My Arcade sent out the following
My Arcade, a leading manufacturer in licensed retro gaming collectibles, announced today that its DIG DUG™ Pocket Player is now available for MSRP $34.99 at Amazon.com, MyArcadeGaming.com, and select retailers. Additionally pre-orders for BUBBLE BOBBLE™ Pocket Player and ROLLING THUNDER™ Micro Player are now available for MSRP $34.99 and slated to ship on August 5, 2019.
The officially licensed titles – DIG DUG and ROLLING THUNDER from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., and BUBBLE BOBBLE from TAITO Corporation – continue My Arcade’s expansion of its collectible retro gaming players, offering more classics for fans to enjoy in tabletop and/or portable form. Making its debut in the West on the BUBBLE BOBBLE Pocket Player is RAINBOW ISLANDS™: THE STORY OF BUBBLE BOBBLE 2, a highly sought classic in Japan. Each Pocket Player features a 2.75” backlit screen, 3.5mm headphone jack, and front-facing speakers, giving retro-enthusiasts the ultimate on-the-go gameplay experience for these iconic games.
DIG DUG™ Pocket Player [$34.99]:
Featuring 8-bit versions of the wildly popular DIG DUG™ and its sequel, DIG DUG™II, players will navigate underground tunnels to eliminate monsters. This Pocket Player also includes THE TOWER OF DRUAGA™ that has players navigating mazes to save a maiden from an evil demon.BUBBLE BOBBLE™ Pocket Player [$34.99]:
The BUBBLE BOBBLE™ Pocket Player will include fully playable 8-bit versions of the fan-favorite BUBBLE BOBBLE™ as well as its hard-to-find sequel BUBBLE BOBBLE PART™ 2 that has players navigating the Cave of Monsters to defeat enemies. Now for the first time, players in the United States can enjoy RAINBOW ISLANDS™: THE STORY OF BUBBLE BOBBLE 2 where they can travel to different lands and save the Rainbow Islands.ROLLING THUNDER™ Micro Player [$34.99]:
The ROLLING THUNDER™ Micro Player is the same arcade cabinet that gamers know and love, scaled down to 6.75” for desktop play. The ROLLING THUNDER™ Micro Player features artwork inspired by the original arcade cabinets as well as a full color, 2.75” screen with volume control and 3.5mm headphone jack.
Will you be checking this out?
It’s 2019, there’s absolutely zero excuse why you can’t put the original arcade versions on the machine.
Stop fobbing the world off with Famiclones.
It seems for some reason, there is still money to be made doing this