Namco Museum

by Namco

Product Features

• This collection features all the biggest arcade hits, redone for the GameCube
• Go back to the games that started it all, with Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man
• Space action awaits you in Galaga and Galaxian
• The original racing and puzzle hits, Dig Dug and Pole Position, are here too
• Plus there's all-new Arrangement Modes to alter the games for your tastes, and a whole bunch of hidden games you can unlock!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IKCD
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 5.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,077 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: GameCube

Amazon.com Product Description

This title includes six classic arcade hits: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, and Pole Position. Also included are all-new arrangement modes plus other hidden games.

Product Description

Namco Museum is your ticket back to the glory days of arcade gaming!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of classic Namco games, September 8, 2003

By 

Matthew Ivester "Power User" (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Namco Museum (Video Game)

This collection is pretty much identical to the Namco arcade collection that I've seen in several video arcades, except that it replaces Rally-X (a real dog) with Pole Position I/II. Frankly, for the price they're selling it for these days, you can't go wrong.

You get:

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Pac-Man Arrangement (a modern version with more ghosts, more mazes, and new items)

Galaga
Galaxian
Galaga Arrangement (again, a modern version with better graphics and more powerups)

Pole Position
Pole Position II

Dig-Dug
Dig-Dug Arrangement (better graphics, more enemies, a few new features)

And there are two hidden games you can unlock by getting decent scores in Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man:

Pac-Attack (Pac-man tetris? Weird...)
Pac-World (a 3-D pacman where you can jump -- kinda strange, but seen it in arcades before)

That's 12 games for $20. Do the math.

The only thing I wish is that they provided you with more information on the games' history (it is called Namco *Museum*, after all); however, the emulation is perfect, and they even included the original arcade cabinet artwork around the game screens. I can't complain. I grew up playing games like these on the Atari and in the arcades (my father actually owned a Dig-Dug upright cabinet), and this is a great compilation. Heartily recommended for any video game collector or fan.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars classics revisited but missing something, January 3, 2004

By 

liannai (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Namco Museum (Video Game)

I recieved this item for Christmas and was satisified with it. Games like Pacman and Pole Position bring back fond memories of my childhood. The games included are: Pacman, Ms. Pacman, Pole Position, Pole Position 2, Galaga, Galaxiga- as well as revamped versions of Dig Dug and Galaga. You can also unlock several games. The downside to this compilation is 1. the number of games- all in all theres really only 4-5 games to choose from. 2. the revamped version of Dig Dug is poor. Not that its poor in quality but the screen size is TINY and graphics are difficult to see. 3. All the game screens again are TINY, Pole Position and Pole Position 2 are exceptions- since they are full screen. All the other games have huge borders- I wish they were all full screen. Other than that its a decent compilation, but it left me wanting more (more games and full screen views). I recommend this if you are a big 80s game fan, only because if you've never played Pacman or Galaga you might be let down. Also the controls are difficult. For instance using the gamecube controller in pacman is just.. hard. You want to go straight but instead take a left= they're just very sensitive.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 80's has it all, but I'm 9 years old., December 8, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Namco Museum (Video Game)

I wasn't alive in the 80's, so I still get to play Pac-Man! My mom is a Pac-Man expert, and I love Pac-Man, and I bet that you have already guessed that this game has Pac-Man!(I like Ms.Pac-Man better if you ask me and so does my mom)My mom's wrist on the joystick is faster than....well....something REALY fast!!
This game also has Pole Position,(which my dad is good at) Dig Dug,(which I don't know anything about exept that you are supposed to dig) and Galaga.(which is a space game that I like)

and much,much more!(that I forgot about)And the good thing is, I have a GameCube! I've only rented this, but I want it for Christmas. My mom always complained about having to be lucky to find a Pac-Man or Ms.Pac-Man machine. Not anymore!

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