List of Namco games
Namco is a former developer and publisher, originally from Japan.
Bandai Namco Entertainment is the successor to Namco's legacy and continues manufacturing and distributing video games worldwide. For Namco franchises released following the 2006 merger with Bandai's video game division, see List of Bandai Namco video games.
Arcade releases
Initially, Namco distributed its games in Japan, while relying on third-party companies, such as Atari and Midway Manufacturing to publish them internationally under their own brands. Later, it would handle its own publishing worldwide.
Namco proprietary arcade systems
| Title | Year released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Namco Warp & Warp | ||
| Gee Bee | 1978 | Namco's first independently-released game. |
| Bomb Bee | 1979 | Sequel to Gee Bee. |
| Cutie Q | 1979 | Second sequel to Gee Bee. |
| SOS | 1979 | |
| Kaitei Takara Sagashi | 1980 | Created by K'K Tokki as a prototype. |
| Navarone | 1980 | |
| Tank Battalion | 1980 | |
| Warp & Warp | 1981 | Released as Warp Warp by Rock-Ola in the U.S. |
| Namco Galaxian | ||
| Galaxian | 1979 | Namco's first shoot 'em up game. |
| King & Balloon | 1980 | First Namco game to feature synthesized voices. |
| Namco Pac-Man | ||
| Pac-Man | 1980 | Namco's best-selling game of all time. |
| Rally-X | 1980 | First Namco game to feature "Background Music" and a "bonus round". |
| New Rally-X | 1981 | Sequel to Rally-X. |
| Ms. Pac-Man | 1981 | A title created by Midway, the rights were later turned over to Namco. |
| Pac-Man Plus | 1982 | Second Pac-Man title from Bally Midway. |
| Jr. Pac-Man | 1983 | Third and last Pac-Man title from Bally Midway. |
| Namco Galaga | ||
| Galaga | 1981 | Sequel to Galaxian. |
| Bosconian | 1981 | Very first Namco game to have a ′continue′ feature. |
| Dig Dug | 1982 | |
| Xevious | 1982 | One of Namco's earliest vertical scrolling shoot 'em up titles. |
| Super Xevious | 1984 | First sequel to Xevious. |
| Namco Pole Position | ||
| Pole Position | 1982 | Namco's first 3D racing game with driving controls. |
| Pole Position II | 1983 | Sequel to Pole Position. |
| Namco Super Pac-Man | ||
| Super Pac-Man | 1982 | Remake of Pac-Man with new features. |
| Mappy | 1983 | Cat-and-mouse chase game. First Namco game to have a storyline. |
| Pac & Pal | 1983 | Introduced Pac-Man's pal Miru. |
| The Tower of Druaga | 1984 | |
| Grobda | 1984 | Spin-off of Xevious. |
| Dig Dug II | 1985 | Sequel to Dig Dug. |
| Motos | 1985 | First Namco game to calculate damage based on weight. |
| Namco Phozon | ||
| Phozon | 1983 | |
| Gaplus | 1984 | Also known as Galaga 3. |
| Namco Libble Rabble / System 16 Universal | ||
| Libble Rabble | 1983 | |
| Toy Pop | 1986 | |
| Namco Pac-Land | ||
| Pac-Land | 1984 | Namco's first side-scrolling platformer. |
| Dragon Buster | 1984 | One of Namco's first games to feature a life bar. |
| Metro-Cross | 1985 | |
| Baraduke | 1985 | Also known as Alien Sector. |
| Sky Kid | 1985 | First Namco game to allow two players on the screen simultaneously. |
| Namco Thunder Ceptor | ||
| Thunder Ceptor | 1986 | |
| 3-D Thunder Ceptor II | 1986 | |
| Namco System 86 | ||
| Sky Kid Deluxe | 1986 | Sequel to Sky Kid. |
| Hopping Mappy | 1986 | Sequel to Mappy. |
| The Return of Ishtar | 1986 | The sequel to The Tower of Druaga. |
| Genpei Tōma Den | 1986 | |
| Rolling Thunder | 1986 | |
| Wonder Momo | 1987 | |
| Namco System 1 | ||
| Yokai Dochuki | 1987 | Namco's first 16-bit arcade game. |
| Dragon Spirit | 1987 | |
