Taito and Inin have introduced {that a} port of 2005 arcade title, Spica Journey, is coming to Swap, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One someday in Spring 2024.

By no means heard of Spica Journey? That’s not shocking, contemplating it was solely launched in Japanese arcades in 2005. It’s a twee sidescroller that’s typically thought-about a religious successor to Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III (additionally with an upcoming port). You play as Nico, who beats the crap out of robots with a magical umbrella. It’s an attention-grabbing platformer within the traditional arcade fashion that got here out when that specific area of interest had gone all however extinct.

That is actually excellent news for one more motive. It would imply Taito is eyeing another Taito X board video games that have been by no means launched exterior of the arcade. Chase H.Q. 2, possibly? Or, heck, we may use a Chase H.Q. assortment. It’s thrilling to have Taito mining by way of its again catalog of arcade video games with issues just like the Taito Milestones collections.

The arcade platform advantages closely from preservation efforts. Even when there have been dwelling ports of a given recreation, they have been usually inaccurate. As a result of the {hardware} was usually extraordinarily completely different from recreation to recreation, emulation could be tough, so some firms simply don’t even trouble. It’s good when somebody makes the trouble.

Spica Journey will probably be coming to Swap, PS4, PS5, and Xbox in Spring 2024. Bodily editions for Swap, PS4, and PS5 will even be up for pre-order on November 14, 2023.