Chack’n Pop Returns to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2
A Console Archives edition recreates the NES release with built-in save, rewind and customizable controls to make the 1985 platformer playable for modern audiences.
Overview
- The Console Archives edition will be released digitally on Thursday, October 1, and is priced at $7.99 or 800 yen.
- Hamster is publishing the NES/home-console ROM rather than the arcade version, and the package uses the Japanese ROM with all in-game text presented in English.
- The release adds specific quality-of-life features including customizable button layouts, rapid-fire settings, multiple save points, a rewind function, screen layout filters, and variable refresh rate support.
- The game is launching only on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 via the PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop, with no Xbox or PC versions announced.
- Originally an arcade game in 1984 that reached home consoles in 1985, Chack’n Pop is often cited as a spiritual predecessor to Bubble Bobble and its reissue continues Hamster’s effort to preserve and reintroduce obscure 1980s console titles to new players.