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An action arcade game by Namco based on the Genpei War in 12th-century Japan. As the resurrected spirit of the samurai Taira no Kagekiyo, hack and slash your way through the demonic forces of Minamoto no Yoritomo and declare vengeance for your fallen clan.
Alternatively labeled Sky Kid DX, this is the sequel to Namco's seminal "birds-in-planes" shoot-'em-up.
A Namco action game where the player is a contestant on the futuristic gameshow: Metro Cross!
Aces from The Great War become birds in cartoon biplanes. Don't worry about it, just keep shooting!
The official sequel to Namco's coin op classic Dig Dug. It was originally released in arcades and later ported to the NES and Famicom Disk System. It is a major departure from the original and is often seen as being far inferior.
Ring King is a boxing game developed by Namco and published by Data East for the NES. It was known as King of Boxer and Family Boxing in Japan.
A first-person shooter and cockpit-view space shoot-em-up developed by Namco, and released for the Arcade and Nintendo Famicom platforms in 1985.
An arcade game in which the player must take control of a bumper car, whose goal is to force enemies over the edge of the playfield by bumping up against them.
A multi-directional shooter where the player commandeers a tank to destroy the enemy and protect their base.
Descend further and further underground to destroy the alien force Octy and save Planet Paccet! Released in 1985, it was an early side-scrolling, run & gun shooter, and featured a female protagonist, Toby Masuyo. It also bears a striking resemblance to Metroid, in terms of both its gameplay system and female protagonist.
An improved remake of an old Arcade game named Warp and Warp, released on the Famicom by Namco. It plays like a combination of Berzerk and Bomberman.
Dragon Buster is a dungeon-crawling, arcade platformer with RPG elements, released by Namco in 1985. It was later ported to various home systems. It featured several firsts in gaming history: the double-jump, the life meter, and the hub world map. It was also one of the first action games with RPG elements.
Pac-Land is a side-scrolling platformer in the Pac-Man franchise. It was one of the earliest side-scrolling games, released prior to Super Mario Bros.
Grobda is a shooter released by Namco in 1984. It can be found in the Namco Museum Battle Collection.
Overhead action game for 2 players. The NES version of the arcade game "Chinese Hero", as well as the first entry in the "Super Chinese" series of games.
A vertical shoot 'em up and an update to the original game that contains new enemies.
Players climb the tower, defeat Druaga and rescue Princess Ki in this maze-style, action role-playing game. Originally released by Namco for arcades in 1984, its combination of hack & slash combat and RPG elements laid the foundations for the action RPG genre.
Namco's shooter series continues with Galaga 3, originally called Gaplus before being renamed in the US.
Shooter created by Namco and released in 1983.
Tag Team Wrestling, known as Big Pro Wresling in Japan, is a wrestling game from Technos Japan and Data East. It originally appeared in arcades in 1983 and was later ported to the NES in 1986.
The sequel to Namco's popular arcade racer, with an expanded selection of tracks and improved visuals.
Early 80s arcade game released in Japan by Namco, and part of the Namco Museum Collection Vol. 3 for the PSX.
An early Arcade game of Namco's that was originally released in 1983. The two woodsmen Libble and Rabble set out to capture delicious Mushlins, but must contend with the Hoodlins and other creatures in the forest.
A Pac-Man game where you uncover cards to unlock doors to get the fruit and other items locked away. But watch out! Your "pal" will steal your hard earned items if you let her!
An arcade formula car racing game similar to the Pole Position series, featuring a unique ultra-wide three-monitor cabinet setup and branching paths (similar to Sega's later OutRun series).
An action maze game where a mouse policeman has to find stolen goods in a house filled with crooked cats.
Mr. Do! is an Arcade style game similar to Dig Dug and Pac-Man, in which a clown is charged with the mission to either collect all cherries or kill all enemies.
The third entry in the Pac-Man franchise, Super Pac-Man was a departure from the gameplay of the first two titles.
The first 16-bit video game, Pole Position was responsible for popularizing third-person psuedo-3D graphics and racing games as a whole.
Dig dug is an arcade game released in 1982. The objective is to kill the underground monsters by either squishing them under a rock through the tunnels you create or by popping them using your weapon directly.
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