List of Namco video game compilations

Over the years, video game developer Namco has released various compilation-versions of their classic video games.

Namco Museum (series)

Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 & Vol.2

Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are two arcade machines, with both volumes including three Namco arcade games and updated variants of each game.

Microsoft Return/Revenge of Arcade

Two compilations of Namco arcade games for Windows (specifically Windows 95) that were published by Microsoft.

Arcade Classics (CD-i)

Arcade Classics is a compilation for the Phillips CD-i that was released in Europe, but unlike the majority of Namco compilations, it was not released in North America. This compilation contains ports of Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga.

Xevious 3D/G+

Xevious 3D/G+ is a compilation of four Xevious games for PlayStation that was also released on the PlayStation Store.

Pac-Man Super ABC

Pac-Man Super ABC is a compilation of Pac-Man games developed by Two Bit Score and released into arcades in 1999. It includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Attack (not to be confused with the puzzle game on consoles with the same name), Ms. Pac-Attack, Pac-Man Plus, Ms. Pac-Man After Dark, Ultra Pac-Man, and Piranha.[1]

Pac-Man anniversary arcade machines

On anniversary years of the release of either Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man, a compilation of Namco arcade games would be released into the arcades.

20 Year Reunion: Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga - Class of 1981

20 Year Reunion: Ms. Pac-Man/ Galaga - Class of 1981 was released in 2001, and was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, both of which are playable. Additionally, the original Pac-Man is playable by performing a special code using the joystick.[2]

Pac-Man 25th Anniversary

Pac-Man 25th Anniversary was released in 2005 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pac-Man, and also featured Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga. Two versions of this machine were produced; one for arcades and another for homes, without the coin slot.[3]

Pac-Man's Arcade Party

Pac-Man's Arcade Party was released in 2010 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man. The cabinet includes Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Galaxian, Galaga, Galaga '88, Dig Dug, Xevious, Mappy, Rally-X, Bosconian, Rolling Thunder and Dragon Spirit. Much like Pac-Man 25th Anniversary, a home version was also produced, with Ms. Pac-Man as a bonus game.[4]

Pac-Man Collection

Pac-Man Collection is a compilation of four Pac-Man games for Game Boy Advance that was also released on the Wii U Virtual Console, and included Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, Pac-Mania and Pac-Man Arrangement.

Namco Vintage

Namco Vintage was a compilation containing Galaga, Dig Dug, and Pole Position that was a downloadable game on the Xbox Live Arcade disc for Xbox (not to be confused with Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360).[5]

Namco Plug & Play games

A series of Plug It In & Play TV Games featuring Namco arcade games has had almost annual releases with either Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man being the main game included.

Namco All-Stars: Pac-Man and Dig Dug

Namco All-Stars: Pac-Man and Dig Dug was a compilation of ports for Windows, and featured the original Pac-Man and Dig Dug, and also featured versions of both games that added enhanced graphics and sound. The enhanced graphics for Pac-Man were from Pac-Man Championship Edition and the enhanced graphics for Dig Dug were from Dig Dug: Digging Strike.

Namco Games Portal

Namco Games Portal was an iOS application released in 2010 that included several Bandai Namco-developed iOS games as well as games that could be purchased through the app. The games that were free to play were Letter Labyrinth, Time Crisis 2nd Strike, Pac-Man Lite, Galaga Remix Lite, Dig Dug Remix Lite and Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion.

Galaga 30th Collection

To celebrate Galaga's 30th anniversary, Galaga 30th Collection is an iOS application that is downloadable for free and comes with Galaxian, with its three arcade sequels available to buy as in-app purchases.

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions is a video game compilation for Nintendo 3DS which includes two new games, Pac-Man Tilt and Galaga 3D Impact, as well as Pac-Man Championship Edition, Galaga Legions, the original Pac-Man and the original Galaga.

Namco Arcade

Namco Arcade was an application for iOS and Android that was downloadable for free and allowed players to play each game for free once a day, with either the option to purchase the game in-app, or to utilize its "Play Coin" feature. The app featured Pac-Man, Galaga, The Tower of Druaga, Rolling Thunder, Dragon Buster, Motos, Phozon, Xevious, Pac-Land and StarBlade. The app was later delisted from the App Store on March 31, 2016.

