Taito to port 25 arcade games to the PS2

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Taito will release a compilation of its classic arcade games for the PlayStation 2. The disc will be titled Taito Memories Joukan (Taito Memories Vol.1) and will be released in Japan on July 28, at the price of 5,040 yen ($47).

Taito Memories Joukan will include 25 games that were released in arcades from 1978 to 1997. A second volume of classic games from Taito is expected to be released in the future as well.

The lineup of titles included in Taito Memories Joukan is as follows:

Space Invader Color, 1978
Lunar Rescue, 1980
Alpine Ski, 1982
The Fairyland Story, 1985
KiKi KaiKai, 1986
Bubble Bobble, 1986
Rastan Saga, 1987
Kuri Kinton, 1988
Syvalion, 1988
Jigoku Meguri, 1988
Cameltry, 1989
Don Doko Don, 1989
Flipull, 1989
Aa Eikou No Koshien, 1990
Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV, 1990
Runark, 1990
PuLiRuLa, 1991
Metal Black, 1991
Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer, 1992
Space Invaders DX, 1994
Darius Gaiden, 1994
Light Bringer, 1994
Elevator Action Returns, 1995
Cleopatra Fortune, 1996 Puchi Carat, 1997