Publishers like Capcom, Sega, Midway, Taito, and Namco have been offering retro-themed compilations for years on a variety of platforms. However, the biggest third-party publisher of them all, Electronic Arts, has generally shied away from the practice, other than a few offerings such as the recent Command & Conquer: The First Decade collection.

　　That might be changing, if a new GameStop product listing is accurate. According to the retailer, Electronic Arts is jumping into the retro trend headfirst with EA Replay for the PSP. Slated for release October 3 with a price tag of $29.99, the compilation will let players relive 14 of the publisher's back-catalog offerings, including fondly remembered hits like Syndicate, Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Road Rash, Wing Commander, and Jungle Strike. Some of the games will support head-to-head multiplayer action, all will be playable in widescreen or normal views, and all of them will allow players to save their games at any time. The site even says it will include unlockable game art.

　　The full list of games listed for the compilation is included below, along with their first release dates and systems. Given the difficulties inherent in porting a keyboard-and-mouse control scheme to PSP, it is likely that the compilation would feature shrunken-down versions of the games' console versions, so those are the dates and systems given below.

　　B.O.B.--1993--SNES and Genesis

　　Budokan--1990--Genesis

　　Desert Strike--1993--SNES and Genesis

　　Jungle Strike--1993--SNES and Genesis

　　Haunting Starring Polterguy--1993--Genesis

　　Mutant League Football--1993--Genesis

　　Road Rash--1992--Genesis, later on 3DO

　　Road Rash II--1993--Genesis

　　Road Rash III--1995--Genesis

　　Syndicate--1995--SNES, 3DO, Jaguar

　　Ultima: The Black Gate--1994--SNES

　　Virtual Pinball--1993--Genesis

　　Wing Commander--1993--SNES

　　Wing Commander: The Secret Missions--1993--SNES

　　Please note, while retailer listings frequently jump the gun on publishers' product announcements, they should not be taken as final confirmation of a game's existence; nor should the absence of a listing be considered as proof that a game isn't coming to a given platform.