Namco

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Namco
Founded: 1955-06-01
Defunct: 2006-03-31
T-series code: T-14
Merged with: Bandai (2006)
Headquarters: Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan
2006-03-31 Bandai Namco Games →

Namco (ナムコ) was a Japanese company best know for their arcade classics such as Pac-Man.

The company suffered financial issues between late 1990s and early 2000s due to the struggling Japanese economy and diminishing arcade market, which made it to merged with Bandai in 2005 to become Bandai Namco Holdings. The company still published games until it was merged into Bandai Namco Games in 2006.

— Text from Retro CDN. (view/edit)

Namco also distributed their own Sega NAOMI and Sega Chihiro systems and was one of the three Triforce partners (along with Sega and Nintendo).

Softography

Electro-mechanical arcade

• Periscope (1966)

NAOMI

• Ninja Assault (2000)
• World Kicks (2000)
• Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden 4 Arcade Edition (2000)
• Gun Survivor 2: Biohazard CODE:Veronica (2001)
• Mazan: Flash of the Blade (2002)

Chihiro

• Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune (2003)
• Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 2 (2004)

Arcade

• Gee Bee (1978)

SG-1000

• Sega-Galaga (1984)

Master System

• Pac-Mania (1991)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1991)

Mega Drive

• Phelios (1990)
• Klax (1990)
• Burning Force (1990)
• Megapanel (1990)
• Dangerous Seed (1990)
• Pac-Mania (1991)
• Powerball (1991)
• Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (1991)
• Marvel Land (1991)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1991)
• Kyuukai Douchuuki (1991)
• Quad Challenge (1991)
• Rolling Thunder 2 (1991)
• Splatterhouse 2 (1992)
• Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku Waku Shopping (1992)
• Splatterhouse 3 (1993)
• Ball Jacks (1993)
• Rolling Thunder 3 (1993)
• Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
• Pac-Attack (1994)
• Weaponlord (1995)
• Pac-In-Time (unreleased)

Game Gear

• Pac-Man (1991)
• Batter Up (1991)
• Mappy (1991)
• Wagyan Land (1991)
• Galaga '91 (1991)
• Pocket Jansou (1992)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1993)
• Pac-Attack (1994)
• Gear Stadium Heiseiban (1995)
• Pac-In-Time (unreleased)

Mega-CD

• StarBlade (1994)

Saturn

• Cyber Sled (unreleased)

Dreamcast

• SoulCalibur (1999)
• SoulCalibur Tentou Taikenban (199x)
• SoulCalibur Tokubetsu Taikenban (199x)
• Mr. Driller (2000)
• Namco Museum (2000) (as Namco Hometek)
• Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)
• Time Crisis II (unreleased)

PlayStation 2

• Vampire Night (2001)

Gallery

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References

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