| Blazer | 1987 | |
| Quester | 1987 | |
| Pac-Mania | 1987 | First 3D remake of Pac-Man with 4 distinct worlds. |
| Galaga '88 | 1987 | Remake of Galaga. |
| World Stadium | 1988 | |
| Chozetsu Rinjin: Bravoman | 1988 | Also known as Bravoman or Beraboh Man. |
| Marchen Maze | 1988 | |
| Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II | 1988 | Sequel to Baraduke. |
| World Court | 1988 | |
| Splatterhouse | 1988 | One of the first ultra-violent games. |
| Rompers | 1989 | |
| Blast Off | 1989 | Sequel to Bosconian. |
| World Stadium '89 | 1989 | |
| Dangerous Seed | 1989 | |
| World Stadium '90 | 1990 | |
| Pistol Daimyo no Bouken | 1990 | Spin-off of Chozetsu Rinjin: Bravoman. |
| Souko Ban Deluxe | 1990 | Also known as Boxy Boy. |
| Puzzle Club | 1990 | Unreleased prototype. |
| Tank Force | 1991 | Sequel to Tank Battalion. |
| Namco System 2 | ||
| Final Lap | 1987 | |
| Assault | 1988 | |
| Ordyne | 1988 | |
| Metal Hawk | 1988 | |
| Mirai Ninja | 1988 | |
| Phelios | 1988 | |
| Valkyrie No Densetsu | 1989 | |
| Dirt Fox | 1989 | |
| Finest Hour | 1989 | |
| Burning Force | 1989 | |
| Four Trax | 1989 | |
| Marvel Land | 1989 | Also known as Talmit's Adventure. |
| Kyuukai Douchuuki | 1990 | Yokai Dochuki-themed baseball game. |
| Final Lap 2 | 1990 | First sequel to Final Lap. |
| Dragon Saber | 1990 | Sequel to Dragon Spirit. |
| Rolling Thunder 2 | 1990 | Sequel to Rolling Thunder. |
| Steel Gunner | 1990 | |
| Golly! Ghost! | 1990 | Namco's first and only electro-mechanical/video game hybrid. |
| Super World Stadium | 1991 | |
| Steel Gunner 2 | 1991 | Sequel to Steel Gunner. |
| Cosmo Gang the Video | 1991 | A video game featuring the characters from a popular redemption game released in the previous year. |
| Bubble Trouble: Golly! Ghost! 2 | 1991 | Sequel to Golly! Ghost!. |
| Suzuka 8 Hours | 1992 | |
| Super World Stadium '92 | 1992 | |
| Final Lap 3 | 1992 | Second sequel to Final Lap. |
| Lucky & Wild | 1992 | |
| Super World Stadium '93 | 1993 | |
| Suzuka 8 Hours 2 | 1993 | Sequel to Suzuka 8 Hours. |
| Namco System 21 | ||
| Winning Run | 1988 | |
| Winning Run Suzuka GP | 1989 | First sequel to Winning Run. Features real-life Japanese circuit Suzuka. |
| Galaxian 3 | 1990 | A theme park attraction game supporting up to 28 players. Also known as Galaxian³: Project Dragoon. |
| Driver's Eyes | 1990 | Three-screen panoramic version of Winning Run. |
| StarBlade | 1991 | |
| Solvalou | 1991 | Second and "first 3D" sequel to Xevious. |
| Winning Run '91 | 1991 | Second and last sequel to Winning Run. |
| Cyber Sled | 1993 | |
| Galaxian³: Project Dragoon | 1993 | Six-player arcade version of the game developed for the "Theater 6" system. |
| Attack of the Zolgear | 1994 | Sequel to Galaxian 3; a conversion kit for the "Theater 6" system. |
| Namco NA-1 / NA-2 | ||
| Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bōken | 1992 | |
| F/A | 1992 | Also known as Fighter & Attacker. |
| Cosmo Gang the Puzzle | 1992 | |
| Exvania | 1992 | |
| Super World Court | 1992 | |
| Knuckle Heads | 1992 | |
| Tinkle Pit | 1993 | |
| Yomei Kensaku Sābisu X-Day | 1993 | |
| Emeraldia | 1993 | |
| Nettou! Gekitou! Quiztou!! | 1993 | |
| Numan Athletics | 1993 | |
| Namco System 22 / Super 22 | ||
| SimDrive | 1992 | Location testing. |
| Ridge Racer | 1993 | |
| Ridge Racer 2 | 1994 | First sequel to Ridge Racer. |
| Ace Driver | 1994 | |
| Alpine Racer | 1994 | |
| Cyber Commando | 1994 | Sequel to Cyber Sled. |
| Ace Driver: Victory Lap | 1995 | First sequel to Ace Driver. |
