Online Play Hits iiRcade Units for Select Titles

Five Titles Getting Online Play via Firmware Update

Five arcade games on the iiRcade system are now playable online as the company has started rolling out the alpha versions of the much-requested feature. Five games are now available for either co-operative or competitive play with more expected to get the feature in the coming weeks. Those first games include Dragon Master, OutZone, Windjammers, Stadium Hero '96, and Magical Drop III. Probably the most notable title is Windjammers, which recently got a sequel, as it is known for its lively competitive scene. 

Shared in a press release, Jong Shin the founder & CEO of iiRcade said, “We’ve built such an amazing iiRcade community and we’re excited to announce they can now start playing online together. This has been one of the top requests since we launched. Today, five games will be available to play online with more continuing to be added on a regular basis.”

We’ve yet to personally try online play but we have enjoyed using the iiRcade for various retro oddities and indie games. Games like Dandara are a ton of fun on the system and we hope to see more releases in the future. If iiRcade can fully establish solid online play with arcade-quality, especially if they’re able to land some of the bigger games that people still play at tournaments, it could be a huge plus for the platform. Future iiRcade units will be getting a slight hardware upgrade as well, while firmware updates continue to expand what the system can do. 

For more on the iiRcade, check out our full hardware review or our interview with CEO Shin.