Taito Japan hasannounced via Twitterthe remaining games for itsTaito Milestone 3collection. We previously knew of seven of the ten games. The twoRastansequels were announced a little while ago. But it looks like the last game will beDead Connection. We only have theJapanese release dateof June 18, 2025, with a planned North American launch this Winter.
Here are all the included arcade titles, as shown on the banner:
It’s a great mix full of games that you should try if you haven’t played previously.Runark(Growlin North America) is something of anIndiana Jonesbeat-’em-up that has been getting a lot of reassessment and celebration.Cadashis a strangely generous attempt at a sidescrolling arcade RPG.Bubble Bobbleneeds no introduction.
Then there’sDead Connection, which is seeing a console port for the first time. It’s a strange little beat-’em-up/shooter where the entire scene is depicted on screen, and you’re free to navigate your little guy around it, taking out thugs. It’s a bit likeWild Gunsbut without theCabal-like shooting gallery setup. Somehow it didn’t land on theTaito Legendsdespite everything else on this list making it.
TheTaito Milestonescollections compile ten of Hamster’sArcade Archivesreleases, usually including some that aren’t available individually yet. They’re pretty accurate ports of the original versions. I reviewedTaito Milestones 2a while ago, but that wasn’t quite as stacked as this one.
Taito Milestones 3is set to release on Switch. Only the Japanese release date of June 17, 2025 has been announced. It will be released in North America sometime this Winter.
