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Hamster Reissues Konami’s Rack ’Em Up for Modern Consoles

The 1987 pool arcade game is being published in Hamster’s Arcade Archives line with console-specific editions that offer emulator features and differing storefront listings.

Overview

  • Rack ’Em Up will launch Thursday, June 11, as an Arcade Archives release that brings Konami’s 1987 nine-ball and rotation pool game to Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
  • Hamster assigned the title to two product lines: Arcade Archives 2 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2, and Arcade Archives for PS4 and Nintendo Switch, with an AA1 to AA2 upgrade priced in reports at $2.99.
  • Reports list inconsistent digital prices across outlets, with published figures ranging from about $7.99–$9.99 on Nintendo platforms and higher $14.99–$16.99 tags in other coverage, leaving final consumer pricing unclear.
  • The release includes an official trailer and Arcade Archives features such as customizable button mapping, screen/display options, save/load states, rewind, online high-score modes, and a Time Attack Mode on AA2.
  • This reissue continues Hamster’s preservation work by making an obscure 3D-style arcade pool game available on current hardware and could prompt renewed interest in Konami’s arcade catalog and future Archive listings.