Best NAMCO Arcade Games

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Published 2020-01-04

Namco (株式会社ナムコ Kabushiki Kaisha Namuko?) is a Japanese company that develops and distributes software in the field of video games, one of the most important in Japan. Namco merged in 2005 with the Bandai toy store, becoming Bandai Namco.

In the decade of the 80s they had great successes, perhaps the most important developer of the golden age of the video game. Galaxian, Pac-Man, Galaga, Xevious, Dig Dug were his first big hits. In the 90's they had many successful series like Ridge Racer, Tekken, Time Crisis, Soul Calibur.

In this video we review the best NAMCO Classic ARCADE games, all their successes, as well as the lesser known ones and their hidden gems, which makes it a video with a high educational value and also for the preservation of the video game.

**Note**: (42:36) Miss name of the game: Great Sluggers '94 (1994)

All Comments (21)

@themidcentrist 1 year ago

I've never been a fan of Pac-Man, but seeing it along with the other games Namco was releasing at the same time makes me understand why it was so popular. It was very good for 1980. For a few seconds I was wondering where Ms. Pac-Man was, but then I remembered it wasn't made by Namco.
@TyG2k9 4 years ago

Namco made some really weird games between 1987 and 1993. A lot of those games I never heard of and I'm certain never left Japan.
@Ashton374 4 years ago

I think Namco had a great run in the 80s, including the ongoing Namco Museum series!
@douglasfernandes9969 4 years ago

for many these classics are simple and obsolete but in fact they will always be nostalgic and unforgettable.
@MrSmokincodz 6 months ago

Splatter house was way ahead of its time. Cheers for all the great compilations u create.
@anthonygerardotorresgonzal6269 3 years ago

