Lupin the Third: Pandora’s Legacy (1987) developed and released by Namco (under the Namcot label) for the Famicom in Japan. The game is based on the anime film “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro” (1979). #namco #lupiniii #lupinthethird #retrogaming #famicom #videogames #anime

Character art from a Yōkai Dochuki promotional booklet #namco #retrogaming #videogames #arcade #yokaidochuki #妖怪道中記

Retro games and modern art intersect in Kyoto, Japan's special exhibition "PAC-MAN BEYOND — FROM 8-BIT TO INFINITE BITE," an art display incorporating Pac-Man into metal canvas works. If you are in Kyoto, you can visit the attraction until after November 3rd. gallery.gaaat.com/en/pages/pac...

Box art for Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, a game released on Famicom under the Namcot label (1989). #namco #splatterhouse #famicom #videogame #retrogaming #halloween

Promotional comic for the Turbo-Grafx-16 version of Splatterhouse (1990) #namco #splatterhouse #turbografx16 #videogame #retrogaming #horror #halloween #comic

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS was being developed at the same time Pac-Man's Ghostly Adventures era was in full swing. Despite this, Masahiro Sakurai went with Pac-Man's iconic look, and would've considered dropping the character altogether if he had to use the redesign.

Splatterhouse promotional flyer (1988) #namco #splatterhouse #videogames #retrogaming #arcade #horror #halloween

Two Game Boy Advance games from Namco were added to the Nintendo Switch Online service: Mr. Driller 2 and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, which was developed by Now Production, the game developer behind the Pac-Man World Re-Pac series. #namco #nintendo #gameboyadvance #mrdriller #klonoa

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Promotional art work for Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000) Planning on posting Halloween-related Namco history throughout the month of October. 👻 #namco #pacman #mspacman #mspacmanmazemadness #videogames #retrogaming #halloween

Namja Town is an indoor amusement park originated by Namco located inside Sunshine City in Tokyo. The cat-themed park opened in 1996. Attractions include gyoza and ice cream restaurants, interactive exhibits, games, and a cat cafe. #namco #namjatown #tokyo #japan #amusementpark #themepark #cats

Employees at General Computer Corporation play testing arcade games for the development of home ports (1980s) GCC developed ports of Namco arcade games for Atari consoles in the 1980s including Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, Pole Position, Pole Position II, and Xevious. #namco #xevious #retrogaming

GCC also developed Atari console ports of Namco arcade games such as Xevious, Galaga, and Dig Dug.

Bravoman promotional manga as seen in the April 1988 issue of NG Namco Community Magazine #namco #bravoman #ベラボーマン #超絶倫人ベラボーマン #videogame #retrogaming #arcade #magazine #manga

Screenshot from the opening Namco logo attached to the Namco-produced film “Mirai Ninja” (or “Cyber Ninja”, 1988). The logo features one of the earliest 3-D computer generated renders of Pac-Man. #namco #pacman

Concept illustrations of Ki by Yuichiro Shinozaki, as seen in the July 1988 issue of NG Namco Community Magazine #namco #thetowerofdruaga #retrogaming #videogames #ドルアーガの塔

A Japanese woman and child look at two of Namco’s robots, Kozō the elephant and Stamp Robot Largo (1980s) #namco #robotics #1980s

Namco Historian has reached over 100 followers on Instagram! I appreciate all the support! Namco 1991 calendar artwork #namco #pacman #mspacman #digdug #mappy #videogames #retrogaming

Photos from Namco’s The Tower of Druaga dark ride that was part of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo ‘90) in Osaka, Japan. Namco displayed their Druaga ride alongside Galaxian3: Project Dragoon. #namco #thetowerofdruaga #expo90 #darkride

Neon Genesis Evangelion premiered 30 years ago today. Creator Hideaki Anno also created Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. In 1991, Nadia was adapted for the Sega Mega Drive by Namco. Here is character artwork from the game’s instruction manual. #namco #retrogaming #nadiathesecretofbluewater

Promotional flyer for Gee Bee, the first video game developed by Namco (1978) Gee Bee is available from Arcade Archives to download and play on modern consoles. Enjoy the one that started it all! #namco #geebee #videogames #retrogaming #arcade

75 years ago today, “Peanuts” debuted in newspapers. This image of Snoopy was used alongside an announcement for Snoopy vs. the Red Baron, a video game developed by Smart Bomb Interactive and commissioned by Namco Hometek. #namco #peanuts #snoopy #videogames #retrogaming #cartoon #comics

Ms. Pac-Man was a “celebrity spokesperson” for the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations as mentioned in the Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness instruction manual (2000) Posting for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. #namco #mspacman #pacman #breastcancerawarenessmonth

Adventure is back on the menu! 🍒 Got my copy of Pac-Man World 2 RePac. Excited about revisiting a childhood favorite in a new way! #namco #pacmanworld2 #pacmanworld2repac #pacman #videogames #bandainamco

The Namco Historian Bluesky has reached over 50 followers! Thank you all so much! Illustration from Namco Community Magazine NG magazine July 1985 issue celebrating Namco’s 30th anniversary #namco #pacman #thetowerofdruaga #magazine #retrogaming #nostalgia #videogames

These Pac-Man World wallpapers were once made available to download from the Namco Arcade website circa 2000.

