One For The House Party

Gamers, remember those good ol' days when all the hip kids would hit up the video game arcades right after school? If you do, you're probably of considerable vintage and may remember Sega's Samba de Amigo arcade game.

Yes, that one, with those maraca-like controllers and music cranked up so high, your dance moves could be heard across the room. After more than two decades since its debut, this quirky gem is back and ready to party on the Nintendo Switch as Samba de Amigo: Party Central. Decked out with a fresh makeover and some snazzy new graphics, this latest edition lets both old-school gamers and newcomers alike bust a move to samba tunes in the comfort of their own homes.

Picture this: no more awkward stares from fellow arcade-goers as you give those maracas a whirl. However, there’s a catch—this new version seems to have misplaced those beloved maracas, which made it lose quite a bit of its original charm.

In Samba de Amigo: Party Central, you have two control modes to choose from. First, you can grab a Nintendo Switch JoyCon controller in each hand and shake ‘em like maracas. Or, you can follow the rhythm and hit the right buttons on the Joy-Cons.