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Namco Museum 50th Anniversary | 
 enlarge | From: Namco
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.99
You Save: $2.00 (10%)
New (15) Used (6) from $12.99
Rating:  36 reviews
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: Arcade Games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 100730
Model: 722674100298
UPC: 722674100298
EAN: 0722674100298
Release Date: August 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Pac-Man - The most popular arcade game of all time | | • | Ms. Pac-Man - Explore, collect, and chomp your way through different mazes as Pac-Man's female counterpart | | • | Galaga - Fend off frantic swarms of bee-like aliens, while avoiding enemies' powerful tractor beams | | • | Dig Dug - Tunnel your way underground and use your pump to blow up attacking enemies | | • | Galaxian - Destroy flying aliens as they move in from formation to attack you |
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Product Description
Namco's Museum 50th Anniversary Collection compiles some of the classic Namco arcade games that defined gaming in the 1980s. Go back in time and play classics like Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug, and Pole Position. The new retro menu Interface allows players to explore a virtual arcade hall where each of the game's classics will be standing in its original arcade form. The only difference is, this time you don't need a pocket full of quarters! Pole Position - The milestone in racing games Pole Position II - Sequel to the original, with 4 real racetracks - Fuji, Test, Suzuka, and Seaside Rolling Thunder - Become secret agent Albatross and rescue Lelia Blitz from the evil Geldra Bosconian - Survive against an army of space stations, while avoiding asteroids and other obstacles Rally X - Players drive around a maze while avoiding chasing cars, laying smoke screens, and collecting flags Dragon Spirit - Control a powerful dragon through the air, harness spells, drop bombs and breath fire at enemies Sky Kid - Control a bi-plane and avoid enemy planes using evasive loops, while dropping bombs & shooting down other planes Xevious - Use a heavily armed fighter plane to destroy enemies and targets, in the air and on the ground Mappy - Control Mappy the police mouse, as he dodges chasing cats to collect valuable items
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
This Museum has been condensed January 2, 2009
retrowrestling (Pasadena, California)
Namco's 50th Anniversary edition of Namco Museum features 14 playable games along with two unlockables for a grand total of 16 arcade originals for your retro enjoyment. All the games, of course, are from the 80's.
The "Museum" part has been reduced down to you selecting different virtual arcade machines one at a time. At the same time, a pop song from the 80's is played as background music. You cannot pick your song unlike from the Activision collection.
The 5 original Namco Museums released in the 90's for the first Playstation featured a 3D Pacman character that could walk around a virtual museum where you were able to examine many obscure Namco related artifacts.
Only Rolling Thunder, Galaga 88, and Sky Kid are original releases; the rest of the games had already been released for the original 5 Namco Museums on the PS1. So this compilation might feel redundant if you already own the previous versions.
In-game options are quick and easy to get into and out. The first Namco Museum for the PS1 did not even have an exit option once the game had begun. You had to press "reset" and wait forever for the system to restart.
So in summary, you get a decent sized collection of Namco's most well known arcade titles that are emulated well, quick to get into, and can provide hours and hours of fun. Conversly, I just wish that Namco included a sampling of their old arcade memorabilia along with some background info on the games. Either way this is a good collection that shouldn't be missed.
 Another Great Hit For Us Kids Who Grew Up In The 80's December 20, 2008
Rich (CA)
Like the Midway arcade classic games pack this one brings back all the nostalgic memories of those bygone years and for that I greatly thank the makers for releasing this game pack. The ones on this disk I think I love the most are Pac-man, Galaga, and Dig-dug I still remember when I played these at the old arcade parlors along with the games like Popeye and Paperboy. Now for modern day gamers you might not care for these games as much since the graphics are at most 8-bit and the sound won't have the action-packed or orchestra like music you have with the games of today, but still for us who grew up in the 80's and remember the old games like this or the old game systems like Coleco or Atari we will of course still think of these games fondly. So while this game disk is still available and also still a resonable price I say for all us 80's kids purchase this game pack and play the games of our bygone childhood years with joy...
Nostalgic fun November 23, 2008
Misfits Guru (Denver, CO)
This Namco Museum game for PS2 takes you back to the 80's with arcade hits such as Dig Dug, Rally X and Galaga, not to mention Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man. In the game selection screen; you even get to hear classic 80's tunes by bands such as Lover Boy and Dexi's Midnight Runners
A must-have for any 80's or arcade fan!
The best versions of these games! September 29, 2008
Michael Parker (Waldwick, NJ United States)
Even if you have other versions of this game if this one is worth it because this one was done by emulation experts Digital Eclipse. The previous versions were not. If you're not familiar with them they also did the three Midway volumes, the 2 Capcom volumes and the Atari collection. Perfect sounds, graphics and as another reviewer wrote the old patterns work here since these games are copied from the originals. If you're playing one of the Pac-man games grab a PS2 compatible arcade stick and you'll get the full experience.
great memories September 24, 2008
J Lynn
I love this game. Playing pac-man, ms pac man again after so many years is great. friends want to have game nights and see who is the best (cause we all might have exagerated how good we used to be!)
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