| Air Combat 22 | 1995 | Sequel to Air Combat; "22" is reference to the Namco Super System 22 hardware it was released on. |
| Rave Racer | 1995 | Second sequel to Ridge Racer. |
| Cyber Cycles | 1995 | |
| Dirt Dash | 1995 | An off-road racing game.[1] |
| Time Crisis | 1995 | |
| Alpine Racer 2 | 1996 | First sequel to Alpine Racer. |
| Alpine Surfer | 1996 | Spin-off of Alpine Racer. Players stand on a snowboard instead of skis.[2] |
| Aqua Jet | 1996[3] | |
| Prop Cycle | 1996 | A relatively relaxed game in which the player controls a flying bicycle by pedaling on a mock-up bicycle.[2] |
| Tokyo Wars | 1996 | |
| Armadillo Racing | 1997 | A racing game with trackball control.[4] |
| Namco Magic Edge Hornet Simulator | ||
| Magic Edge Hornet 1 | 1993 | |
| Magic Edge F18 | 1993 | |
| Magic Edge X21 | 1993 | |
| Namco System FL | ||
| Final Lap R | 1993 | Third sequel to Final Lap. |
| Speed Racer | 1995 | |
| Namco NB-1 / NB-2 | ||
| Great Sluggers | 1993 | |
| Great Sluggers '94 | 1994 | |
| J-League Soccer V-Shoot | 1994 | |
| Nebulas Ray | 1994 | |
| Point Blank | 1994 | Released as Gun Bullet in Japan. |
| The Outfoxies | 1994 | |
| Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 | 1995 | Sequel to Numan Athletics. |
| Super World Stadium '95 | 1995 | |
| Super World Stadium '96 | 1996 | |
| Super World Stadium '97 | 1997 | |
| Namco ND-1 | ||
| Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 | 1995 | Included original and "arranged" versions of Galaga, Xevious and Mappy. |
| Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2 | 1996 | Included original and "arranged" versions of Pac-Man, Dig Dug and Rally-X. |
| Namco System 22.5 / Gorgon / System 23 / Super 23 | ||
| Final Furlong | 1997 | |
| Motocross Go! | 1997 | |
| Rapid River | 1997 | |
| Time Crisis II | 1997 | First sequel to Time Crisis. |
| Downhill Bikers | 1998 | |
| Panic Park | 1998 | |
| Race On! | 1998 | |
| Gunmen Wars | 1998 | |
| 500GP | 1999 | |
| Angler King | 1999 | |
| Final Furlong 2 | 1999 | |
| Guitar Jam | 1999 | |
| Crisis Zone | 1999 | Arcade spin-off of Time Crisis. |
Namco console-based systems
| Title | Year released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Namco System 11 | ||
| Tekken | 1994 | |
| Soul Edge | 1995 | |
| Tekken 2 | 1995 | |
| Dunk Mania | 1996[5] | |
| Xevious 3D/G | 1996 | Third sequel to Xevious. |
| Dancing Eyes | 1996 | |
| Prime Goal EX | 1996 | |
| Pocket Racer | 1996 | Arcade spin-off of Ridge Racer with mini-machines. |
| Soul Edge Ver. II | 1996 | Alternative arcade version of Soul Edge. |
| Point Blank 2 | 1999 | First sequel to Point Blank. Also known as Gunbarl or Gun Bullet 2. |
| Point Blank 3 | 2000 | Second sequel to Point Blank. Also known as Gunbalina or Gun Bullet 3. |
| Namco System 12 | ||
| Tekken 3 | 1997 | |
| Libero Grande | 1997 | |
| Derby Quiz My Dream Horse | 1998 | |
| Fighting Layer | 1998 | |
| Soulcalibur | 1998 | Sequel to Soul Edge. |
| Super World Stadium '98 | 1998 | |
| Tenkomori Shooting | 1998 | |
| Aqua Rush | 1999 | |
| Golgo 13 | 1999 | Sniper gun game based on Japanese manga Golgo 13. |
| Kaiun Quiz | 1999 | |
| Mr. Driller | 1999 | |
| Ghoul Panic | 1999 | Known in Japan as Oh! Bakyuun. Spin-off of Point Blank. |
| Super World Stadium '99 | 1999 | |
| Tekken Tag Tournament | 1999 | |
| Point Blank 2 | 1999 | |
| Point Blank 3 | 2000 | |
| Golgo 13 Kiseki no Dandou | 2000 | First sequel to Golgo 13. |
| Point Blank 3 | 2000 | Second and last sequel to Point Blank. Also known as Gunbalina or Gun Bullet 3. |
