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A great collection of classic Namco games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 23
Date: September 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

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.

80's has it all, but I'm 9 years old.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

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!

Excellent. I highly recommend!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I remember when Galaga came out in the arcades. There were lines of people waiting to play it including me. This Namco collection is arcade perfect. I also LOVE the revamped versions of Pacman and Galaga. They are incredibly good in my opinion and highly addictive. This was the best $20 for the Cube that I have spent. Some people complain that the screen is small, but hey! The original Galaga was on a small horizontal screen as well, and the 25" monitors of today were unheard of. To me it just makes the game that much more perfect. I had a 10 yr old recommend this game to me! I couldn't believe it, he was not even alive when it originally came out and he said next to Smash Bro's, this was his second favorite game. 20 yrs and still kicking. GO AND BYE IT. Can't beat it for $20.

Yippeee!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 52
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've neveer actually played this, heck I've never even heard of it before now, but it deserves 5 stars, maybe even 6 or 7 stars as well. Yippeeeee!

Actually not a game but several games.Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: December 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If youve always had an interest in the history of arcade games then you must get this.Several old Namco titles are all emulated onto one disc in all their glory.Its best used with the wireless Wave Bird.There are titles on here like Pac Man Assortment and Dig Dug. Its a great deal cause its not just 1 game its actually several(!). Anyways,there is a new Ninja Turtle game?Awesome.I just hope it will be awesome and not a piece of [junk].You never know it could go either way.Rent it first.

WOW!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Maybe the best $20 i've spent in my life. I love retro arcade games, and game i found sitting in the kohl's department store and i immediatley bought it. The graphics are low (duh) but it is still great. There are so many good games; my favorite is Galaga Arrangement, a new version of Galaga with better graphics and more power-ups. BUY IT!!!

You can never have enough nostalgia

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you have a GBA and a Gamecube, get the Gamecube version. It has more games. Anyway, this game is so cool. It trasports you back to the good ol' days when Namco was a hotshot. The collection starts you off with these games:
Pac Man
Galaga
Dig Dug
Pole Postion
Galaxian
Ms. Pac Man

That right there is worth your money. But Namco also put in updated versions of Pac Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and Pole Postion!! That's right, if you get bored with the oldies, try out the newies. They show better power-ups and graphics.

The collection doesn't stop there. If you are a Pac Attack fan (which I am), then you will play Pac Man for a while. You have to score a whopping 20,000 points to unlock Pac Attack. But wait, there is even a secret for Ms. Pac Man! Score 15,000 points and get Pac Mania, one of the best games in the series. So here's the entire collection with brief decriptions:

Pac Man (Eat ghosts, chomp dots)
Pac Man Arrangement
Galaga (Shoot the Galagas)
Galaga Arrangement
Dig Dug (Pump the enemies along the way as you dig through dirt)
Dig Dug Arrangement
Pole Postion (Qualify for a main race and finish laps)
Pole Postion 2
Galaxian (Just like Galaga, shoot Galaxians)
Ms. Pac Man (Same as Pac Man)
Pac Attack (Locked, is sort of like Tetris)
Pac Mania (Locked, Pac Man only 3D, and he can jump!)

There you go, 12 unforgettable classics packed into one disc!

GREATEST GAME EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: October 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dont be CONFUSED by this game many more SUPRISES INSIDE
THIS GAME HAS SUPRISES FEATURING THE NEw ninja turtles game coming out and has everyones FAVORITE GAME GRAN THEFT AUTO 4 with teh first ahlf of the GAME DEMO after u beat pacman u get all of this!

Way retro-cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, I never knew how much fun arcade games were until now!!!! My mom loves it, and it was her X-mas present. It's awesome to have the original games, plus a bunch of new, improved-graphics ones. My sister likes playing Galaga and my brother loves Pac-Man. The only con is you can only have two players.

fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

WE are competing as i type in pac attack my g/f is in first but not for long my friend and i love battling in galaga and pac man all the games make this arcade classic game a blast HIGHLY RECCOMENDED TO ALL GAMERS>

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