{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0b233df93ebf15bc2a14f2b7","clusterId":"c_256d52e9420f1518464a37a5","slug":"snk-s-1981-shooter-satan-of-saturn-hits-arcade-archives-and-aca2-on-august-27","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"SNK's 1981 Shooter Satan of Saturn Hits Arcade Archives and ACA2 on August 27","summary":"Hamster Corporation will release SNK's 1981 shooting game Satan of Saturn across its Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 lines on August 27, 2026. The game appears as Arcade Archives Satan of Saturn on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and as Arcade Archives 2 Satan of Saturn on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Prices are set at 838 yen for the Switch version, 837 yen for the PS4 version, and 1,100 yen each for the PS5 and Xbox versions, all including tax. Players who buy the PS4 version can purchase the PS5 version at an owner discount price of 330 yen. Satan of Saturn tasks players with firing missiles and laser beams to repel UFOs and rockets invading Earth before heading to Saturn for a final battle against the demon of the same name. The standard Arcade Archives release includes difficulty settings, save functions, rewind, rapid-fire, and online rankings. Arcade Archives 2 adds Time Attack Mode to Original, High Score, and Caravan modes, and supports VRR to more closely match the original arcade behavior. A special Satan of Saturn broadcast of the official program Arcade Archiver is scheduled for 19:00 on the release day, featuring game introductions and developer talks.","whyItMatters":"The dual-line release, with a 330 yen owner discount bridging the PS4 and PS5 versions, is a direct pricing incentive that ties the new Arcade Archives 2 line to the existing one.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHamster Corporation, based in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo and led by president Hitomi Hamada, announced the release on August 26, 2026. The two lines diverge in features: Arcade Archives 2 includes Time Attack Mode, where players race to clear the game regardless of score, in addition to the Original, High Score, and Caravan modes found in the standard Arcade Archives release. It also supports VRR for behavior closer to the original arcade version.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard Arcade Archives version adds convenience features such as rewind, rapid fire, and multiple save slots alongside online rankings for worldwide high score competition. The official YouTube program Arcade Archiver will air its 613th episode as a Satan of Saturn special starting at 19:00 on August 27, featuring game introductions and developer talks. The game is credited to SNK with all rights reserved by SNK Corporation.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hamster's Arcade Archives 2 adds Time Attack Mode and VRR support to Satan of Saturn, promising behavior closer to the original 1981 SNK arcade board.","twitterPost":"PS4 owners of Arcade Archives Satan of Saturn can get the PS5 ACA2 version for 330 yen. That's the discount that bridges Hamster's two retro lines.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Hamster brings SNK's 1981 shooter Satan of Saturn to Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 27. 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