Arcade flyer for Road Runner (1985) from Atari Games, an arcade game company co-owned by Namco and Warner Communications (the owners of the Looney Tunes characters). #namco #atari #roadrunner #videogame #retrogaming

Contrary to what the monumental success of the original Pac-Man may suggest, creator Toru Iwatani was not given any kind of special benefits or rewards when the game took off.

NEWS: Nintendo Direct announced some Arcade Archives updates. Rave Racer will be added to the Arcade Archives 2 series later in February. A new series, Console Archives, includes retro console games for Switch 2 and PS5. At this time, no Namco games have been announced for Console Archives.

Retrocade, a retro game collection, is now available on Apple Arcade. The collection includes ten games from Atari, Konami, Namco, and Taito. The two Namco games include Galaga and Pac-Man. (The version of Pac-Man in Retrocade is the original Japanese Puck Man.) #namco #pacman #galaga #videogame

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With today being Pixar’s 40th anniversary, here is a story from Pac-Man World’s development. A designer compared the blooper reel in the game to the bloopers in A Bug’s Life, and jokingly said “I came up with the idea three years before! Pixar ripped me off!” www.namcohistory.com/archives/pac...

In the 1990s, Namco founder and president Masaya Nakamura encouraged game intros to be animated with 3-D computer graphics. A CG intro was made for the canceled PlayStation game Pac-Man Ghost Zone. #namco #pacman #videogame #retrogaming Video Source: The Pac-Man Archive on Internet Archive

#Fanart #Pac-Man #Namco Re-Verse Re-Pac

Mappy (Mappy Land)

NHK World Japan News coverage of the Pac-Man exhibit at the Paley Museum in New York. youtu.be/4ZGBW2cGBDs

This video from costume company Total Fabrication provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a Pac-Man costume that would be used by Namco in the late 1990s for events such as E3.

This colorful artwork of Pac-Land was used to represent the map section of Namco's Japanese website in the late 1990s.

Illustrations by Hiroshi Fuji for Famislo Slot Machines, featuring a character used for the box art of several Namcot releases. #namco #pacman #galaga #videogame #retrogaming

SPY x ANYA: Operation Memories features a few minigames based directly on classic Namco games, including Pac-Man and Mappy - with Anya filling in for both title characters in their respective sequences.

NEWS: Quester (1987) is available on Arcade Archives for download on modern game consoles. www.arcadearchives.com/en/title/aca...

Character concept art for Pac & Pal #pacman #namco #pacandpal #videogame #retrogaming

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We have more Namco themed block breaking this week as 1987's Quester comes to Arcade Archives #クエスター #アーケードアーカイブス #アケアカ #ナムコ

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti stickers!

Arcade flyer for Speed Racer (1995), a racing game (based on the anime of the same name) released by Namco-America. #namco #speedracer #videogame #retrogaming #classicgaming

Believe it or not, the cards within Pac & Pal's bonus stages are not randomized! As seen on Hamster Corp's Arcade Archives stream dedicated to the game, Blinky will always hide under a card whose position aligns with the last two digits of the player's score.

Happy Birthday to Tōru Iwatani, creator of Pac-Man and Namco game designer. A photo of Iwatani (left) with Namco founder and president Masaya Nakamura posing with a Puck Man (Pac-Man) arcade cabinet. #namco #pacman #videogames #retrogaming

Back in 2020, there was a short lived collab between Hatsune Miku & PAC-MAN to commemorate the cheese wheel's 40th, which only amounted to a figure and this acrylic stand. I don't believe the artwork for this collab was ever preserved, so I thought to try and remedy that.

Bally / Midway two-page trade ad (1983)

North American flyer for Godzilla Wars Jr., a redemption arcade game #namco #arcade #godzilla

the pac-man album, vinyl, lp (1980)

Japanese Gauntlet arcade flyer. Gauntlet was developed by Atari and released by Namco in Japan. Namco had majority ownership in Atari at the time of the game’s release. #namco #retrogaming #videogame #atari #gauntlet

For those interested, British novelty gift supplier Fizz Creations has released a new Galaga Plug & Play. www.fizzcreations.com/product/gala...

Advertisement for different arcade machines from Namco America #namco #videogames #pacman #retrogaming #arcade

Hasbro Interactive's (and by extension, Infogrames') Pac-Man releases came from a licensing deal with Namco in 2000 in which they could create and distribute PC games featuring eleven of the company's legacy IP. Of the eleven, four were used in the end: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug.

Check out the trailer for Retrocade.

NEWS: A new retro game compilation app, Retrocade, is coming to Apple Arcade. Classic games from Atari, Namco, and Taito can played on Apple devices. The Namco games in the collection include Galaga and Pac-Man. apps.apple.com/us/app/retro...

Pac-Man Colorform Playset (1982) with character designs by Namco artist Tadashi Yamashita. These were an alternative set of Pac-Man character designs created for the Western market. #pacman #namco #videogames #retrogaming #colorforms

In 2010, an updated version of 2007's Namco Museum Remix was released in the form of Namco Museum Megamix. This collection adds one new Remix game - Grobda Remix - as well as nine arcade games. It also debuted at a budget price of $19.99 USD compared to the original $39.99 tag.

I don't know how to feel about Shadow Labyrinth but I did a small painting anyway

In 1987, Namco released Carnival, a mechanical medal game that featured Pac-Man and his family on the board. The game was eventually remade into video form in 1996 as Pac-Carnival. The numbered buttons on the cabinet would be used to bet on what tiles Pac-Man would land on.

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac was one of my favorite games from last year! I'm giving away a free copy of the game!! Just like this post and write "B-Doing" to enter! #bandainamcocreator I'll pick one single winner between instagram, youtube and bluesky in 2 weeks (Jan 28)

Splatterhouse: recreation of the classic arcade opening for the PC Engine instruction manual.

NEWS: Pac-Man, Galaga '91, and Mappy will be included in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties as part of its in-game library of playable Game Gear titles. The game is set to release on February 12th for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC.

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Advertisement for the Pac-Land port from British game publisher Quicksilva #pacman #namco #videogame #retrogaming #pacland

NEWS: The 45 Years of Pac-Man exhibit will be at The Paley Museum in New York City from January 16 to May 31. Exhibit installations include arcade cabinets, a timeline, artifacts, artwork, and more! Learn more at The Paley Miseum website. www.paleycenter.org/events/pac-man

World Stadium arcade flyer #namco #videogame #retrogaming #worldstadium #ワールドスタジアム

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ナムコの平成ギャルゲー #30TEST #Namco #1996

2026年、あけましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いします。 「ドルアーガの塔」全ステージクリアをイメージした絵です。 A happy new year 2026! #ドルアーガの塔 #thetowerofdruaga

今年の３月、アーケード版「ドルアーガの塔」初クリア記念で描いたギルとカイ。不屈のギルくんがカッコイイ。 #ドルアーガの塔 #レトロゲーム

Strategy guide for Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu (The Adventure of Valkyrie: The Legend of the Time Key) #namco #videogame #retrogaming #valkyrienoboken #ワルキューレの冒険

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No matter what track we end up on in life, we're happy to be sharing the journey with PAC-MAN! 🎨: @thesketchsector.bsky.social