Flojomojo Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Works on PS3, Vita, and PSP. I'm going to grab them all. MAME is better, but these are full of retro museum yummies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Oh yeah there's a thread here about whats good and whats not....I'm definitely getting a few but not sure which one's yet: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/230270-namco-museum-ps1-volumes-1-5-release-date/?do=findComment&comment=3082709 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wait.. What? Are these the PS1 versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Yep....playing it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Wait.. What? Are these the PS1 versions? Yeah, only imaginary, without the nifty N-A-M-C-O cases. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I own the PS1 originals and they are worth playing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I liked how they supported the vertical mode (complete with a "warning: monitor may fall on you and kill you" screen). I need to figure out how to easily and quickly redo my Vita controls to work in that orientation. Or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) They should've tossed in Namco Museum Encore as an import and Xevious 3D/G. How does Assault/Assault Plus work in Namco Museum 4 off PSN? It originally supported the flight stick/dual analog controllers back then, but not the Dual Shock. Edited October 1, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 They should've tossed in Namco Museum Encore as an import and Xevious 3D/G. How does Assault/Assault Plus work in Namco Museum 4 off PSN? It originally supported the flight stick/dual analog controllers back then, but not the Dual Shock. I wouldn't be surprised if those came later. I think Xevious 3D/G holds up pretty well, considering its age. I looked up a review of Namco 4 and IGN said, "However, control is achieved by rotating back and forth, and absolutely requires the Sony double flight stick." The manual for the game says: directional buttons control the left tank tread circle/x/square/triangle controls the right tank tread L1/L2/R1/R2 shoots Sounds pretty awkward. I will remap the Vita controls to make something less weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They should've tossed in Namco Museum Encore as an import and Xevious 3D/G. How does Assault/Assault Plus work in Namco Museum 4 off PSN? It originally supported the flight stick/dual analog controllers back then, but not the Dual Shock. Xevious 3D/G and maybe Tempest X3. I liked both. I'd also like to see a download version of Konami Arcade Classics and one of the Midway classics had Moon Patrol. An arcade favorite of mine. I always pray to see that game in a compilation these days and it never happens. I never owned Namco4 and I didn't buy any others last night (other than 1 and 2) so I can't say anything about Assault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Sounds pretty awkward. I will remap the Vita controls to make something less weird. Did you try playing vertical yet? Are they playable or is it too awkward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) I'd also like to see a download version of Konami Arcade Classics and one of the Midway classics had Moon Patrol. An arcade favorite of mine. I always pray to see that game in a compilation these days and it never happens. Konami Arcade Classics would be nice to see. Like some of the rarer volumes of Namco Museum such as #4, Ebayers tend to price this one pretty high these days. And several of its games aren't available as standalone downloads on the PS3 and/or 360. It's not much more recent than Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2 for the PS1, but Moon Patrol is on Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 2 for the Dreamcast from about five years later. Beyond Spy Hunter though, the rest of the lineup is different between the two. So that means no Burgertime on the DC collection, which similar to Moon Patrol, didn't subsequently reappear on Midway Arcade Treasures (Which was largely a compilation of the Digital Eclipse Playstation collections, minus the licensed Atari Corp. content like Asteroids and Battlezone). Edited October 1, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I think I still have my Konami Classics disc somewhere. Agreed that it would be nice to see it released digitally for six bucks. Artificial scarcity is stupid. I tried Mappy in vertical mode, but the problem on PSP/Vita is that the controls are connected to the rotated screen, so they flip, too. I don't think there's a way around it. Sad face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 They should've tossed in Namco Museum Encore as an import and Xevious 3D/G. How does Assault/Assault Plus work in Namco Museum 4 off PSN? It originally supported the flight stick/dual analog controllers back then, but not the Dual Shock. I want to know this too. If they added Dual Shock support, that would be good enough for me. Somehow I doubt this was done though. How hard is it to find the flight stick? I know I have an adapter somewhere that allows is original PS connection to USB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 They should offer $20 for all 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Xevious 3D/G and maybe Tempest X3. I liked both. I'd also like to see a download version of Konami Arcade Classics and one of the Midway classics had Moon Patrol. An arcade favorite of mine. I always pray to see that game in a compilation these days and it never happens. I seem to recall a repack of several Xevious games. Maybe we can get that instead. TxK (Vita) is better than Tempest X3 in every way, and is also coming to PS4 