| Super World Stadium 2000 | 2000 | |
| Truck Kyosokyoku | 2000 | |
| Golgo 13 Juusei no Requiem | 2001 | Second and last sequel to Golgo 13. |
| Super World Stadium 2001 | 2001 | |
| Namco System 10 | ||
| Taiko no Tatsujin | 1999 | |
| Point Blank 3 | 2000 | |
| Mr. Driller 2 | 2000 | |
| Mr. Driller G | 2001 | |
| Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan | 2001 | |
| Taiko no Tatsujin 2 | 2001 | |
| Star Trigon | 2002 | |
| Taiko no Tatsujin 3 | 2002 | |
| Taiko no Tatsujin 4 | 2002 | |
| Youth Quiz: Colorful High School | 2002 | |
| Taiko no Tatsujin 5 | 2003 | |
| Love Quiz: High School Angel | 2003 | Sequel to Youth Quiz: Colorful High School |
| Taiko no Tatsujin 6 | 2004 | |
| Namco System 246 / System 256 / Super 256 / System 147 | ||
| Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle | 2000 | |
| Tekken 4 | 2001 | |
| Vampire Night | 2001 | |
| Wangan Midnight | 2001 | |
| Time Crisis 3 | 2002 | Second sequel to Time Crisis. |
| Alpine Racer 3 | 2002 | Second and last sequel to Alpine Racer. |
| Dragon Chronicles | 2002 | |
| Samurai Surf X | 2002 | |
| Professional Baseball 2002 | 2002 | |
| Wangan Midnight R | 2002 | |
| Soulcalibur II | 2003 | |
| Dragon Chronicles II | 2003 | Sequel to Dragon Cronichles. |
| Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 | 2004 | |
| Tekken 5 | 2004 | |
| Taiko no Tatsujin 7 | 2005 | |
| Tekken 5.1 | 2005 | |
| Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection | 2005 | |
| Namco × Capcom | 2005 | |
| Namco-Sega-Nintendo Triforce | ||
| Mario Kart Arcade GP | 2005 | Co-produced with Nintendo. |
Namco PC-based systems
| Title | Year released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Namco System N2 | ||
| Counter Strike Neo | 2005 | |
Third-party systems
| Title | Year released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo VS. System | ||
| Vs. Battle City | 1985 | A Nintendo Famicom title ported by Namco to the Vs. arcade system. |
| Vs. Star Luster | 1985 | Another Vs. arcade system title ported from Nintendo Famicom. |
| Vs. Super Xevious | 1986 | A Super Xevious Vs. arcade system port. |
| Seta 2nd Generation | ||
| Kosodate Quiz My Angel | 1996 | |
| Kosodate Quiz My Angel 2 | 1997 | |
| Sega Naomi | ||
| Ninja Assault | 2000 | |
| World Kicks | 2000 | |
| Mazan: Flash Of The Blade | 2002 | |
| Sega Chihiro | ||
| Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune | 2004 | Also known as Wangan Midnight: Maxi Boost. |
| Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2 | 2005 | Also known as Wangan Midnight: Maxi Boost 2. |
| The Idolmaster | 2005 | Based on the prototype Idol Game |
| Cobra: The Arcade | 2005 | Based on Japanese manga Space Adventure Cobra. |
| Druaga Online: The Story of Aon | 2005 | |
Unknown hardware
| Title | Year released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| F-1 | 1976 | Collaboration project between Namco and Atari. |
| Shoot Away | 1977 | Projection shooting game where players shoot moving targets projected onto a screen or wall. |
| Submarine | 1979 | |
| Cosmoswat | 1984 | Re-skin of Shoot Away. |
| Shoot Away II | 1992 | Sequel to Shoot Away. |
| Abnormal Check | 1996 | |
| Balance Try | 1999 | |
| Ryori no Tatsujin | 2000 | |
| Wide Wide Clipper | 2000 | |
| Ryori no Tatsujin 2: Hocho no Tatsujin | 2001 | Sequel to Ryori no Tatsujin. |
| Flamin' Finger | 2003 | Featured a LED playfield. |
Console games
Atari platforms
Atari produced these Namco games for its own consoles and released them under the Atari name.