Es Hora de los Tiempos de Mi Segunda Compañía de Videojuegos Favorita (y La mejor en Hacer Juegos Arcade), Namco. Antes de su fusión con Bandai en 2005, eran maestros de las Arcades de hecho no hicieron primera IP exclusiva de Consolas de Sobremesa hasta 1995 con Tales of Phantasia, La Primera entrega de la serie Tales of (que en este 2020 cumple 25 Años). Asi con sin mas preámbulos comencemos. 0:35-Gee Bee (1978) 0:44-Galaxian (1979) 1:03-Bomb Bee (1979) 1:13-Cutie Q (1979) 1:22-Navarone (1980) 1:30-Pac-Man (1980) 2:00-King & Balloon (1980) 2:23-Tank Batallion (1980) 2:38-Rally-X (1980) 2:53-Bosconian (1981) 3:12-Warp & Warp (1981) 3:29-Galaga (1981) 3:50-New Rally-X (1981) 4:09-Pole Position (1981) 4:37-Super Pac-Man (1982) 4:49-Dig Dig (1982) 5:11-Xevious (1983) 5:45-Mappy (1983) 6:08-Phozon (1983) 6:29-Pac & Pal (1983) 6:52-Libble Rabble (1983) 7:20-Pole Position II (1983) 7:55-Dragon Buster (1984) 8:25-Pac-Land (1984) 8:53-The Tower of Druaga (1984) 9:12-Galaga 3 / Gaplus (1984) 9:40-Grobda (1984) 10:00-Motos (1985) 10:23-Dig Dug II (1985) 10:42-Vs. Battle City (1985) 11:09-Sky Kid (1985) 11:30-Metro Cross (1985) 11:49-Alien Sector / Baraduke (1985) 12:19-Hopping Mappy (1986) 12:43-The Genji and the Heike Clans / Genpei Touma Den (1986) 13:20-Sky Kid DX (1986) 13:44-Rolling Thunder (1986) 14:24-The Return of Ishtar (1986) 15:07-Thunder Ceptor (1986) 15:45-Toy Pop (1986) 16:13-Blazer (1987) 16:45-Dragon Spirit (1987) 17:22-Galaga '88 (1987) 17:47-Pac-Mania (1987) 18:17-Quester (1987) 18:33-Shadow Land / Yokai Dochuki (1987) 19:00-Wonder Momo (1987) 19:34-Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II (1988) 20:00-Bravoman (1988) 20:32-Marchen Maze (1988) 20:58-Mirai Ninja (1988) 21:23-Ordyne (1988) 21:55-Splatterhouse (1988) 22:20-Winning Run (1988) 22:48-World Court (1988) 23:12-World Stadium (1988) 23:37-Phelios (1988) 24:03-Metal Hawk (1988) 24:34-Assault (1988) 25:00-Rompers (1989) 25:23-Legend of Valkyrie (1989) 25:57-Blast Off (1989) 26:23-Dangerous Seed (1989) 26:55-Burning Force (1989) 27:27-Finest Hour (1989) 27:51-Four Trax (1989) 28:23-Marvel Land (1989) 28:52-Boxy Boy (1990) 29:21-Dragon Saber (1990) 29:54-Puzzle Club (1990) 30:07-Golly Ghost! (1990) 30:31-Kyuukai Douchuuki! (1990) 30:54-Pistol Daimyo Bouken (1990) 31:35-Rolling Thunder 2 (1990) 32:04-Steel Gunner (1990) 32:35-Cosmo Gang: The Video (1991) 33:00-Solvalou (1991) 33:31-Starblade (1991) 34:04-Steel Gunner 2 (1991) 34:32-Tank Force (1991) 34:57-Winning Run '91 (1991) 35:17-Fighter & Attacker (1992) 35:44-Bubble Trouble: Golly Ghost! 2 (1992) 36:15-Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle (1992) 36:29-Exvania (1992) 36:54-Knuckle Heads (1992) 37:25-Lucky & Wild (1992) 37:55-Super World Court (1992) 38:29-Super World Stadium '92 (1992) 38:48-Great Sluggers (1993) 39:04-Numan Athletics (1993) 39:26-Ridge Racer (1993) 40:00-Super World Stadium '93 (1993) 40:19-Tinkle Pit (1993) 40:40-Emeraldia (1993) 41:04-Cyber Sled (1993) 41:24-Cyber Commando (1994) 41:43-J-League V-Shot (1994) 42:14-Alpine Racer (1994) 42:36-Great Sluggers '94 (1994) 42:54-Ace Racer: Racing Revolution (1994) 43:30-Nebula Ray (1994) 43:54-Point Blank (1994) 44:13-Ridge Racer 2 (1994) 44:40-Tekken (1994) 45:10-The Outfoxies (1994) 45:37-Mach Breakers (1994) 46:01-Xevious 3D / G (1995) 46:33-Tekken 2 (1995) 46:52-Time Crisis (1995) 47:22-Air Combat 22 (1995) 47:55-Dirt Dash (1995) 48:33-Dunk Mania (1995) 48:57-Namco Classic Collection Arrangement Vol. 1 (1995) 49:24-Rave Racer (1995) 49:55-Super World Stadium '95 (1995) 50:10-Alpine Racer 2 (1996) 50:40-Namco Classic Collection Arrangement Vol. 2 (1996) 51:03-Aqua Jet (1996) 51:40-Pocket Racer (1996) 52:00-Ace Driver: Victory Lap (1996) 52:20-Soul Edge Ver. II (1996) 52:53-J-League Prime Goal EX (1996) 53:17-Prop Cycle (1996) 53:44-Tekken 3 (1997) 54:09-Armadillo Racing (1997) 54:35-LiberoGrande (1997) 55:00-Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 3 Arcade (1997) 55:32-Tekken Card World (1997) 55:47-SoulCalibur (1998) 56:12-Super World Stadium '98 (1998) 56:40-Tenkomori Shooting (1998) 57:00-Aqua Rush (1999) 57:13-Mr. Driller (1999) 57:40-Point Blank 2 (1999) 58:03-Super World Stadium '99 (1999) 58:30-Tekken Tag Tournament (1999) 59:05-Ninja Assault (2000) Bueno eso fue todo y Agradezco a Masahiro Sakurai por incluir a Pac-Man en SBB4 como el representativo perfecto de las Arcades Clasicas de Namco y este video es definitivamente un verdadero Namco Museum!!
@patcahill3724 1 year ago

