Arcade Archives: MagMax (2015)

Developer: Nichibutsu
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Shooter, 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 fast-paced arcade shooter where you constantly upgrade your ship while blasting through distinct aboveground and underground stages.

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About

Arcade Archives: MagMax is a port of the shooting game MagMax. The player can power up by combining with the parts falling on the stage in order to defeat the Strange Mechanism Babylon. With 4 different stages, aboveground and underground stages not only vary in their appearance, but offer different ways to attack!

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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.