{"rewrite":{"id":"r_14a8a6bfc904568eacdc5e29","clusterId":"c_da056217222181fc9d628536","slug":"hamster-to-release-snk-s-fighting-golf-on-arcade-archives-october-8","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hamster to Release SNK's Fighting Golf on Arcade Archives October 8","summary":"Hamster Corporation will release the 1988 SNK golf game Fighting Golf on October 8, 2026 across two Arcade Archives lines. Arcade Archives Fighting Golf arrives on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, priced at 838 yen and 837 yen respectively. Arcade Archives 2 Fighting Golf arrives on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at 1,100 yen each. The port keeps the original's structure: players pick one of four characters with different driving distance and accuracy traits, then play 18 holes that include three types of rough, two types of bunkers, ocean, rivers, and woods. Advice appears before each hole, and the game selects the best club automatically based on the distance to the pin. The Arcade Archives release carries difficulty and screen settings, rewind, rapid fire, multiple save slots, and online rankings. Arcade Archives 2 adds Time Attack Mode on top of Original, High Score, and Caravan modes, and supports VRR. Owners of the PS4 version can buy the PS5 version at the 330 yen owner discount price.","whyItMatters":"The split across two Arcade Archives lines, with the newer line priced at 1,100 yen against the older line's 838 yen and the 330 yen owner upgrade path, shows how Hamster is now routing its back catalog releases through two separate storefront tiers per platform generation.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBoth ports carry the same 1 to 2 player support, and the press release names Hamster president Osamu Hamada, whose company is based in Setagaya, Tokyo. Hamster also runs an official weekly YouTube program, Arcade Archiver, that streams from 7:00 PM on each Arcade Archives release date; the October 8, 2026 episode is billed as a Fighting Golf Special and is episode 622.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenfaminicogamer adds a course detail the other write-ups skip: the 18 holes are set on golf courses in the United States and Japan.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArcade Archives Fighting Golf: Nintendo Switch at 838 yen, PlayStation 4 at 837 yen.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArcade Archives 2 Fighting Golf: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at 1,100 yen each.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOwner discount: 330 yen for the PS5 version if the PS4 version is already owned.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTime Attack Mode: a new Arcade Archives 2 mode where players compete on clear time rather than score.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eVRR support: Arcade Archives 2 uses it to reproduce arcade behavior more closely than before.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArcade Archives carries difficulty and screen settings, rewind, rapid fire, multiple save slots, and worldwide online rankings. The series is produced under the concept of faithfully reproducing arcade games, with SNK holding all rights.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Owners of the PS4 version of Arcade Archives Fighting Golf can pick up the PS5 Arcade Archives 2 version for 330 yen, against the standard 1,100 yen. Hamster's owner discount carries across the two lines.","twitterPost":"Fighting Golf dates to 1988 and ships on four platforms October 8: Switch and PS4 under Arcade Archives, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S under Arcade Archives 2. The newer line adds a Time Attack Mode and VRR.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Hamster is putting SNK's 1988 golf game Fighting Golf out on October 8, 2026, split across Arcade Archives on Switch and PS4 and Arcade Archives 2 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The newer line adds a Time Attack Mode and VRR, and PS4 owners get a 330 yen upgrade price on the PS5 version. The weekly Arcade Archiver stream that day is a Fighting Golf Special.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2146336.html\",\"title\":\"SNK's Golf Game 'Fighting Golf' Launches October 8 on 'Arcade Archives'\"},{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/440/4440616/?rss\",\"title\":\"SNK's \\\"Fighting Golf\\\" Confirmed for Release on October 8 via \\\"Arcade Archives\\\" and \\\"Arcade Archives 2\\\"!\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007u\",\"title\":\"SNK's 1988 Release 'Fighting Golf' Launches October 8 on 'Arcade Archives' and 'Arcade Archives 2'; Choose One of Four Characters to Take on 18 Holes\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":12156,"outputTokens":1446,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791364928,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T09:16:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T09:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T09:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_da056217222181fc9d628536","canonicalTitle":"「アーケードアーカイブス」でSNKのゴルフゲーム「ファイティングゴルフ」が10月8日より配信開始","representativeArticleId":"a_e62f40f95bc203a1a719d5a9","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Fighting Golf\"],\"studios\":[\"SNK\",\"Hamster\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T08:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T08:00:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T09:21:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2146336.html","title":"「アーケードアーカイブス」でSNKのゴルフゲーム「ファイティングゴルフ」が10月8日より配信開始"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007u","title":"1988年にSNKから発売された『ファイティングゴルフ』が「アケアカ」「アケアカ2」で10月8日より配信開始。4人のキャラクターからひとりを選んで18ホールに挑む"},{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/440/4440616/?rss","title":"SNKの『ファイティングゴルフ』が「アケアカ」＆「アケアカ2」で10月8日に配信決定！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Fighting Golf"],"studios":["SNK","Hamster"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Hamster will release Arcade Archives Fighting Golf for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on October 8, 2026.","Arcade Archives Fighting Golf costs 838 yen on Nintendo Switch and 837 yen on PlayStation 4.","Arcade Archives 2 Fighting Golf launches the same day on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at 1,100 yen each.","Owners of the PlayStation 4 version of Arcade Archives Fighting Golf can buy the PlayStation 5 version of Arcade Archives 2 Fighting Golf for 330 yen.","Fighting Golf is a golf game SNK released in 1988, with four playable characters and 18 holes."]}