Because of the warm welcome and sizzling sales that Konami got with Gradius Collection, and with the evident anticipation for similar classic collections such as Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded, we can see that classic games are making a huge comeback in the current-gen and next-gen gaming industry.

Now, Konami joins the nostalgic bandwagon as they resurrect and bring their classic shooter games to the PSP in three new bundles. The first details on this classic release are found on the latest issue of Famitsu, and the Japanese magazine gives us a glimpse of the titles included in each of the three collections: Salamander Portable, Parodius Portable, and Twinbee Portable.

Each collection reportedly has five titles, but Konami is still keeping mum about three titles that will be included in the bundle. Famitsu shares with us the titles under each collection that Konami has announced so far:

Salamander Portable
Salamander (1986)
Life Force (1987)
Xexex (1991)
Salamander 2 (1996)

Parodius Portable
Parodius da! (1990)
Gokujou Parodius: Kakou no Eikou wo Momomete (1994)
Sexy Parodius (1996)
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius - forever with me - (1996)

Twinbee Portable
Twinbee (1985)
Detana Twinbee (1991)
Twinbee Yahho! Fushigi no Kuni de Ooabare!! (1995)
Pop'n Twinbee (1996)

Famitsu has also revealed that Salamander will features original and wide modes of play, while Parodius will offer a gallery mode, allowing users to listen to the classic sounds of the series. Whether these modes will be available on all three collections, we have still yet to confirm. Also, Twinbee will require the PSP to be held in a rarely used vertical mode to remind users of the long aspect ratio of the original arcade machine.

All three collections are said to be scheduled for release in Japan January next year, and will sell for 3980 yen. Whether the game will have an American version and/or a U.S. release is still unconfirmed. We'll let you know as soon as we find out.