Stuttgart, November 23rd, 2021: ININ Games together with legendary game developer studio TAITO is excited to announce a special collection - a time travel back to the 80s! The TAITO MILESTONES collection includes ten awesome games for Nintendo Switch, each representing a breakthrough in development and gaming history.
While TAITO themselves will release the collection in Japan, the Western release will follow through publisher ININ Games. TAITO MILESTONES will be available for pre-order as Limited and Collector’s Edition at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store starting November 25th, 2021, followed by the pre-order start of the boxed edition at the retail stores and the digital version soon after.
Replay the classics with which it all began! The games that paved the way for following decades of TAITO’s arcade dominance - the milestones in the company’s history.
Sports, shooter, puzzle and platformer games and more - this collection’s got something for every retro game enthusiast and now those ten titles will be available for the first time as a collection on a modern console.
1981 QIX Draw lines as the “Marker” and capture areas by encircling them. Watch out for enemies while moving around!
1982 FRONT LINE Push forward to the enemy camp as a foot soldier! Drive tanks and armored vehicles!
1982 WILD WESTERN Defeat the gangs attacking from all directions with your trusty rifle! You are the law!
1983 Chack'n Pop Hang in there, Chack’n! Get back the hearts from the thieving Monsta.
1983 ELEVATOR ACTION Infiltrate a building as a spy on a solo mission, get all secret documents and make your escape!
1985 The FairyLand Story As the witch Ptolemy, you have to defeat the monsters deep inside the castle!
1986 HALLEY’S COMET Halley’s comet is headed for the planets of our solar system. Destroy the computer at its center!
1987 THE NINJAWARRIORS Advance into enemy territory as an android ninja to crush the evil Banglar’s ambitions!
...nine groundbreaking classics from TAITO’s arcade vault. But of course, one game is missing to complete the collection. Stay tuned for the 10th TAITO MILESTONES game - soon to be revealed!
Until then, you can check https://www.iningames.com/games/taito-milestones for more information and updates on the game.
Strictly Limited Games pre-order:
Visit the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store on November 25th to get yourself a Limited or Collector’s Edition!
The Collector’s Edition for Nintendo Switch will be limited to 2,000 copies at a price of 89.99€, coming with awesome physical collectibles. The Limited Edition for Nintendo Switch will be limited to 3,000 copies at a price of 39.99€.
Stay tuned for more information!
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About ININ Games
ININ Games focuses on the digital and physical publishing of high-quality, feel-good retro and arcade games. ININ Games brings retro games to life and creates the classics of the future.They are best known for “Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World”, “CrossCode”, “Cotton Reboot”, “Slaps and Beans” and as the publishing partner for the TAITO titles “Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back” and “The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors” in North America and Europe. Numerous other milestones of classic gaming culture are in the planning and will be announced in the coming months.
ININ Games is part of United Games Entertainment GmbH. For more information, visit
www.iningames.com
About TAITO Corporation TAITO Corporation (TAITO) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. With headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, TAITO operates core businesses such as game arcade operations, manufacturing coin-operated game machines, and mobile phone content services. A seminal part of gaming history, TAITO caused a worldwide sensation with its arcade legend, SPACE INVADERS, and developed such fan favorites as PUZZLE BOBBLE (BUST-A-MOVE) and ARKANOID. Today, TAITO continues to thrill game lovers of all generations by offering both classic and new family-oriented titles on the latest gaming platforms. TAITO delivers a wide range of entertainment experiences with the goal of providing consumers with fresh surprises and new discoveries. More information on TAITO can be found on the Internet at https://www.taito.co.jp/en.
About Strictly Limited Games
Strictly Limited Games is a German publisher based near Stuttgart, specializing in releasing a curated selection of digital download-only games in exclusive collectible physical editions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The company was founded in 2017 by Dennis Mendel, a former scholar for game studies and advisor at Fraunhofer Institute, and Benedict Braitsch. Both passionate collectors with a combined collection of over 7.000 digital and physical games for all console generations, their intention is to form an opposite pole to the current trend of digital-only releases. All collectors’ editions are available exclusively at Strictly Limited Games online store www.strictlylimitedgames.com