Arcade Archives: Cop 01 (2023)

Developer: Nichibutsu
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Arcade
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A frantic, old-school arcade shooter where you blast through waves of enemies using timed rocket jumps.

fast-pacedretrodifficultaction-packedarcade-stylejump-intensive

About

"COP 01" is an action game released by Nichibutsu in 1985. Players take control of rookie detective James with Police Precinct 1, infiltrate the secretive Specter organization's hidden base, and rescue their kidnapped partner Stacy as the goal. Fight your way through the countless enemies in the hidden base using both your normal jump and the higher "Rocket Jump" performed using a limited gauge!

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.