Software:Namco Museum (GBA)
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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 Myūshiamu) 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
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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."[10]
The game sold 2.4 million units in the U.S. and earned $37 million by August 2006. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, it was the third-highest-selling game for handheld game consoles in that country.[13] By December 2007, that number grew to 2.96 million units.[14]
References
- ↑ Harris, Craig (April 19, 2001). "Namco's US Launch Title". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/19/namcos-us-launch-title.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Namco Museum for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/namco-museum/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance.
- ↑ Nicholls, Shawn. "Namco Museum (GBA) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=33184&tab=review.
- ↑ Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (144): 95. https://retrocdn.net/images/e/ea/EGM_US_144.pdf. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Namco Museum (GBA)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (100). August 2001.
- ↑ Bad Hare (July 11, 2001). "Namco Museum Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/15224.shtml. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 11, 2001). "Namco Museum Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/namco-museum-review/1900-2772295/.
- ↑ Bub, Andrew S. (January 1, 2002). "NAMCO Museum Advance [sic"]. GameSpy Industries. http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/namcomuseumgba/.
- ↑ Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/14/namco-museum-4.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Namco Museum". NextGen (Imagine Media) (79): 66. July 2001. https://archive.org/details/NextGen79Jul2001/page/n67/mode/2up. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Namco Museum (GBA)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 147. August 2001.
- ↑ Nation, Justin (June 15, 2001). "Namco Museum". NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/3778/namco-museum-game-boy-advance.
- ↑ Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games". Future US. http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0.
- ↑ "US Platinum Videogame Chart". http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml.
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