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50th Anniversary?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: September 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Namco may be 50 years old, but the games in this collection aren't even half that.

Not that it matters. Pac-Man and Ms.Pac-Man are the two definitive video games of the 80's.

Galaga: the best of the space-invaders type games.
Pole Position I and II: the first modern racing games.
Dig Dug: the only digging tunnels and pumping enemies up game
Xevious: futuristic top-down scrolling shooter
Plus Rolling Thunder, Rally X, Bosconian, Dragon Spirit, Sky Kid, Mappy and Galaxian.

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection is a must-buy, it completes the trilogy of classic arcade compliations, along with Atari Anthology and Midway Arcade Treasures.

Old Version of Pac-Man-Clap Clap

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Sometimes, that's where the good memories start to roll through because you want to remember the games in the past and keep playing them until this day. It's fun to play Pac-Man and Galaga, Ping Pong, which is fun for 2 Players. I just like playing Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position I and II, Ms. Pac-Man. And they are memorable games from the Atari, I wish they had Donkey Kong from Atari, which I that was a lot of fun to play with. The special feature is the Adventure games in Galaga and Pac-Man and those games you won't die. So, this is a game to play and remember.

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I remember when I was a kid and in my teens playing some of these games at the local arcade or the 7-11 convenience stores. Literally, I'd stand there for hours and play these games til my fingers hurt just to get the highest score and bragging rights against all my friends. Those were some of the best times of my life and, with this classic collection, I can relive those days all over with my friends. The reason why I got the collection in the first place was to have some 2-players games that I could spend playing with friends and family with. I'll admit, some of these games look almost prehistoric to games of this day & time yet they are just as much fun to play now than they were back then.

The collection features Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole Position 1&2, Rally-X, Xevious, Bosconian, Rolling Thunder, Mappy, and my two favorites: Dragon Spirit & Sky Kid. Plus there are two extra games(Galaga 88 & Pac-Mania) that you can unlock as well once getting a certain score on three of the aforementioned games. Heck, there's even a cool 80s soundtrack that takes you back to the glory days of arcade gaming.

All in all, the Namco 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection is about the best arcade collection out there. One I highly recommend to all.

Blast from the past...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If your a 35 ++ it will bring back some good memories, but also remind you that your game playing skills haven't improved with age! Buy it, it's fun..!

real flashback

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is an excellent collection, this is a really "time machine" back to the 80's, the main menu got a soundtrack that really transport u to the local arcade place with the hits of that time (except for "she drives me crazy - FYC). The sounds are great, really really great as a monoural arcade machine.

Strongly recommended for 30+, your son would be very disapointed but who cares... you pay for that console, it's yours and believe me... i hate PS2 until i found this game collection, sorry son.

buy this game, buy it right now!

Pacman's orignal 9th key patttern has made this worth wild.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Pacman's original 9th key pattern from 1980 arcade machine is on this game disc plus all other patterns that I used to use on arcade machines 2 decades ago. All I can say is "AWSOME", what memories it brought back to me after all these years of wondering if I'd ever would see this version of "Pacman" again and yes, when I did this on arcade machine I was able to play game all the way up to the default maze round 256 (244th key) to see the maze divided in 1/2 ending the game with over 3,000,000 pts. and I remember it very well, but Pacman isn't the only one full of entertainment, the disc of games is excellant and I could not of asked for anything better or more exciting then what they have put out on this game disc. I'm hoping they will do this again with "Super Pacman" and Junior Pacman and turn Ms. Pacman into "SUPER PAC-GAL". The whole thing just awsome and the most arcade entertainment fun I've ever had reliving the 9th key pattern I knew all those years ago. With memories like this It's worth the $$$ and the best buy I ever invested in.

atary days

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Its so much fun to remember my 2600 Atary system,my complete family enjoys this game,even my wife wich was not a game fan has become part of the team,we have su much fun now its incredible.

"Oldies But Goodies"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Our family has thoroughly enjoyed this game. It includes games
that my husband and I grew up playing, as well as a few games
we haven't heard of, but have quickly become favorites. Our 7
year old son asks us to play most every night. Rolling Thunder is
his favorite and mine is Galaga. I highly recommend this game
to everyone!!!

The definitive Namco collection!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

These are the games I grew up with...(Ms.) Pac-Man, Pole Position I and II, Galaxians/Galaga, Dig-Dug, Rolling Thunder, and more...same classics you know and love, and truly a "museum" of Namco's best titles.

My only gripe is that, like the earlier PS1 compilations, some of the early games have been redesigned...nitpicky, but (for example) I miss the signs in Pole Position that served as the first in-game ads (7-Eleven, Dentyne, Tang). However, it's not a major detraction, and the addition of unlockable bonus games offer something to shoot for...maybe one of these days, I'll finally succeed in unlocking Galaga '88, LOL. As for the reviewer who wondered why the 80s pop hits that played over the menu screen couldn't be heard during the games themselves, it's because the actual game music/SFX would clash...I didn't mind, anyway, since this is still a great collection regardless of its minor shortcomings!

The best classic/arcade collection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is the bomb. This is what I called the real and truly classics. My favorite game is Pole Position series and Pac-Man series. When these two games released back in 1980s, it was a complete sellout. Wow, this is a game that I feel good about myself. It is totally recommended.

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