Amusement Arcade Toaplan® lands on mobile!

TATSUJIN© Brings the Arcade to the Palm of Your Hand, Launching Amusement Arcade Toaplan® on iOS™ and Android®

Build Your Own Virtual Arcade and Get Legendary Coin-Up Classic Truxton™ for Free!

Tokyo, Japan – February 17, 2025 – TATSUJIN© a Japanese video game publisher founded by industry veteran Masahiro Yuge, and one of the original founders of the legendary arcade developer Toaplan, today announced the availability of Amusement Arcade Toaplan for iOS™ and Android® mobile platforms.

Toaplan was a popular arcade game developer in the 80’s and 90’s that had a huge influence in the shoot ‘em up genre. To celebrate 40 years of Toaplan arcade masterpieces, TATSUJIN brings epic arcade action to the palm of your hand with Amusement Arcade Toaplan with coin-op classics which can be played anytime, anywhere! Free to download on iOS™ and Android®, Amusement Arcade Toaplan brings endless thrills to on-the-go gaming.

Amusement Arcade Toaplan includes the original celebrated shoot ‘em up Truxton™ for free, and demo versions of five games. More classic games can be purchased in-app. In total there are 25 classic Toaplan titles (full list below) ranging from iconic shoot ‘em ups to platform action, racing and beat ‘em ups.

Trailer:

As all games are faithful renditions of the arcade originals, many gamers who have only played home ports, will be delighted to experience each title the way they were meant to be played. In addition, gamers can select between the original Japanese versions of the game, or the international versions, often with a selection of fascinating differences to explore. With various visual filters to recreate the real arcade experience, and individual game settings for difficulty, lives, invincibility and more, ‘all your base’ will truly belong to you!

The games can be played with tailored, customisable touch controls, or by connecting external controllers. Gamers can even play with an external arcade stick (Bluetooth® required) for the ultimate in arcade authenticity.

Once gamers pick their favourites to download, each title appears as a mini arcade machine which can be placed in your virtual arcade in any position you wish! Expand your arcade footprint by adding bonus items such as game-character standees, potted plants, chairs, and even beds! Build and expand your arcade as you add new games, unearthing a new favourite or a forgotten classic.

With 25 coin-ups to pick from, Amusement Arcade Toaplan has something for everyone, and Games that can be downloaded to purchase include:

Tiger Heli™, Guardian™, Alcon/Slap Fight™, Sky Shark/Flying Shark™, Pyros/Wardner™, Twin Cobra™, Rally Bike™, Truxton™, Hellfire™, Twin Hawk™, Horror Story™, Zero Wing™, Fire Shark™, Snow Bros™, Outzone™, Vimana™, Teki-Paki™, Ghox™, Truxton II™, Fixeight™, Dogyuun™, Grind Stormer™, Knuckle Bash™, Batsugun™ and Snow Bros. 2™.

Demo games available to try free of charge include: Tiger Heli, Wardner, Flying Shark, Snow Bros and Teki-Paki.

Amusement Arcade Toaplan from TATSUJIN is available to download for free now on iOS and Android.

To celebrate the arcade heritage of Toaplan, check out the Toaplan Arcade Masterpieces 40th anniversary site: https://toa40th.com/en/, that’s jam-packed like an overfilled quarter slot with memories and greetings from games industry veterans, and information on all the classic arcade games created by legendary Japanese developer.

For more information on Amusement Arcade Toaplan, please visit: https://aat.tatsujin.tokyo/en/.