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Classic gaming enthusiast Polymega has opened pre-orders for the next volume in the platform's library of vintage arcade and console hits. City Connection is Vol. 23(!) of the Polymega collection and features seven games pulled from the archives of defunct developer Jaleco.
Volume 23 kicks off with the titular City Connection (1985), an often-surreal platformer that has players embark on a worldwide drive in a cute car with jumping abilities and front-firing guns. Visit interesting capital cities and shoot at the police. That's the game synopsis, to be clear, not a suggestion. Next is cute-'em-up Game Tengoku/Game Paradise: Master of Shooting (1995), a colourful, vertically scrolling shmup that arrived in Arcades on the Sega Saturn in the mid-'90s.
Moving on, we have formative multidirectional shmup Plus Alpha (1989), and the absolutely bonkers Scud Hammer (1994), which is essentially Rock, Paper, Scissors (or "Jankenpon") adorned in chaotic and ridiculous cartoon imagery. Vol. 23 goes way back to Jaleco's early years for the cute, single-screen platformer Chameleon (1983), before delving into the world of first responders for SNES release The Ignition Factor (1994), which sounds like the title of a '70s thriller.
The compilation closes out with perhaps the most recognisable game in the set (and in Jaleco's library), Rod Land (1990). This single-screen, Bubble Bobble-like platformer sees one or two players zapping baddies in a fantasy kingdom of elves, fairies, and shoe-wearing land sharks. It should be noted that some of these titles have been made previously available via Hamster's Arcade Archives and other compilations.
Polymega Volume 23: City Connection is available to pre-order at the Polymega website. Shipping is expected to commence in early November. In related news, Polymega has yet to reveal the mystery behind its recent cryptic social media post.