Individual collections for each series
Thevarious rumorsandrated collectionswere true! TheKonami Anniversary Collectionseries has been announced by the company. Packaging different series in separate compilations, the first pack available will be theArcade Classicscollection on Jul 19, 2025, for $19.99. It will includeHaunted Castle,Typhoon(A-Jax),Gradius(Nemesis),Gradius II(Vulcan Venture),Life Force(Salamander),Thunder Cross,Scramble, andTwinBee.
Following that, aCastlevaniaandContracollection will be available at some point in the future. In a great move, each collection will be available on every major platform (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam), so no one has to miss out on the action. Each pack will contain eight titles, withCastlevaniaandContrahaving four titles revealed.Castlevaniawill include the original NES classic,Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse,Super Castlevania IV, andCastlevania II: Belmont’s Revengefrom the Gameboy.Contrawill haveContra,Super Contra,Super C, andContra III: The Alien Wars.
Sadly, these packs will be digital-exclusive releases, though Konami lists that they will be available from “various online stores.” I’m sure that is referring to each console’s respective marketplace, but it could mean the PC version will eventually hit other distributors.
At the very least, though, it’s nice to finally have these classic titles available on modern platforms. I might be too wishful with my thinking, but getting performance enhancements would also be nice.
