Arcade Archives: Emeraldia (2024)

Developer: Namco
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Puzzle, 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 quick and colorful puzzle arcade game where you bump matching cubes together in frantic head-to-head or story-driven rounds.

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About

"EMERALDIA" is a puzzle action game released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1993. The falling cubes can be crashed by dropping them twice with the same color and bumping them together. The game has three modes: adventure mode to enjoy the story, normal mode to enjoy the puzzles, and head-to head play mode.

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