Blackthorne basically was the lovechild of Flashback and Prince of Persia: a platform game with a great deal of exploring, gunfighting, all combined with the casual puzzles that will block your way as well than several acrobatic feats that you must pull off. Released under a great handful of gaming platforms in 1994, like the PC, Mac, SNES and the Sega 32X (and a more recent Game Boy Advance version released in 2003), this game definitely was the ultimate badass game until Duke Nukem 3D came out, a few years later. The Blizzard Arcade Collection also includes a digital museum featuring bonus materials, including game art, interviews, and unused content.īlizzard released the original versions of The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne, and Rock N Roll Racing through in 2014 as free downloads.Who is this mysterious, glowing man who's willing to exact shotgun revenge upon whichever thing that moves, human or not? Kyle Blackthorne, that is. All titles (minus the Definitive Edition of Rock N Roll Racing) will let players save their progress at any point.
The Original Editions of The Lost Vikings and Blackthorne include a feature known as Watch Mode, which lets players watch a full playthrough of those games and jump in at any point to assume control of the action. Enhancements include custom key mappings and the option to rewind gameplay up to 10 seconds. The Blizzard Arcade Collection costs $19.99 - it’s also included as part of Blizzard’s Celebration Collection on PC and The Blizzard 30-Year Celebration Collection on console - and includes Original Editions and Definitive Editions of each game. (The PS4 and Xbox One versions are playable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively, through backward compatibility.)
The Blizzard Arcade Collection drops Friday on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One, Blizzard announced during BlizzConline’s opening ceremony. Three of Blizzard Entertainment’s earliest games - The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne, and Rock N Roll Racing - are being re-released on consoles and PC today.