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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 8h

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 1d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 2d

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

Daily Pac-Man @dailypacman.bsky.social · 2d

Many home ports of Ms. Pac-Man were created by the original developers, GCC, as they became a trusted Atari partner since the launch of the arcade game.

They built Ms. Pac-Man ports for the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, 400, 800, and the Commodore 64.

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 2d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 2d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 4d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 4d

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

#namco #robotics #1980s

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 6d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 7d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 8d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 9d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 10d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 10d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 11d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 12d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for the shoutout! Best wishes!

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Daily Pac-Man @dailypacman.bsky.social · 14d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Daily Pac-Man @dailypacman.bsky.social · 16d

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.

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 16d

Pac-Man World 2 Japanese promotional poster

#namco #pacman #pacmanworld2 #パックマンワールド2 #videogames #retrogaming

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 17d

Pac-Man World 2 magazine advertisement

#namco #pacman #pacmanworld2 #videogames #retrogaming #nostalgia

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Daily Pac-Man @dailypacman.bsky.social · 20d

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.

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 19d

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

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · Sep 8

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!

The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · Sep 7

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

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