Namcot Collection
Originally released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch, it was localized for international territories as two separate collections, Namco Museum Archives Vol.Namcot Collection includes a wide array of video games published by Namco for the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System, with save states, achievements, and homebrew ports of Pac-Man Championship Edition and Gaplus.The localized releases were praised for their emulation quality and game library, particularly Pac-Man Championship Edition, though the lackluster presentation and Bandai Namco's decision to split the collection in two was the subject of criticism from western fans.[2][3] Some of the titles are conversions of popular Namco arcade games, including Pac-Man (1980) and Galaga (1981),[4] while others like Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989) were created specifically for the Famicom and NES.[5] The Games Machine agreed, and added the exclusion of artwork scans and other bonus material made it feel inferior to other similar collections already on the market.[6] The Italian division of Eurogamer believed the Archives games, with its exclusion of artwork scans and bonus content, had no reason to bear the Namco Museum name.[10] Bandai Namco's decision to split up Namcot Collection for international territories was negatively-received, with critics finding the idea pointless and confusing.[23] While critics felt that the arcade game conversions were still fun to play, they generally agreed that they were not as good as their coin-op predecessors, and that they should have been included in addition to their console counterparts.
Developer(s)B.B. StudioPublisher(s)Bandai Namco EntertainmentNamco MuseumPlatform(s)Nintendo SwitchWindowsPlayStation 4Xbox OneGenre(s)Single-playermultiplayervideo game compilationFamily ComputerNintendo Entertainment SystemPac-Man Championship EditionGaplusSuper Robot WarsNintendo eShopGame FreakPac-ManGalagaaction role-playingshoot 'em upplatforminghomebrewSky KidCommunity Magazine NGBattle CityDig DugDig Dug IIDragon BusterFamily CircuitGame StudioGalaxianKaijū MonogatariBirthdayKeru NagūruKing of KingsLegacy of the WizardNihon FalcomMappy-LandMendel PalaceMetro-CrossPac-LandThe Quest of KiRock 'n BallRolling ThunderStar LusterTower of BabelThe Tower of DruagaValkyrie no BōkenWagan LandXeviousYokai DochukiNintendo DirectEurogamerNintendo LifePush SquareThe Games MachineMetacritic4Gamer.netPC EngineSega Mega DriveJapaneseHepburnSiliconeraCurse, Inc.Gamer NetworkEurogamer ItalyArs TechnicaCondé NastCBS InteractiveBandai Namcovideo game compilationsNamco Classic Collection Vol. 1Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2Microsoft ArcadeArcade ClassicsNamco AnthologyNamCollectionNamco NostalgiaXbox Live Arcade Compilation DiscNamco ArcadeArcade ArchivesArcade Game SeriesVol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3Battle CollectionVirtual ArcadeEssentialsPac-Man CollectionPac-Man GamesPac-Man MuseumPac-Man Museum +Galaga 30th CollectionPac-Man & Galaga DimensionsXevious 3D/G+Babylonian Castle SagaThe Return of IshtarCharactersEpisodesMasanobu EndōNamco Super WarsNamco × CapcomArrangementDeeperIslandMr. DrillerDrill LandDrill SpiritsOnlineNamco Classic CollectionClassic NES SeriesBaradukeBakutotsu KijūteiTinkle PitStar TrigonHiroshi OnoGo ShiinaHideo YoshizawaDragon SpiritDragon SaberList of games