'Street Fighter,' 'Mortal Kombat' Among 1,300-Plus Classic Gems Coming To Xbox Via Antstream Arcade

Antstream Arcade, a cross-platform streaming platform focused on retro games, has made its way to Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

With this expansion, players can now access a treasure trove of over 100 classic titles, including iconic arcade hits and beloved gems from platforms like Amiga, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.

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The Retro Games Coming To Xbox: Antstream Arcade offers a collection of 1,300 games catering to a wide range of tastes. While players can enjoy well-known classics like "Mortal Kombat," "Asteroids," "Street Fighter," "Earthworm Jim" and "Pac-Man," the service also includes lesser-known gems.

Antstream offers a unique challenge system for its classic games, keeping the community engaged. The arcade introduced the "Giant Slayer" mode where players set challenges for others to beat, earning kudos and precious gems, as well as tournaments where players can compete against each other in games like "Dig Dug," "Marble Madness," "Double Dragon" and "Mortal Kombat."

"Many of us grew up playing these games, so the ability to stream them on Xbox consoles and share these experiences with our friends and family is incredible," Sarah Bond, CVP of game creator experience and ecosystem at Microsoft, said in a blog post.

The company, which was founded in 2013, has preservation as one of its main objectives and has won a prize for game curation awarded by TIGA, a non-profit trade association representing the U.K.'s games industry.

"Microsoft was the right technical ally for us because it has a high density of servers globally, which was how we knew we could scale our service," said Steve Cottam, founder and CEO of Antstream.

"By connecting gameplay to a nearby Azure virtual machine, we make sure that the time between a player pressing a controller button and something appearing on their screen is less than 50 milliseconds,” he added.

The service can now be purchased for $29.99 through Xbox's Game Store.

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