Namco Museum 50th Anniversary

 GameCube
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Aug 30, 2005
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  • Summary: Namco celebrates their 50th anniversary by packaging 14 of their best classic arcade games onto one disc. The interface lets you browse a virtual game hall with each game shown in its original arcade cabinet. The games included in this collection are: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian,Namco celebrates their 50th anniversary by packaging 14 of their best classic arcade games onto one disc. The interface lets you browse a virtual game hall with each game shown in its original arcade cabinet. The games included in this collection are: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rolling Thunder, Rally X, Bosconian, Dragon Spirit, Sky Kid, Xevious, and Mappy.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Game Informer
    80
    Although using the analog stick or d-pad doesn't compare to the arcade joysticks of old, I appreciate being able to tweak the number of lives you get for each game. [Oct 2005, p.128]
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  2. NintendoWorldReport
    75
    Even though game is lacking on extra stuff, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary is still Namco's best compilation package ever.
  3. DailyGame
    75
    It might not have a shiny package, but it's everything we loved about the arcade.
  4. Inside Gamer Online
    68
    Despite the lackluster presentation, the games hold their own.Shooting for Galaga '88 High Scores is still as fun today as it was back in 1987.
  5. Times Online
    60
    But this compilation serves up all their gaming hits and, apart from proving just how far, thankfully, gaming has come in the last 25 years, it also manages to deliver nostalgia by the bucketload.
  6. DarkStation
    60
    For an anniversary edition, Namco's latest compilation just rehashes some of the classics, and doesn't bother with anything else.
  7. Nintendo Gamer
    15
    Great games (well, some), cynically recycled. Unless you can find 50th Anniversary for a couple of quid or less, this is the worst value on GameCube. [Aug 2006, p.63]
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  1. FNaF
    Dec 19, 2018
    8
    Now there is a Namco museum with a bunch of game on my Nintendo GameCube! :D
  2. DParker
    Oct 7, 2006
    7
    It's a mixed bag but definately better than the first collection. Out of this lot, only Mappy and Sky Kid come off as throwaways. The It's a mixed bag but definately better than the first collection. Out of this lot, only Mappy and Sky Kid come off as throwaways. The graphics are not crips and are a bit blurry but I doubt if that could be helped and it's not that big a deal. The presentation is very minimal and the videos are horrible, they could use subtitles to make out what is being said. Worth it for Ms Pac-Man, Rolling Thunder, Dig Dug and Galaxain alone.… Expand

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#64 Best GameCube Game of 2005
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#69 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2005
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