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Developer(s) | Mass Media |
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Series | Namco Museum |
Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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Genre(s) | Various |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Namco Museum (ナムコミュージアム, Namuko Myūjiamu) is a 2001 video game compilation developed by Mass Media and published by Namco for the Game Boy Advance. It contains ports of five of their classic arcade games, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian.
Compilation
Namco Museum for Game Boy Advance was one of the first compilations in the Namco Museum series to omit a virtual museum. The GBA version was released worldwide, and was a launch title for the system in North America.[1] The following games, originally featured in Namco Museum Vol. 1 and Namco Museum Vol. 3 for the PlayStation, are included:
- Ms. Pac-Man (1982)
- Galaga (1981)
- Galaxian (1979)
- Pole Position (1982)
- Dig Dug (1982)
The GBA version does not retain high scores when powered off, which is also the case with Pac-Man Collection.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
Publication | Score |
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AllGame | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10[4] |
Game Informer | 7/10[5] |
Gamekult | 3/10[6] |
GameSpot | 7.2/10[7] |
GameSpy | 82%[8] |
IGN | 8.5/10[9] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 4/20[10] |
Next Generation | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nintendo Power | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nintendo World Report | 5.5/10[13] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] NextGen said of the game, "The emulation is perfect, though GBA's mono speaker warps the timbre of the occasional sound effect. [...] If you can actually see it, you'll love it."[11] Bad Hare of GamePro called it "an old-school must-own."[14][a]
The game sold 2.4 million units in the U.S. and earned $37 million by August 2006. During the period between June 2001 and August 2006, it was the third-highest-selling game for handheld game consoles in that country.[15] By December 2007, that number grew to 2.96 million units.[16]
Notes
References
- ^ Harris, Craig (April 19, 2001). "Namco's US Launch Title". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Namco Museum (2002) critic reviews (GBA)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Nicholls, Shawn. "Namco Museum (GBA) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 95. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Namco Museum (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. August 2001.
- ^ Kuipers, Kévin (November 8, 2001). "Test : Namco vous ouvre son musée (encore)". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 11, 2001). "Namco Museum Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 22, 2001. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Bub, Andrew S. (January 1, 2002). "NAMCO Museum Advance [sic]". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Lightman (November 28, 2001). "Test: Namco Museum (GBA)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Namco Museum". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. July 2001. p. 66. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Namco Museum (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 147. Nintendo of America. August 2001.
- ^ Nation, Justin (June 15, 2001). "Namco Museum". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Bad Hare (September 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 156. IDG. p. 59. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games". NextGen. Future US. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007.
- ^ "US Platinum Videogame Chart". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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