{"rewrite":{"id":"r_08ab5389441d6ca6594e28b3","clusterId":"c_e688d850a6b150d60371a54b","slug":"medarot-classics-plus-comes-to-steam-in-december-with-eight-titles","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Medarot Classics Plus Comes to Steam in December with Eight Titles","summary":"Imagineer announced on November 10, 2026 that it will release Medarot Classics Plus Kabuto Ver. and Kuwagata Ver. for PC via Steam in December 2026. Each version costs 5,478 yen including tax, or 4,980 yen before tax. The collection bundles eight titles: the numbered Medarot entries 1 through 5, plus Medarot Navi, Medarot G, and Medarot 2 CORE. The Kabuto Ver. carries the Kabuto versions of each game and the Kuwagata Ver. carries the Kuwagata versions. The package adds save and load at any time, a speed-up function reaching 8x, Robattle skip, and a rapid-press function for minigames. The Steam release follows the Nintendo Switch version, which went on sale in November 2020. Unlike the Switch release, which supported local play only, the Steam version adds online communication battles and part trading. Imagineer says the Medarot series has shipped more than 3.3 million copies cumulatively since the first game in 1997.","whyItMatters":"The Steam port adds online battles and trading that the 2020 Switch release did not have, so the same eight-game package arrives with a feature the earlier version lacked.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam versions are ports of the 2020 Switch release, which itself added three titles to the 2017 Nintendo 3DS collection \u0026#34;Medarot Classics.\u0026#34; The three additions are Medarot Navi, Medarot G, and Medarot 2 CORE, a remake of Medarot 2. The eight games span the series\u0026#39; early run from 1997 to 2003.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot: the 1997 Game Boy entry that started the series.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot 2: the title whose remake, 2 CORE, is also in the package.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot 3: numbered entry in the Kabuto and Kuwagata versions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot 4: numbered entry, shown in the Steam store listing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot 5: the last of the numbered games in the set.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot Navi: one of the three titles added over the 3DS collection.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot G: another of the three added titles.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedarot 2 CORE: a remake of Medarot 2, the third added title.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach game exists in two versions, Kabuto and Kuwagata, which differ in the starting Medabot and in the Medals and parts found along the way. The package also includes a \u0026#34;Meda Album\u0026#34; that records parts obtained in the main story, and a new game option that starts with all parts already acquired. The rapid-press function works by holding the button down, so minigames that needed heavy mashing clear easily. Saving before a Robattle lets players retry, and a loss no longer costs the protagonist\u0026#39;s parts.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Steam version of Medarot Classics Plus adds online battles and part trading. The 2020 Switch release was local play only.","twitterPost":"Eight Medarot games in one package, twice over: Kabuto Ver. and Kuwagata Ver. each carry their own versions of the early titles. Steam, December 2026, 5,478 yen.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Imagineer is bringing Medarot Classics Plus to Steam in December 2026, with Kabuto and Kuwagata versions at 5,478 yen each. 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