Playing retro and arcade titles on current media is nothing new: between reissues, remasters, compilations… There are several solutions. Antstream Arcade wants to offer something new: a cloud gaming service with an extensive catalog that will soon be available on Xbox consoles!
More than 1300 games!
After the cloud gaming services of Electronic Arts (EA Play) or Ubisoft (Ubisoft+), now a newcomer joins the list of applications dedicated to video games on Xbox consoles. This service, called Antstream Arcade, is well known to PC gamers and offers a large catalog of historical or so-called “retro” games. Recently available on Samsung Smart TV, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players can now enjoy it too.
Your ideal arcade is now available with over 1300 classic games from the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. Get access to the largest official catalog of retro games in the world for a year. Antstream Arcade gives you unlimited access to some of the best games of all time, with new games being added every month. Be nostalgic for games from your childhood or discover new treasures you never knew existed. Experience the game world in a new way with:
* Over 600 original mini-games with new challenges every month. Compete against your friends, compete on global leaderboards or just try to earn gold by playing your favorite games.
* Participate in weekly global tournaments. Compete against the whole world and show everyone your skills as a top player.
* Start a community minigame challenge with Giant Slayer. Compete against the global community of retro gamers by setting a high score and challenging them to beat it. Will the community beat your score or will you be a real giant among them?
* Grab that second controller and enjoy local classic co-op with some of the best beat ’em ups, shmups, fights, platformers and more.
* Save your game at any time and pick up where you left off. Multiple people playing the same game? No problem, you have 4 save slots for each game and you can pick up where you left off.
* Leave a record of your time by posting yourself in the high score table of any game or challenge.
* Challenge a friend to a duel. Play any challenge and see if your friend can beat you.
Antstream Arcade is the largest retro gaming platform with the largest catalog of classic games to play right at home. The arcade is constantly updated with new games, challenges, features and game modes. This purchase gives you access for a full year and is renewable with annual subscriptions.
With an online subscription or through your console’s official store, you can enjoy games for €29.99 for a year or €79.99 for life. Among the games on offer are some big names in the industry such as Pac-Man, Metal Slug or Space Invaders. Therefore, it will be possible to play titles on different and different consoles, including:
- Amiga (201 games)
- Amstrad (35 games)
- Arcade (293 games)
- Atari 8-bit (28 games)
- Atari 2600 (28 games)
- Atari 7800 (11 games)
- Commodore 64 (358 games)
- DOS (5 games)
- Nintendo Game Boy (5 games)
- Atari Lynx (5 games)
- SEGA Mega Drive (57 games)
- MSX (13 games)
- Nintendo (33 games)
- PlayStation (2 games)
- Super Nintendo (42 games)
- ZX Spectrum (351 games)
- MSX 2 (1 game)
- Atari 5200 (1 game)
This service is currently exclusive to Xbox consoles, so it offers an unprecedented offer based on titles from yesteryear. Of course, it’s probably not possible to expect first-party games from the Nintendo and Sony catalogs for rights reasons, but it’s always fun to be able to play some third-party games on those platforms. .
As a launch offer, Antstream Arcade is running a competition: 1 out of 10 pre-orders will be upgraded to a lifetime subscription. The service will be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on July 21st. The full list of available games can be found on the platform’s official website.
Pre-order the 1-year card for €29.99
Pre-order the unlimited pass for €79.99