Namco thread

[Anonymous No.3089839]

It should go without saying but non-arcade releases are allowed.

[Anonymous No.3089880]

Really love their old art and characters.

[Anonymous No.3089885]

>>3089880
Same, I also like a lot of their more obscure games, for example toypop.

[Anonymous No.3090041]

Klonoa a best
EU cover was different iirc tho.
It came with a demo of Point Blank too. Loved that.

[Anonymous No.3090164]

>>3090041
I never played klonoa actually, i probably should.

[Anonymous No.3090201]

Never forget, Namcot made made Megaten happen. Pretty progressive games for the time.

[Anonymous No.3090265]

>>3090201
I never even knew about megaten, also. Off-topic but id just like to mention im still upset namco hasnt localized wagyan land.

[Anonymous No.3090276]

The games on this collection.

[Anonymous No.3090309]

>>3090276
Most of those were great except rolling thunder, in my opinion

[Anonymous No.3091512]

>>3090276
I got the other version for Pac-Man and Dig Dug arrangement modes. Does this version have those too?

[Anonymous No.3091550]

>>3090276
There are so many games I can't figure out which one to play

[Anonymous No.3092514]

>>3091550
If you can, Id reccomend toypop, bravoman or mappy.

[Anonymous No.3092538]

>>3089839
There was a rumer about Namco home system.

[Anonymous No.3092556]

>>3092538
Really? That surely wouldve been something.

[Anonymous No.3092650]

>>3092514
These are the ones it has, including some that are **NOT RETRO** (>>>/v/):

Dig Dug (1982)
Galaga (1981)
Galaga Legions (2008)
Mr. Driller Online (2008)
Ms. Pac-Man (1982)
New Rally-X (1981)
Pac-Man (1980)
Pac-Man Championship Edition (2007)
Xevious (1982)
Baraduke (1985)
Bosconian (1981)
Dig Dug II (1985)
Dragon Buster (1985)
Dragon Spirit (1987)
Galaga '88 (1987)
Galaxian (1979)
Grobda (1984)
King & Balloon (1980)
Mappy (1983)
Metro-Cross (1985) (renamed Retro-Cross in European and Australian versions of the compilation)
Motos (1985)
Pac & Pal (1983)
Pac-Mania (1987)
Pole Position (1982)
Pole Position II (1983)
Rally-X (1980)
Rolling Thunder (1986)
Sky Kid (1985)
Sky Kid Deluxe (1986)
Super Pac-Man (1982)
The Tower of Druaga (1984)
Dig Dug Arrangement (2005)
Galaga Arrangement (2005)
Pac-Man Arrangement (2005)

Mappy is there at least, but I am terrible at that

[Anonymous No.3092656]

>>3092650
I'd note that the Arrangement games aren't the same versions as the originals released in the 90s.

[Anonymous No.3092679]

>>3092650
Oh, most of those are pretty good, i like king and balloon more than i should, also xevious, grobda, motos, pac and pal, and sky kid are pretty fun. I mean you cant go wrong with the usual popular namco games either like pac man or galaga but i feel that some games deserve more attention. If you do want to play toypop or bravoman btw, both are pretty easy to emulate in mame.

[Anonymous No.3092681]

>>3092656
Thanks, but im very well aware of this, its a shame they arent the older ones.

[Anonymous No.3093020]

>>3089885

>toypop

My nigga. I know some of Namco's obscure titles like Druaga have a cult following in the west, but ToyPop is never mentioned. It's a great little game and was one of my favorites in the first Namco Museum title.

[Anonymous No.3093040]

>>3092556
Yeah, I heard it was developed in the same time as Famicom, but after Famicom was released they dropped their plans.

[Anonymous No.3093081]

>>3089885

That game's fuckin hard, man. Wait about four or five rounds and you find yourself struggling to outrun enemies, let alone have the right weapon to kill them. It's especially a pain in the ass because you can't edge, you move entire blocks at a time and you're locked into that movement.

>>3092650

Looking at this list, I'll make a few comments. Bosconian is unusually fun to play, even by Namco high standards the sound design is excellent. Dragon Buster's total bullshit, I never figured out how to go more than four or five rounds in it. Grobda's very addictive, but you have to really know how to observe multiple projectiles at once. It's not like most shooters, so the patterns can really catch you off-guard. Motos is SUPER bullshit, you have to use your power-ups to get through some rounds, which is understandable, but by round 9 or so I'm stumped. Compared to other titles, Rolling Thunder has a lot less replay value and the gameplay is really shallow, so it doesn't hold up. Tower of Druaga is a nightmare, I can't imagine how anyone beat that game back then, especially since the chests don't appear and you have to do really specific things to trigger some of them. You are fucked if you don't get that candle.

[Anonymous No.3093094]

>>3090276
I still prefer the PS1 ones. It's not the same without a comfy low poly museum to walk through

[Anonymous No.3093105]

Help me, Gil!

[Anonymous No.3093108]

>>3093105
PCE version was cool.

[Anonymous No.3093118]

>>3093108
what about Return of Ishtar?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6gNKicYuy8

[Anonymous No.3093149]

>>3089839
Namco is one of the GOAT, e z.

[Anonymous No.3093535]

>>3093020
>>3093040
I know its hard, but i really like the weapons system and the music is nice. Its a really unique game and its becoming one of my favorite namco games. Its a shame its so obscure.

[Anonymous No.3093564]

I really miss the Namco Museum of the PS1 days. It was an actual museum that you could walk around in.

Nowadays, every Namco Museum title is just a collection of games with no real extra content to speak of.

[Anonymous No.3093573]

>>3093564
I agree, plus its always just the same games, on the ps1 they at least included some obscure ones like toypop or metro-cross. I always thought it would be cool if namco released a "hidden gems" collection or something like that and had titles like toypop, metro-cross, king&balloon, bravoman, or even something like wagyan land.