Top Ten Games I'd Like To See In A Namco Museum Game
By ferrarimanf355 1 Comments
Hello Bombers, what's up? I've decided to take out this post to list ten games that Namco should put in a future Museum compilation. The latest one, Virtual Arcade for the Xbox 360, is pretty good, but isn't everyone getting tired of seeing the same stuff on there? It's taken a while, but I identified ten games that should be in a future Museum title. Unless identified otherwise, all pictures are sourced from system16.com.
#10 Arrangements.
No, I'm not talking about the arrangements that are present in Virtual Arcade, but instead the ones from the Namco Classics Collection series. Namco Classics Collection is a pair of arcade games released in the mid-'90s that included "arrangements" of Xevious, Galaga, Mappy, Pac-Man, Dig Dug and Rally X. These arrangements added unique gameplay quirks, updated sprite-based graphics, and in some cases, simultaneous multiplayer. The original, non-50th Anniversary Museum release for the Gamecube, Xbox and PS2 has the arrangements of Galaga, Pac-Man and Dig Dug, if you want to try them out.
#9 Cyber Sled
You control this huge tank and you have to defeat this other tank, like Battlezone. The graphics are flat-shaded, like Virtua Racing, and the tanks are controlled with dual-analog joysticks for precision moving and shooting. Multiplayer makes the whole thing worthwhile. I think this game was a PSOne launch title back in 1995, with textures on the graphics.
#8 Ace Driver Victory Lap
Best described as a 3D Pole Position without the asploding cars, this one is an update to Ace Driver, a 1995 racing game. The update adds several tracks and upgrades the graphics somewhat. I remember playing this, it's quite fun.
#7 StarBlade
Some of you might recgonize this one as the game that boots up while your PS2 was loading your Tekken 5 disc. This game used the same hardware as Cyber Sled, and is a rail shooter where you have to shoot down spaceships and other assorted debris to destroy this "Red Eye" thing. Sounds like a certain famous movie, eh? The original arcade version had some surround sound action going on that made it memorable. That could be easily replicated with a 5.1 surround sound system, I think. I also remember this one being a PSOne launch title, and like the PSOne version of Cyber Sled, the PSOne version of StarBlade also had textures to the graphics.
#6 Dragon Saber
It's like Dragon Spirit, that high-fantasy themed Xevious from previous Museum titles, but with two-player simultaneous multiplayer. 'Nuff said.
It was included in the Japan-only Namco Museum Encore disc for the PSOne, if you want to check it out.
#5 Tokyo Wars
Like Cyber Sled, this is a game where you control a tank and shoot at other tanks. And like Cyber Sled, the multiplayer makes this game. Everyone who played this game has fond memories of it. The subwoofer under the seat may have something to do with it.
#4 Gaplus
Kinda like Galaga, but the ship now has 8-way movement, instead of just moving left and right. And it gets real hard, real quick. This one is on the Museum Vol. 2 PSOne disc, if you want to hunt it down and try for yourself.
#3 Legend of Valkyrie
This one is an action-adventure game, where you play the titular character or her lizard buddy, and go on an adventure to rescue something from the baddies. It's pretty cool, actually, and it plays like Zelda-lite. If you can find the Museum Vol. 5 PSOne disc, it's on there.
#2 Ordyne
This Gradius clone has this whimsical setting and is pretty fun to look at and play, especially with a buddy. I remember playing this with my sister and blowing through it in a weekend. Good times. This one can be found on the Museum Vol. 4 PSOne disc, and I think there's a PC Engine port that's available on the Virtual Console, too.
#1 Rave Racer
You know, with all of the Pac-Man games in the Museum Series, perhaps Namco should put in a game or two from another famous series. Like Ridge Racer, for example. This 1995 game is the pinnacle of Ridge Racer arcade games, and is fun to look at, fun to play, and is just about perfect.
And that's all I got, I know there's more that could make the list easily, but these are the ones I want to see. Have at it in the comments.