Collection, Classic Pack With Extras
In a flash of nostalgia, Konami announced last Tuesday (19). The collection Konami 50th Anniversary Collection. The package that brings together several publisher classics, including Contra, Castlevania, and several other names. The collections will offer separately, in three boxes, and only in digital format, provided for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. The first of them, Arcade Classics, arrives on April 18, while the other two (Castlevania and Contra) will release during the winter.
Konami Anniversary Collection: Arcade Classics comes with:
- Haunted Castle (1998) – Full cast and crew
- Typhoon (A-JAX) (1987)
- Nemesis (Gradius) (1985)
- Vulcan Venture (Gradius II) (1988) – Full cast and crew
- Life Force (1986)
- Thunder Cross (1988) – Full cast and crew
- Scramble (1981)
- TwinBee (1985)
Castlevania Anniversary Collection included :
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- Castlevania (1987, NES)
- Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1990, NES)
- Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (1991, Game Boy)
- Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991)
- Coming soon
Finally, Contra Anniversary Collection brings:
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- Against (1987, Arcade)
- Super Contra (1988, Arcade)
- Super C (1990, NES)
- Against III: The Alien Wars (1992, SNES)
- Coming soon
The collections will come with extra content that includes information behind the scenes, trivia and more.
Is this just a glimpse of Konami or a way to study the market reception of these classics and, who knows, to revive them? Please comment below in the comments.
Source: Konami
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