Pac-Man Games

Pac-Man Games was an iOS application by Namco Bandai Games that contained timed "S" (Score Attack) versions of six different Namco games along with social network features, with the games being Pac-Man S, Dig Dug S, Galaga S, Rally-X S, Gator Panic S, and Pac-Chain S.

Pac-Man Museum

Pac-Man Museum is a downloadable compilation of Pac-Man games for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network (PS3), and Windows PC (through Steam).

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 + Arcade Game Series

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 + Arcade Game Series is a retail disc containing three of the Arcade Game Series games (Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug) compiled with Pac-Man Championship Edition 2, it was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 1, 2016 in North America.[6]

Pac-Man Pocket Player

Pac-Man Pocket Player is a dedicated handheld console developed by My Arcade that includes Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and Pac-Attack (as Pac-Panic). It was be released by Bandai Namco during July 2018.[7] All of the games included are the Sega Genesis versions of the games including Pac-Man which is a homebrew port.

Pac-Man's Pixel Bash

Pac-Man's Pixel Bash is an arcade cabinet that released with both a coin-op version and a version for homes that includes a compilation of 31 and 32 Namco arcade games respectively.[8][9] The games included are:

dagger denotes that the game is only included in the home version of the arcade cabinet.

Japan-only compilations

Disk NG

Disk NG is a series of two compilations for the MSX that contain MSX ports of Namco arcade games with also an exclusive game in each.

Namco Gallery
Developer(s) TOSE
Publisher(s) Namco
Platform(s) Game Boy
Genre(s) Compilation

Namco Gallery is a Japan-only series of game compilations for Game Boy containing Game Boy versions of console and arcade games from Namco. It is split into three volumes, and they are all enhanced when played on a Super Game Boy.[10]

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Namco History

Namco History
Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Platform(s)
Release Late 1990s
Genre(s) Compilations

Namco History is a series of four Japan-only compilations of 1980s Namco arcade games released for Windows in the late 1990s.[11]

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Namco Anthology

Namco Anthology is a two disc series of game compilations for PlayStation that have only been released in Japan in 1998. They are similar to the Namco Museum series except that the Anthology collections include games that have been released on consoles originally. Each disc includes four games and along with each of the games, there were also updated versions of each of the games. Both Namco Anthology titles were released onto the Japanese PlayStation Store as PSOne Classics on December 18th, 2013.[12]

Namco Anthology 1

Namco Anthology 2

The remake of Pac-Attack was later included as a bonus game in Pac-Man World 2.

Namco Collection

Namco Collection
Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Platform(s)
Genre(s) Compilation

Namco Collection for Windows is a two-volume series of Namco arcade compilations that were only released in Japan. It was released there less than a year after the final volume of Namco History (another series of Namco arcade compilations for Windows that was only released in Japan). None of the games in either volume were included in any of the Namco History volumes, making this series seem like its successor.[13][14][15]

Volume 1

Volume 2

Gunvari Collection + Time Crisis

Gunvari Collection + Time Crisis is a video game compilation for PlayStation 2 that contains all three of the original Point Blank games as well as the first Time Crisis, all using the Guncon 2.[16]

NamCollection

NamCollection is a video game compilation for PlayStation 2 that contains five PlayStation games, the compilation celebrated Namco's 50th anniversary but it's not to be confused with Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary.

Namco Nostalgia

Two of the Let's! TV Play Classic devices includes Namco games, each one contains two classic games and two new games using the classic sprites.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The SUPER ABC kit for Pacman or Ms Pacman". twobits.com.
  2. ↑ https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8784
  3. ↑ https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13351
  4. ↑ https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=18630
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chqLMNEbXQo
  6. ↑ "Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 + Arcade Game Series". Play-Asia.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ↑ https://www.outrightgeekery.com/2018/06/12/namco-museum-mini-player/
  8. ↑ https://www.bandainamco-am.com/game.php?gameid=71
  9. ↑ https://www.bandainamco-am.com/game.php?gameid=74
  10. ↑ http://www.giantbomb.com/namco-gallery/3025-2496/
  11. ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/games/franchise/2964-namco-history
  12. ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/namco-anthology-series
  13. ↑ https://bandainamcoent.co.jp/corporate/press/namco/1999/1999-march/press-06.html
  14. ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/636586-namco-collection-volume-1
  15. ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/636587-namco-collection-volume-2
  16. ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/569401-gunvari-collection-time-crisis/data
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