Namco Plug & Play game

Plug & Play TV Games
Product type Video game console
Owner Namco
Markets North America

A Namco Plug & Play Game is any of a series of models dedicated to games by Namco which make up a subset of Jakks Pacific's Plug It In & Play TV Games plug & play game system lineup with the exception of the newest one called Pac-Man Connect and Play which was handled by Bandai America instead of Jakks Pacific. They should not be confused with the Japan-only Namco Nostalgia pair of plug & play games directly from Namco Bandai Games.

Pac-Man

Pac-Man, the first Namco TV Games release, includes five Namco arcade games.

This first unit in the series was released in the summer of 2003.[1] It includes Pac-Man, Bosconian, Rally-X, Dig Dug and Galaxian. The sound is monaural and lacks the detail of the original arcade games. The original version of the game did not save high scores but there is a variant of this unit, in a pocket-size form factor, which is smaller and has the ability to save high scores.

Ms. Pac-Man

This unit was released in the summer of 2003.[2] It contains Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position, Mappy and Xevious. A second edition adds high score saving and GameKey functionality, which can add games originally found on the Pac-Man system, with the exception of Galaxian. One key adds Dig Dug, Rally-X and New Rally-X, while another adds Pac-Man and Bosconian. The third version of this unit removes the GameKey slot but it still does save high scores. A fourth revision (identified by a grey colored joystick panel) has the two extra games (New Rally-X and Bosconian) of the wireless edition.[3]

A wireless variant of Ms. Pac-Man includes all five games, plus Bosconian and New Rally-X built-in instead of requiring a GameKey. The unit consists of a wireless controller and an infrared receiver base which connects to the television. This model was also the first to save high scores.

In 2017, MSI Entertainment distributed a unit created by WinFun that only contains Namco's NES port of Ms. Pac-Man.[4]

Super Pac-Man

This unit contains Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, and Pac-Man Plus, and it can save high scores. The inclusion of Pac-Man Plus marks the first time the game have ever received a home port. The inclusion of Pac & Pal marks the first time the game was ever released outside of Japan.

Pac-Man Arcade Gold

This unit combines the Pac-Man and Super Pac-Man units' contents, replacing Rally-X with New Rally-X. Thus, the games contained within are Pac-Man, Galaxian, New Rally-X, Dig Dug, Bosconian, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, and Pac-Man Plus. It saves high scores.

Retro Arcade Featuring Pac-Man

This unit combines the contents of the Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Super Pac-Man units, with the omission of Ms. Pac-Man and the replacement of Rally-X with New Rally-X. It saves high scores.

Pac-Man Connect and Play

Bandai released a Pac-Man plug & play system to tie in with the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures TV show. The games that the system boasts uses every game's original coding, making it easier to play to Pac-Man's infamous 256th glitched split-screen level. It also features the same games as the Retro Arcade, excluding Pole Position, which is replaced with a new game called Pac-Man 256 (not to be confused with the game on smartphones, consoles, and Steam called Pac-Man 256 from the developers of Crossy Road). The game starts out with level 255 so that players would not have to play all 256 levels. It also features a compartment to store the TV wires, and a display side.[5] Pac-Man 256 was renamed Pac-Level 256 on the packaging for the reprint of this plug & play that celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original Pac-Man. It is the first Pac-Man plug & play system to also be released in Japan.[6]

Bandai Namco Flashback Blast!

This unit is being distributed by AtGames and is shaped like a Sega Genesis controller. This unit contains Galaxian, Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Xevious, Mappy, The Tower of Druaga, and Sky Kid. All units sold at Wal*Mart include Pac-Mania instead of The Tower of Druaga.[7][8]

Namco Classics Volume 1

An upcoming unit distributed by MSI Entertainment will include Dig Dug II, Galaga, and Rally-X.[9]

Content matrix

Game Pac-Man Ms. Pac-Man Wireless Ms. Pac-Man Super Pac-Man Pac-Man Arcade Gold Retro Arcade Featuring Pac-Man Pac-Man Connect and Play MSI Entertainment distributed Ms. Pac-Man Bandai Namco Flashback Blast! Namco Classics Volume 1
Pac-Man Green tickGameKey onlyRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickRed X
Rally-X Green tickGameKey onlyRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XGreen tick
Galaxian Green tickRed XRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickRed X
Dig Dug Green tickGameKey onlyRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickRed X
Bosconian Green tickGameKey & 4th model onlyGreen tickRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XRed X
Ms. Pac-Man Red XGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed X
Galaga Red XGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickGreen tick
Mappy Red XGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickRed X
Xevious Red XGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickRed XGreen tickRed X
Pole Position Red XGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XRed XRed X
New Rally-X Red XGameKey & 4th model onlyGreen tickRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XRed X
Super Pac-Man Red XRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XRed X
Pac & Pal Red XRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XRed X
Pac-Man Plus Red XRed XRed XGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickRed XRed XRed X
Pac-Man 256 (Pac-Level 256) Red XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed XRed XRed X
Sky Kid Red XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XGreen tickRed X
Pac-Mania Red XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XWal*Mart units onlyRed X
The Tower of Druaga Red XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed Xnon-Wal*Mart units onlyRed X
Dig Dug II Red XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XRed XGreen tick
High score memory Pocket model onlyLater revisions including the GameKey model & 4th modelGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tickGreen tick?Green tick?

References

  1. ↑ "Namco TV Games". Jakks Pacific. June 22, 2003. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Namco Ms. Pac-Man TV Games". Jakks Pacific. March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on March 25, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAKKS-Pacific-Namco-Ms-Pacman-Plug-Play-TV-Video-Game-Handheld-Arcade-Retro-/182539859665?hash=item2a803936d1
  4. ↑ https://www.msientertainment.com/
  5. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Pac-Man-88461-Connect-and-Play/dp/B008AG4TZI
  6. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B3%E5%90%8D%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0-12%E7%A8%AE%E9%A1%9E-%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%81%AB%E7%B9%8B%E3%81%92%E3%82%8B%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91%E3%81%A7%E7%9B%B4%E3%81%90%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%EF%BC%81-%E3%80%8C%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%EF%BC%86%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%80%8D/dp/B0189I9D2K/ref=pd_sim_63_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RZD7M37T5XJF62C8D3ZY
  7. ↑ https://www.newswire.com/news/atgames-announces-blast-family-of-products-20649044
  8. ↑ https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2018/09/25/bandai-namco-flashback-blast-hdmi-dongle-and-wireless-controller-now-available-for-pre-order-pac-man-and-more/
  9. ↑ https://www.msientertainment.com/copy-of-products

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