Arcade shoot-’em-up purists, it’s time to fire up your engines. If you’ve been tackling the frantic, bullet-hell chaos of Raiden Fighters Remix Collection on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, or PlayStation 5, your gameplay experience is about to get a whole lot smoother.

Developer MOSS and publisher H2 Interactive have officially rolled out Update Ver. 1.2, a patch completely dedicated to cleaning up the community’s biggest pain points, sharpening the visuals, and delivering that authentic coin-op flow we crave.

Whether you’re looking to shave milliseconds off your reaction times or just want the game to look exactly like it did in the 90s, here is everything packing a punch in the latest update.

What’s New in Update Ver. 1.2?

This isn’t just a minor stability patch; it’s a robust suite of highly requested quality-of-life updates engineered for precision gameplay.

• The Authentic Arcade Flow (Attract Demo): No more jarring jumps straight into menus. The game’s startup sequence has been reworked to begin with the classic Attract Demo sequence, perfectly recreating the look and feel of walking up to a physical arcade cabinet.
• The “Smoothing” Filter Option: Purists rejoiced when the collection launched with CRT filters and TATE mode, but the new Smoothing Display Option gives you even finer control over how those pixels render on modern displays.
• Quick Restart Function: Dying right at the end of a perfect scoring run? No need to navigate clumsy menus anymore. You can now pull off a Quick Restart instantly by pressing and holding the L2 (ZL) and R2 (ZR) buttons for 1 second while playing in the “Custom” play style.
• Automatic Key Configurations: Your custom button layouts are now safe. Key configurations will automatically save, ensuring you don’t have to re-map your rapid-fire settings every time you boot up the console.

Platform-Specific & Bug Fixes

For PlayStation 5 players, the patch brings a massive win for hardware enthusiasts: expanded arcade controller compatibility. The update adds official support for compatible PlayStation 4 arcade sticks, ensuring you can play with your premium fight sticks without a hitch.

The developers have also squashed some prominent bugs that were bugging the community:

• Fixing Save Deletions: Resolved a glaring issue where attempting to delete local ranking data on the international version would accidentally wipe out the ranking data for the Japanese version instead.
• No More Forced Co-Op: Fixed a glitch where using the restart feature would inadvertently force the subsequent game session to launch in 2-player mode.

The Verdict

When the Raiden Fighters Remix Collection dropped earlier this year, bringing Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, and Raiden Fighters Jet together with a blistering 30-track remixed soundtrack, it was met with high praise for its content but a few groans regarding its technical implementation.

With Update 1.2, MOSS has proven they are listening to the shmup community. The injection of quick restart mechanics, automatic saves, and visual filters makes chasing those global leaderboards an incredibly fluid experience.

The update is live right now across all platforms. Fire up your console, download the patch, and get back to dodging those hyper-velocity bullets!

Have you tested out the new Quick Restart or the Smoothing filters yet? Let us know your thoughts on the patch in the comments below!

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