Taito Milestones 3 Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · December 17, 2024

Taito Milestones 3 Review, Taito Milestones 3 is a nostalgic journey through the golden age of arcade gaming, offering a delightful collection of classic titles that will captivate both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. This compilation features a variety of games that showcase Taito’s innovative spirit and enduring appeal, from fast-paced action to strategic challenges. With its vibrant graphics, engaging gameplay, and a touch of retro charm, “Taito Milestones 3” promises an unforgettable gaming experience that celebrates the rich history of arcade entertainment.

Taito Milestones 3 Review Pros:

Awesome graphics.
1GB download size.
All games are powered by the Arcade Archives versions.
Ten games in one –
- Bubble Bobble.
- Rainbow Islands.
- Rastan Saga.
- Dead Connection.
- Cadash.
- Rastan Saga 2.
- Champion Wrestler.
- Runark.
- Warrior Blade.
- Thunder Fox.
Can quit back to the game select screen at any time.
The gameplay varies from shmups to platformers to beat ’em ups.
Display settings – display frame, display position, display size, display direction, wallpaper, and screen filter.
Every game can be individually tweaked for game and display settings.
Game settings – lives, difficulty, extend, continues, screen inversion, and preference settings.
You can remap controls and set up autofire/attack in each game.
A manual that is a mix of images and text for each game.
Online leaderboards for each game with filters.
At any time you can bring up the menu for settings.
Handy reset game menu option.
Interrupt save lets you save whenever you want but the game will carry on from there meaning it’s a one-off save and you have to carry on next time you boot the game.
Local drop-in in drop-out multiplayer support.
Great little nostalgic collection.
It is very surprising how much the gameplay for each game still holds up.
Has a collection that for the average gamer will have some classics whilst also introducing new titles.

Taito Milestones 3 Review Cons:

No achievements or accolades system.
There is no state save.
They pull leaderboards from the original stand-alone Arcade Archives version so the leaderboards are already stacked.
The main menu is just a thumbnail for each game and is very basic and plain.
Slight hitches as you change games or they first boot up, not all the time but sometimes.
Doesn’t have online multiplayer support.
You have to change the settings in each game for display and audio which is a pain.
They don’t have any history or scans of the original release like Boxart.
All the new stuff in these games is just accessibility and tweaking the difficulty.
No way to highlight games or change the order of them on the main menu.