Ray’z Arcade Chronology Limited Edition (NSW)

Taito's finest shmup trilogy in your hands, wherever you go. The Ray'z Arcade Chronology Limited Edition for Nintendo Switch is a Strictly Limited Games exclusive limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies, delivering RayForce, RayStorm, and RayCrisis on a single cartridge with a colorful manual.

The beauty of these games on Switch can't be overstated. Vertical shooters were born for handheld play, and the Ray series' signature lock-on laser system, where you paint targets across multiple enemies before releasing a synchronized homing barrage, translates perfectly. Five versions of three titles, HD upgrades on the 3D entries, and the R-Gear prototype that Taito shelved before it ever reached arcades. All on one cart.

RayForce's dual-plane 2D design was revolutionary in 1994. RayStorm brought the formula into polygon-rendered 3D space two years later. RayCrisis wrapped the trilogy with a prequel that sent you inside a rogue supercomputer's neuro-network. Each game pushed visual boundaries while ZUNTATA delivered soundtracks that remain benchmarks for the entire genre.

Three thousand copies sounds comfortable until you account for global demand from a shmup community that treats Taito's catalog like sacred texts. The Limited Edition is the most accessible entry point in the Ray'z lineup, but accessibility is relative when every copy is numbered and the run is finite. For Switch collectors who take their shooters seriously, this cartridge earns its place.