soon. It also looks nice on PSTV. You can run a Tempest X3 disc on ps1/ps2/ps3. Konami Arcade Classics would be easy to do but they'd probably rather re-re-re-re-release the titles individually. Frogger, Time Pilot, and something else came out on Playstation Home Arcade for cheap ... you can play them on Vita now but it's a pain to play them on the PS3 because it requires Home. It's odd that we haven't seen Moon Patrol anywhere else since that PS1 disc. I blame lawyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I seem to recall a repack of several Xevious games. Maybe we can get that instead. TxK (Vita) is better than Tempest X3 in every way, and is also coming to PS4 soon. It also looks nice on PSTV. You can run a Tempest X3 disc on ps1/ps2/ps3. Konami Arcade Classics would be easy to do but they'd probably rather re-re-re-re-release the titles individually. Frogger, Time Pilot, and something else came out on Playstation Home Arcade for cheap ... you can play them on Vita now but it's a pain to play them on the PS3 because it requires Home. It's odd that we haven't seen Moon Patrol anywhere else since that PS1 disc. I blame lawyers. I agree and yes I'll gladly pick up a version of TxK on PS4....at no charge for the extra frames A Xevious collection? Was it on PS1 as an import or something? The PS1 has a fair version of a Qix remake, I think its called Qix Neo. There's also a throwback kind of game related to Crystal Castles called Gubble. I think the Atari guys who worked on arcade games like Crystal Castles made that game. Graphics are shoddy but it's not that bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 A Xevious collection? Was it on PS1 as an import or something? I think I must have been thinking of Xevious Arrangement, which was an import. There were so many versions of Xevious! I just had a peek at this crazy article about the game. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/xevious/xevious.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) I imagine you were thinking of Xevious 3D/G+. It includes a conversion of the arcade game Xevious 3D/G, along with the original Xevious and Super Xevious. It's a domestic release. Edit: And it includes the only home conversion of Xevious Arrangement, the remixed arcade game based on the original. I had forgotten about that until I followed your link. Edited October 21, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boog Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) There's also Namco Museum Essentials for PS3, which is on sale this week. It has five arcade classics (Pac-man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Xevious, and Dragon Spirit) as well as an exclusive game: Xevious Resurrection. Each game has 12 'stamps' to collect by performing in-game challenges. Digging out the entire playfield of Dig Dug was tricky. Edited October 24, 2014 by boog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Got in the mood for Xevious and thought I'd give Xevious Ressurection a try, but I see that Namco Museum Essentials seems to have been delisted. No sign of it in the North American store and the UK store still has a product page but no purchase option or price listed. I wonder why Namco would decide to withdraw it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Konami Arcade Classics would be nice to see. Like some of the rarer volumes of Namco Museum such as #4, Ebayers tend to price this one pretty high these days. And several of its games aren't available as standalone downloads on the PS3 and/or 360. It's not much more recent than Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2 for the PS1, but Moon Patrol is on Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 2 for the Dreamcast from about five years later. Beyond Spy Hunter though, the rest of the lineup is different between the two. So that means no Burgertime on the DC collection, which similar to Moon Patrol, didn't subsequently reappear on Midway Arcade Treasures (Which was largely a compilation of the Digital Eclipse Playstation collections, minus the licensed Atari Corp. content like Asteroids and Battlezone). Moon Patrol is available as a stand-alone purchase on Nintendo Switch now. It's a perfect arcade version from the Atcade Archives series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Got in the mood for Xevious and thought I'd give Xevious Ressurection a try, but I see that Namco Museum Essentials seems to have been delisted. No sign of it in the North American store and the UK store still has a product page but no purchase option or price listed. I wonder why Namco would decide to withdraw it? It should still be in your download list if you bought it while it was on the store, I have it on my device. It wasn't great, seemed unfinished and just a stub they never updated. There's a new version of Museum on the Switch, with a short list of games. Fine for what it is, but oddly incomplete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Wow, I missed this. I still have n,m, and o for psx somewhere. Never saw a or c though. When in the mood, I still play them on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) I never bought Namco Museum Essentials. I had so many arcade perfect versions of each of the games, it seemed rather pointless. But I was in the mood for Xevious, and thought I'd perhaps give Xevious Resurrection a try (The only exclusive part of the package). So I was all set to go buy it and download it, but discovered it had disappeared off the storefront. That piqued my curiosity a bit, since the reason for its disappearance isn't obvious like it so often is for delisted content. Edited April 8, 2018 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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