| Title | Atari 2600 | Atari 5200 | Atari 7800 | Atari 8-bit computers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig Dug |  | | | |
| Galaga | | |||
| Galaxian | | | | |
| Ms. Pac-Man | | | | |
| Pac-Man | | | | |
| Pole Position | | | | |
| Pole Position II | | |||
| Xevious | |
Bandai platforms
Even before its merger with Bandai, Namco produced games for Bandai's family of handheld video game consoles.
| Title | WonderSwan | WonderSwan Color |
|---|---|---|
| Final Lap 2000 | | |
| Gunpey | | |
| Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum | | |
| Mr. Driller | | |
| Namco Super Wars | | |
| Tekken Card Challenge | | |
| Wonder Classic | |
Microsoft platforms
| Title | Xbox |
|---|---|
| Breakdown | |
| Namco Museum | |
| Namco Museum 50th Anniversary | |
| Pac-Man World 2 | |
| Pac-Man World 3 | |
| Soulcalibur II | |
Nintendo platforms
By the end of the 1980s, sales of Namco games on the Nintendo Entertainment System accounted for 40% of its annual sales. Today, Namco Bandai Games supports Nintendo's platforms with original content.
Home consoles
Portable consoles
Sega platforms
Namco was an early adopter of the Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Gear with many releases, but provided no support for the Sega Saturn, due to its heavy support for Sony's new PlayStation console. Namco, however, would release a number of title's for Sega's final home console, Dreamcast. Its video games on the Master System were licensed to Tengen.
Sony platforms
Namco released a number of launch titles for Sony's entry into the home console market.
Other platforms
Namco has ventured onto other platforms, either itself or through licensing agreements with other publishers.
| Title | iOS | Mobile | Windows | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig Dug | | | | |||
| Galaga | | |||||
| Galaga Remix | | |||||
| Galaxian/Galaxian Mini | | | ||||
| Golly! Ghosts! Goal! | | |||||
| Kill.Switch | | |||||
| Mr. Driller | | | ||||
| Ms. Pac-Man | | | | |||
| New Rally-X | | |||||
| Pac-Man | | | | |||
| Pac-Mania | | |||||
| Pac-Man World 3 | | |||||
| Pole Position | | |||||
| Pole Position II | | |||||
| Time Crisis Mobile | | |||||
| Xevious/Xevious Mini | | | ||||
Notes:
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See also
References
- ↑ "Dirt Dash". Next Generation. No. 16. Imagine Media. April 1996. p. 98.
- 1 2 "Model 3: Sega Affirms Arcade Supremacy". Next Generation. No. 17. Imagine Media. May 1996. p. 16.
- ↑ Webb, Marcus (September 1996). "Up and Coming Coin-Ops". Next Generation. No. 21. Imagine Media. p. 22.
Based on the Super 22 System, this one-player game is a race against time in which players can jump off waves and down waterfalls. Due in early October.
- ↑ "AOU". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 93. Ziff Davis. April 1997. p. 78.
- ↑ "Dunk Mania". Next Generation. No. 22. Imagine Media. October 1996. p. 190.
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