Another classic Konami arcade game is scheduled to release on Nintendo Switch and PS4 later this week, as reported by Famitsu.
This time it's the fixed-screen shoot 'em up Juno First, which sees players jumping behind the controls of a spaceship and battling the waves of aliens that appear onscreen.
The arcade title will be released on March 13th and will be available to buy from both the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation store.
Juno First, in case you've never heard of it, bears some slight similarities to the 1980 Nintendo title Radar Scope, which itself was inspired by popular shooters like Space Invaders and Galaxian. Both Radar Scope and Juno First, for instance, feature a similar playfield that is designed to give the impression of depth and have you destroy a set number of enemies before moving on to the next wave.
However, unlike Radar Scope, players are not limited to moving either left or right, but can also move backward and forwards within the level to get closer to enemies.
In addition to that, there also isn't a base to defend in Juno First, with the integrity of your ship being the top priority.
While Konami handled the game's distribution in Japan, Gottlieb was the company responsible for releasing Juno First in the West.
Following its initial arcade release, various home ports of the game were also developed, including versions for the MSX, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, and IBM and IBM PC Jr.
What do you make of this release? Will you be picking it up? Let us know in the comments!
[source famitsu.com, via x.com]
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Juno First is (lowkey) one of the best shmups ever made. Its obscurity has been criminal up to this point. (I only learned about it thanks to homebrew authors and MAME cabinets.) I'm super excited to finally see an arcade port, and I highly recommend checking out the game on your platform of choice! (The unofficial 2600 port is also pretty awesome!)
@KainXavier LITERALLY THO!!! As a kid every time I’d come up to those 500 in one arcade cabinets I’d ALWAYS immediately do this game instead of pac man or donkey kong cause it gave me that thrilling shoot and dodge gameplay that I always crave lmao. Will absolutely be picking this up ASAP.
Absolute classic. Was lucky enough to play it at an arcade a few times.
I'd give you two hearts if I could. I really just wanted to respond to the article with a post that said, "LET'S EXPLETIVE GO!!!!" but rules and all.
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