The next Arcade Archives title coming to Switch 1 and Switch 2 buzzes onto the consoles tomorrow, 2nd October 2025, and it’s the first-title Toru Iwatani — the creator of Pac-Man — developed for Namco.
The 1978 release Gee Bee is the next game in Hamster’s huge catalogue of ports. Notably, Gee Bee was the first ever arcade game designed in-house at Namco. The game will be $7.99 on Switch 1,and $9.99 on Switch 2 (or your regional equivalent).
On both consoles, the game will support mouse controls — on Switch 1, that means plugging in a USB mouse, while Mouse Mode on Switch 2 will work straight away.
This is essentially a block breaker game, though with a little bit of a pinball table twist. You’ll use a rotary dial to control paddles to hit balls towards the top of the screen.
While Gee Bee was a success, it underperformed in Namco’s eyes. Still, without it, the arcade scene and Namco’s own output may have been very different, so it’s an important part of history.
Images: Hamster
Arcade Archives Gee Bee and Arcade Archives 2 Gee Bee arrive on the eShop tomorrow. Will you be checking these out? Let us know in the comments.
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