
I guess that’s why they say hindsight is 20/20. And once one goes down that online retro video gaming rabbit hole, one eventually realizes that one could have been playing any old retro video game right on one’s old iMac the whole time. This was heavily influenced by me ordering a Sega Mini to hook up to the tv I won at a Super Bowl party right before the world went on a never-ending lockdown quarantine, but the thing that really kicked the new hobby up a notch was realizing that that Sega Mini could be hacked to add any old retro video game from any old retro video game console.
Interviews: Watch behind-the-scenes interviews and learn more about the developers of these classic games.As I mentioned in my other top/fave retro video games lists, 2020 was the year I got back into playing retro video games from my youth. Inside the Games: Peek under the hood of these classic games with development materials, unused content, and deep lore.
Music Player: Listen to the in-game scores from the Original Editions of Blackthorne and The Lost Vikings. Art & Artifacts: View game boxes, illustrations, and more from the original era. The Blizzard Arcade Collection Museum features a trove of treasures from each game's past. The Definitive Editions include all the same great gameplay content as the Original Editions plus a few extra upgrades-like enhanced local multiplayer for TLV and RNRR, a new level map for BT, localization for 12 languages*, and more. Improvements may vary by game and game edition. The Original Editions are the games as you remember but with new quality of life improvements included-like the ability to set custom button mapping, rewind your gameplay up to 10 seconds, save and load your game, or watch playthroughs (and then jump in to play at any point). The Blizzard Arcade Collection contains two different Original Editions of each game plus a new Definitive Edition for BT, TLV and RNRR! LV2 and RPMR each come as the 16-bit Original Edition. RPM Racing® (RPMR): Return to the racetracks with all the classic features you love and plenty of vehicular mayhem.
Rock N Roll Racing® (RNRR): Rock out in the raddest vehicular destruction derby, with the original rock and metal soundtrack hits plus a few new surprises. Lost Vikings® 2 (LV2): The three Vikings and their new friends, Fang and Scorch, need your help again to get home. The Lost Vikings® (TLV): Help three Vikings-Erik, Baleog, and Olaf-overcome challenging platforms and puzzles to find their way back home. Blackthorne® (BT): As mercenary captain Kyle “Blackthorne” Vlaros, traverse an alien planet, liberate the Androthi people, and claim your destiny.
Experience a blast from Blizzard's past! The Blizzard® Arcade Collection brings five of our classic console games to modern platforms and new audiences.