Happy International Rabbit Day! 🐰 From the instruction manual for the Marchen Maze PC Engine version #namco #marchenmaze #メルヘンメイズ #videogame #retrogaming #rabbit #internationalrabbitday #aliceinwonderland

NEWS: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac is available now in all territories for consoles and PC! Save Pac-Land from Spooky's clutches once again on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, or Xbox Series platforms. Sonic collaboration DLC will be following suit this November.

Pac-Man World 2 Japanese promotional poster #namco #pacman #pacmanworld2 #パックマンワールド2 #videogames #retrogaming

Pac-Man World 2 magazine advertisement #namco #pacman #pacmanworld2 #videogames #retrogaming #nostalgia

Before the game would be known as Pac-Man World 3, it was initially revealed in 2004 through Nintendo's website as "Pac-Man World's End." Below is an unused splash screen that remained in the data of the PC version, showing the early working title in logo form.

The Namco Hometek development team of Pac-Man World 2, as seen in the “museum” feature of the game

I’m going to be taking a break from posting for a bit. My plan is to return in a couple of weeks. I appreciate everyone’s support. Stay tuned!

Promotional CG rendering of Pac-Man World, a game released for the 20th anniversary of Pac-Man #namco #pacman #pacmanworld #retrogaming #videogames #playstation #nostalgia #cgi

Want to learn more about Pac-Man World history? Check out a developer interview from 1999 on the Namco History website. www.namcohistory.com/archives/pac...

Gameboy Advance SP ad (2004) #retro #art #gaming #Gameboy

Concept sketch for Pac-Man: Ghost Zone, a canceled platformer game intended for the PlayStation (PS1). Developed by Namco Hometek in California, Ghost Zone was repurposed into Pac-Man World. #pacman #namco #pacmanworld #pacmanghostzone #playstation #ps1 #videogames #retrogaming

Cover art for the South Korean PC port of Pac-Man World #pacman #pacmanworld #retrogaming #videogames #namco

Burning Force concept art work #namco #burningforce #videogames #retrogaming #バーニングフォース

Bandai Namco released another trailer for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac going over gameplay and other features. Have a look! 👀 youtu.be/E_u7RoIovfk

In Pac-Man World (which was primarily made by a Western team), the Classic mode uses artwork based on the Puckman cabinet as a border for the original Pac-Man game. In Pac-Man World: Re-Pac (which was primarily by a Japanese team), the Classic mode uses Bally Midway's artwork.

On Arcade Archive releases of Namco game ports, you can view the digital manual and towards the end, you can view the original arcade instruction cards.

Only the deepest Namco lore masters (me) know that Clyde is the Solvalou pilot, GUMP / GAMP's soldiers are Pookas, Andor Genesis is controlled by Fygar & the planet Xevious is where Libble Rabble is set This 1984 fan art pretty much proves all of this🤔

Namco employee postcard featuring Pac-Man (1997) #namco #pacman #illustration #scubadiving #retrogaming #videogame

Namco Museum is on sale on the Nintendo Switch store for digital download in North America for a great deal! If you don’t have it already and want to discover more of Namco’s gaming library, get it while the sale lasts. www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Mappy and Nyamco (Goro) robots on display at a Namco 50th Anniversary event #namco #mappy #robotics #videogames #retrogaming

Front covers of the Game Freak magazine featuring Namco’s characters (1980s) #namco #pokemon #digdug #poleposition #mappy #gamefreak #retrogaming #videogame #magazine #nintendo

Satoshi Tajiri created the Famicom game Quinty (Mendel Palace) that was distributed by Namco in Japan. Tajiri’s fanzine Game Freak covered Namco’s games.

Uketsuke Komachi, Namco’s receptionist robot was moved to the headquarters of Bandai Namco Studios after Namco merged with Bandai. #namco #robotics #uketsukekomachi #mappy #miraikomachi

Character model sheet for the Pac-Man cartoon TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera. Pac-Man’s character design seems to take influence from Tadashi Yamashita’s Pac-Man, but tweaked to fit Hanna-Barbera’s in-house cartoon style. #namco #pacman #videogames #retrogaming #80s #cartoon #hannabarbera