{"id":30581,"date":"2026-01-29T19:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retronews.com\/?p=30581"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:10:52","slug":"quester-breaks-out-of-the-arcade-archives-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retronews.com\/staging\/collection\/quester-breaks-out-of-the-arcade-archives-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Quester Breaks Out of the Arcade Archives Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><strong>Quester<\/strong> has been released as this week\u2019s entry in <strong>Hamster Corporation<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>Arcade Archives<\/strong> and <strong>Arcade Archives 2<\/strong> lines of emulated coin-op titles, following on from last week\u2019s release of Labyrinth Runner, onwhich we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retronews.com\/staging\/labyrinth-runner-arcade-archives\/\">previously reported<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>This week\u2019s title, <strong>Quester<\/strong>, is a brick breaker game that was originally released into arcades by <strong>Namco<\/strong> back in 1987.<br \/><br \/><strong>Hamster Corporation<\/strong> describes the aim of <strong>Quester<\/strong> as being: \u201cto safely return to Earth by piloting the spacecraft and defeating the mysterious space organisms\uff08blocks) that obstruct your path. The ball can split into multiple pieces if it continues to bounce off the walls. Use various power-up items to your advantage and aim to clear all 33 rounds!<br \/><br \/>A space-based arcade brick breaker from the 1980s? Sounds not unlike Taito\u2019s Arkanoid, albeit somewhat less well-known!<br \/><br \/>Unlike Arkanoid, which has received a number of home conversions released worldwide, Quester was only ever released in Japan, and only in arcades.<br \/><br \/>Once again, <strong>Hamster Corporation<\/strong> has dug up an impressively obscure title from the <strong>Arcade Archives<\/strong>!<br \/><br \/>The <strong>Arcade Archives<\/strong> version of <strong>Quester<\/strong> was released today (January 29, 2026), on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/arcade-archives-quester-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/JP0571-CUSA57379_00-HAMPRDC000000001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation 4<\/a>, priced at $7.99 USD, with the <strong>Arcade Archives 2<\/strong> version receiving a release on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/arcade-archives-2-quester-switch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/JP0571-PPSA34263_00-HAMPRDC000000001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%82%B92-%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC\/9mzhf4txzgcj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox Series X|S<\/a>, priced at $9.99 USD.<br \/><br \/>As usual, purchasers of the <strong>PlayStation 4<\/strong> or <strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong> <strong>Arcade Archives<\/strong> version can upgrade to the <strong>Arcade Archives 2<\/strong> version for <strong>PlayStation 5<\/strong> or Nintend<strong>o Switch 2<\/strong>, respectively, for $2.99 USD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Arcade Archives QUESTER\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P_RNlPvK4xU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quester has been released as this week\u2019s entry in Hamster Corporation\u2019s Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 lines of emulated coin-op titles, following on from last week\u2019s release of Labyrinth Runner, onwhich we previously reported. This week\u2019s title, Quester, is a brick breaker game that was originally released into arcades by Namco back in 1987. 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