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title: "Arcade Archives VULCAN VENTURE"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-switch/arcade-archives-vulcan-venture/"
description: "'VULCAN VENTURE' is a shooting game released by KONAMI in 1988.Players will control the super dimension fighter 'Vic Viper'"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-11-12 00:00:00"
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Arcade Archives VULCAN VENTURE | Nintendo Switch Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Arcade Archives VULCAN VENTURE](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/arcade-archives-vulcan-venture.jpeg "Arcade Archives VULCAN VENTURE")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/arcade-archives-vulcan-venture.jpeg)‘VULCAN VENTURE’ is a shooting game released by KONAMI in 1988.

Players will control the super dimension fighter ‘Vic Viper’ in order to protect planet GRADIUS from the Gofer special forces.

This is the best title from the GRADIUS series and a title of fame in the shooting game history having won multiple awards!

This product includes 3 Japanese versions, and 2 versions of ‘VULCAN VENTURE’.

The “Arcade Archives” series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.

Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.

Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

The options menu and manual are available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

### Release info - Arcade Archives VULCAN VENTURE

Release date

 2020-11-12 00:00:00

Publisher

 HAMSTER

Demo available

DLC available

Max players

 2

Age rating

 7

NS Online support

Game code

 HACPAZSZB

Cloud Saves support

Voice Chat support

HD Rumble support

Languages

japanese, english, spanish, french, german, italian

 Genres

arcade, shooter

### Nintendo eShop - Arcade Archives VULCAN VENTURE

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