Slow News Day Deals
It is a slow news week, so I rounded up some heavily discounted retro collections and classic PC games on Humble Bundle that you can actually sit down and play.
Slow News Day Deals
Humble Bundle is currently running deep discounts on several retro compilations and classic PC titles. It is a slow news day in the gaming world. Instead of scraping the bottom of the barrel for rumors, I put together a list of great games you can buy and actually play right now.
Under three dollars
This compilation packs four vertical shooters from Seibu Kaihatsu into one package. It includes the original 1990 Raiden alongside Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, and Raiden Fighters Jet. The Fighters spin-offs are excellent additions. They shift away from the methodical pacing of the original game in favor of faster bullets and complex medal-chaining scoring systems. You can grab Raiden Legacy for $1.99, which is an 80 percent discount off the usual $9.99 price tag.
Team17's original artillery strategy game still holds up surprisingly well today. Originally released for the Amiga in 1995, it established the formula of destructible terrain, wind calculation, and exploding sheep that the series would ride for the next three decades. It is the perfect kind of low-stakes multiplayer game to keep installed for a rainy afternoon. Humble Bundle has Worms down to $1.59, taking 80 percent off its normal $7.99 cost.
Howard Scott Warshaw's Atari 2600 masterpiece got a modern glow-up with this enhanced port. The original 1982 cartridge was Atari's best-selling original title for the console. This version keeps the core mechanics intact (nibbling away at the Qotile's shield to charge the Zorlon Cannon) while updating the visuals and adding local co-op. The current deal puts Yars' Revenge at $1.99, an 80 percent drop from the standard $9.99.
Chris Sawyer's theme park simulator is arguably the peak of isometric management games. This version includes the base game plus the Time Twister and Wacky Worlds expansions. Today, most players buy this digital release just to extract the asset files for the OpenRCT2 source port, which adds modern resolution support and multiplayer. You can pick up the RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack for $2.49, a 75 percent discount off the original $9.99 price.
Sixty percent off the heavy hitters
Digital Eclipse built an interactive museum that happens to include over 100 playable games. You navigate through different eras of the company via a visual timeline. You can watch video interviews and read design documents before launching directly into the games being discussed. It is the gold standard for how companies should handle their historical catalogs. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is currently $15.99, which is 60 percent off its regular $39.99 price.
This bundle rescues several top-tier fighting games from licensing purgatory. It includes X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and the beat-em-up The Punisher. Every game includes full rollback netcode and training modes. Before this release, playing these arcade perfect ports legally required tracking down expensive original hardware or long out-of-print console discs. The MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is on sale for $19.99, a 60 percent discount from the usual $49.99.
As always with digital storefronts, all prices and availability are subject to change. Grab a few of these, ignore the news cycle, and go play something.
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