the new collection is a result of the partnership between Bitwave Games and Japanese developer Tatsujin. Volume 1 of the collection includes the following titles:

• Zero Wing - Legendary co-op shooter with stunning original soundtrack from composers Tatsuya Uemura, Masahiro Yuge, and Toshiaki Tomizawa.
• Out Zone - Run-and-gun alone or with a buddy in this bonafide hit featuring a unique weapon system, and killer soundtrack!
• Twin Cobra - Battle hostile battleships solo or in co-op with the world's fastest attack chopper!
• Truxton - Adrenaline filled legendary shooter has you defeating alien hordes across massive stages in this vertically scrolling shooter masterpiece.

Each game in the collection features a raft of carefully crafted quality-of-life features. Bringing these signature shooters to the modern gamer, the Toaplan Arcade Shmup Vol. 1 games feature quick save/resume, online leaderboards for single credit, no assist and assisted plays, as well as Steam Achievements for the completionist gamer. To help players share the experience, a capture option has been included, immortalising those interstellar victories.

But it doesn’t stop there, other quality-of-life features include:

• Quality Emulation featuring minimal input lag, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
• Instrument Panels featuring additional gameplay information and artwork.
• Rewind feature allowing gamers to rewind between 10-18 minutes of play.
• Assist features facilitating options such as auto-fire.
• Very Easy Mode, allowing beginners to master each game at their own pace.
• Pixel-perfect display option or full-screen scaling in both windowed and full-screen modes.
• Rotate option allowing the action to be rotated in 90-degree increments.
• Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
• Practice mode, allowing gamers to hone their skills.

Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.1 arriving on Pc (Steam and GOG) on February 14, 2023 for $19.99. The individual titles forming Volume 1. will also be available separately for the SRP of $7.99 per game