This company is way ahead of its time
@EmeraldoTheDragon 1 year ago

Namco absolutely nailed the sound and feel of arcade music, especially in the 90's (Namco System 2 and NA-1 arcade boards, Ridge Racer and Tekken), and they helped pioneer a lot of features that we take for granted in video games today. For example, King & Balloon was one of the first games to feature voice acting, Dragon Buster was the first ever video game to use a health bar, and the impressive Winning Run is widely regarded to be the first truly 3-dimensional racing game. Speaking of 3D, this showcase does a pretty good job of highlighting Namco's experimentation with 3D graphics in the late 80's and early 90's.
@ezequielgomez7083 1 year ago

My Top 10 Favorite Namco Arcade Games of All-Time 10. Rompers 9. The Tower of Druaga 8. Burning Force 7. Rolling Thunder 1 and 2 6. Thunder Ceptor 5. Pole Position 2 4. Super Pac-Man 3. Libble Rabble 2. Marchen Maze 1. Galaga
@leecalladine 5 months ago

These were games you could just play. There was no fancy graphics just amazing game play.
@danyf3116 4 years ago

Talk about an hour well spent. I have lived through all the games until 86. To see the evolution of gaming is amazing.
@PedroFerreira-sx2gd 4 years ago

Great company. Specially good in early golden age of video-game and early 32 bit low poly games. I sure miss that game you played with a real bicicle. A unique experience.
@akilshohen 2 years ago

All these games and we stay getting the same ol ones on the Museum collections...
@carlossalcedo1607 3 years ago

Minuto 7:50, no sé porque, pero ese juego ‘Dragon Buster" de 1984 me hace recordar un poco a The Legend of Zelda. En fin... ¡Excelente recopilación de la legendaria Namco, dejando su huella imborrable en la historia de los videojuegos!
@nick-cepticon782 2 months ago

So happy Dig Dug 2 was featured! That’s my fav arcade game ever
@teamonepiecemugenos2818 4 years ago

Buenísima toda la recopilación. Namco sin dudas es una parte importante de la historia de los videojuegos. De hecho, los dos primeros juegos que jugué en mi vida cuando tenía 3 años fueron el Galaga y el Pacman, ambos en este recopilatorio. Primero que nada me he apuntado varios shoot'em ups para probar que me parecieron geniales. Segundo, nunca me va a dejar de sorprender la distancia técnica que había en Japón: el primer juego que aquí se ve en un 3D muy muy competente, es el Wining Run, de 1988..... o sea.... casi 10 años antes de que en occidente veamos un arcade en 3D, y bastante mas antes de que viésemos un 3D medianamente competente. Yo nunca he sido un fan del 3D y ni en los tiempos de su advenimiento me ha hecho especial ilusión, pero hay que reconocer que la mayoría de los juegos 3D que aquí se ven aguantan bien el paso de los años, son boinitos y perfectamente jugables. Un saludo y gracias una vez mas por recopilar en un solo video un pedacito de historia.
@all-american469 2 months ago

My Favorite Top 10 Namco Games: 10. Tekken 3 (1997) 53:45 9. Tekken Tag Tournament (1999) 58:26 8. Dig Dug (1982) 4:46 7. Dig Dug 2 (1985) 10:20 6. Bosconian (1981) 2:49 5. Galaga (1981) 3:26 4. Splatterhouse (1988) 21:55 3. Rolling Thunder (1986) 13:41 2. Galaga ‘88 (1987) 17:19 1. New Rally-X (1981) 3:49
@funknew5950 4 years ago

初期から80年代に掛けて爆発するオリジナリティ、頭にこびりつく旋律、ナムコらしさが弾けていた時代が本当に懐かしいその後に印象に残っているゲームとしては「鉄拳」くらいしかなく、個人的にはもっと尖ったゲームを沢山作って欲しかったなぁと個人的には「フォゾン」の様な他社では絶対に作れない様なゲームをもっと見たかった
@jased8727 4 years ago

How Namco kept afloat with some of those games was a miracle. But they persevered and triumphed. Did not know they dabbled early in 3d in 1988.
@lars-fenin 4 years ago

namco definetly made some classics!! (games of my youth..:)