August 11th, 2005 (1:05pm) - Namco Museum 50th Anniversary, a compilation of fourteen of Namco’s arcade classics, has gone gold and is well on its way to making its scheduled August 30th release date. The game is set to appear on the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance and PC.
The Arcade Collection Includes:
Pac-Man
Originally released in 1980 – In this, the most popular arcade game of all time, navigate the yellow fellow through the original Pac-Man maze, avoid Ghosts while chomping pellets and fruit, and use Power Pellets to turn the Ghosts blue and get some payback!
Ms. Pac-Man
Originally released in 1981 – Starring Pac-Man’s female counterpart; explore, collect, and chomp your way through four different mazes and eat new fruits.
Galaga
Originally released in 1981 – Pilot a space ship, fend off frantic swarms of bee-like aliens, try your luck with "Challenging Stages," and find the best way to deal with enemies’ powerful tractor beams.
Galaxian
Originally released in 1979 – In this precursor to "Galaga," destroy flying aliens as they move in from formation to attack you.
Dig Dug
Originally released in 1982 – Equipped with only a shovel and a pump, tunnel your way underground and use the pump to blow up attacking enemies.
Pole Position
Originally released in 1982 – A milestone in racing games, drive fast to beat the timer while avoiding cars and explosion hazards.
Pole Position II
Originally released in 1983 – Sequel to "Pole Position," explore four new race tracks – Fuji, Test, Suzuka, and Seaside.
Rolling Thunder
Originally released in 1987 – Play as a secret agent "Albatross" in this horizontal scrolling shooter. Rescue female agent Lelia Blitz and defeat the criminal organization Geldra.
Rally X
Originally released in 1980 – Drive around a maze while avoiding rocks and chasing cars. Lay smoke screens as defense and collect the flags.
Bosconian
Originally released in 1981 - Pilot a space ship, survive enemy fighters and destroy enemy space stations, while avoiding asteroids and other obstacles.
Dragon Spirit
Originally released in 1987 – Control a powerful dragon through the air, harness spells, drop bombs and breath fire at your enemies.
Sky Kid
Originally released in 1985 – Controlling a bi-plane, avoid enemy planes using evasive loops, drop bombs on target, and machine gun down other planes.
Xevious
Originally released in 1982 – Use a heavily armed fighter plane to destroy enemies and targets in the air and on the ground.
Mappy
Originally released in 1983 – Control Mappy, a police mouse. Bounce on trampolines and open and close doors to dodge chasing cats, all in an attempt to collect valuable items from a cat’s house.
Note: The Game Boy Advance version of the game only includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and Rally X.
