Pac-Land

Pac-Land

Developer: Namco    Publisher: NEC    Release: 01/90    Genre: Action Pac-Man has led an interesting life as a video game character. Common sense would say Namco should have created a direct sequel with another set of mazes to follow up such a...
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Starblade

Starblade

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1994     Genre: Rail Shooter I miss the arcade. The experience of playing a game in the arcade that was technically miles ahead of what you had at home was incredible. Obviously that can never hap...
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Dragon Valor

Dragon Valor

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 10/16/00      Genre: Action RPG When the PlayStation RPG explosion hit it hit big. Publishers big and small tried to tap in to this newfound market, with some finding success and others flounderi...
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Rolling Thunder 3

Rolling Thunder 3

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1993     Genre: Action Namco took an early liking to the Sega Genesis, porting over many of its arcade titles and giving the system a boost early on. As well as their arcade ports they released...
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Burning Force

Burning Force

Developer: Nova    Publisher: Namco    Released: 11/90    Genre: Rail Shooter Space Harrier made a big splash in the arcade with its fancy scaling graphics and riveting gameplay. Yet it did not spawn as many imitators as you would expect,...
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Final Lap Twin

Final Lap Twin

Developer: Namco     Publisher: NEC     Released: 1990     Genre: Racing In the long and storied history of the game industry the Car RPG (or Carpg for short) is one of the least explored. Developers have turned the most unlikely activities into a....
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Marvel Land

Marvel Land

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1991     Genre: Platformer Namco is not the first name I think of when it comes to platformers. When I think Namco I think Pac-Man, Tekken, and maybe somewhere down the line Klonoa. That is not...
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Dragon Saber

Dragon Saber

Developer: Namco      Publisher: Namco      Released: 1991      Genre: Shooter My love of Dragon Spirit is a bit strange, I will admit. Its not that it isn’t a good game, because it is. But I think I really appreciate it because it...
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Samurai Ghost

Samurai Ghost

Developer: Namco    Publisher: Namco     Released:1992     Genre: Action In America the Turbo Grafx-16 had little third party support. NEC did the best they could but the lion’s share of games for the PC Engine never reached the US.  Curiously on...
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Splatterhouse 3

Splatterhouse 3

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Namco   Release: 08/93   Genre: Action Splatterhouse is a series that I’ve liked the idea of more than the reality. Outside of its blood and gore the original Splatterhouse was an average brawler. The second game ...
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