Pac-Man' Originally released in 1981 – Starring Pac-Man's female counterpart explore, collect, and chomp your way through four different mazes and eat new fruits. * 'Pac-Man' Originally released in 1980 – Play the most popular arcade game of all time! Navigate the yellow fellow through the original 'Pac-Man' maze, avoid ghosts while chomping pellets and fruit, and use power pellets to turn the ghosts blue and get some payback! The single largest compilation of Namco arcade classics ever, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary allows players to explore a virtual arcade hall with timeless games such as: Notably, Dazz Band's 'Joystick' was one of the first songs ever written about video games. 'These classics are sure to keep the spirit of the compilation's 14 games alive,' says Namco. * 'Talking In Your Sleep' by The Romantics * 'She Drives Me Crazy' by Fine Young Cannibals

* 'Come On Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners This release represents the first time Namco has included a classic licensed soundtrack on its popular compilation. 'Like the rock band Loverboy, every gamer 'wants a second chance,' and now they will have it – to play their favorite classic games while rocking out to the tunes that made the '80s great.' Namco Museum 50th Anniversary will be available this August for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and PC. announced today the soundtrack for the upcoming Namco Museum 50th Anniversary. The games on this disc that are still significant do that.Global video games publisher Namco Hometek Inc. If anything these retro games prove that regardless of processor speed, polys per second, and online play modes the underlying theme for any game worth mentioning is that it is fun to play. The old school feel will definitely mesh with the trucker-hat, I love the 80s watching pseudo-vintage 20 some things as well.Īs for the games themselves, some of them are hits some simply are not. Now to be clear, I'm not advocating the illegal use of an emulator, I'm merely saying that using an ROM emulator or dropping 20 dollars on the game will yield the exact same result.įor those of us infected with nostalgia (and nowadays, who isn't) the vintage arcade feel of Namco Museum 50th Anniversary is very charming. That's the biggest problem with Namco Museum 50th Anniversary: aside from the legal ramifications, there really isn't any difference between the game and an emulator.

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