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Hamster's latest Arcade Archives release on Switch has been revealed, and this time we're being treated to 1987 arcade title, Buta san.

Featuring the perfectly reasonable blend of playable pig characters and explosives, the game has you picking up randomly generated bombs and attempting to blow up other pigs. Each bomb has a number which indicates the amount of time it'll take to explode (10 equates to ten seconds, for example) but they can also cause immediate damage with a direct hit.

Here's some PR:

‘Buta san’ is an action game that was released from JALECO in 1987. Players try to survive while throwing timebombs at each other. Can you survive the gauntlet of 100 fellow pigs to become the champion Pig? In this title, two players can play together to help or hamper each other.

Buta san will be available on Switch from today, 16th May, with the usual Arcade Archives pricing of $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Will you be giving this one a try? Let us know down below.