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I was online looking at various crap and stumbled across this old arcade game from Namco (Gremlin in the U.S.) - Nothin' from nothin' but how was this never (as far as I can tell) ported to the Atari 2600? Or any home system? I mean, it's only worth it if you have paddles but this seems vat-grown to play on a system like the 2600 that has very blocky graphics and solid paddle controllers. Given a preference I would love to have seen this on the 5200 more, but does anyone remember this game in the arcades? It's from 1978, back when there were fewer arcade games. I've never seen it at any arcade game conventions I've been to, either. I wonder if anybody has a working cabinet. It spawned 2 Japan-only arcade sequels and it finally made it onto a couple Namco Museum releases during the PlayStation era but that seems to be it.
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MAME 0.250 November has passed us by, and it’s time for MAME 0.250, with a distinct Konami flavour! On the arcade side, the third and fourth player positions are supported in NBA Play By Play, and lots of regional variants have been added for games running on Hornet hardware. We’ve also added support for a Konami hand-held LCD game, a Tiger LCD game based on a popular Konami franchise, and a prototype of an unreleased Game.com title in the same series. In addition to the Castlevania-themed LCD game, we’ve added licensed Tiger LCD games featuring Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, Superman and Gargoyles characters, although the latter two are different skins for the same game. MSX computer emulation has had a major overhaul, with more supported systems and peripherals, including lots of cartridge port floppy drives. As a bonus, the Fujitsu FM Towns family gained support for more controllers, including the Marty Pad and the twin-stick Libble Rabble joypad. Hard disk issues affecting the FM Towns family were also tracked down and fixed. Atari 8-bit computer cartridge emulation has been modernised, and a few more unlicensed Game Boy cartridges are supported (you can now play some very famous unauthorised translations in MAME). The Quantel DPB-7000 is looking much better, with lots of progress on video output and peripheral support. Namco’s Alpine Surfer is now playable in MAME, and several graphical glitches that had plagued System 22 emulation have been banished. Support for Italian versions of Quizard has been added, and German versions of Quizard 3 and Quizard 4 Rainbow are now working, as well as a Czech version of Quizard 4 Rainbow. A missing line scroll effect in Seta’s Caliber 50 is now emulated, and some flickering graphics in Atari’s Return of the Jedi have been fixed. Other improvements include lots of fixes for invalid memory accesses, function keys for the Franklin Ace (Apple II clone) computers, proper DIP switch labels for Nintendo Vs. Mahjong, and much, much more. You can read about all the changes this month in the whatsnew.txt, and you can download the source code and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page. Read the rest of the entry
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MAME 0.232 It’s time for MAME 0.232, and do we have a surprise for you! The incredibly rare Universal game Mrs. Dynamite has finally been found and dumped! This is an early example of a game where you place bombs to kill enemies that walk over them, showing Universal’s flair for cute characters and cutscenes. Mrs. Dynamite is believed to had performed poorly on location tests, and never had a widespread release. The graphics in the version that has been dumped don’t match what’s shown on flyers. Other arcade additions include Dokaben 2 and a prototype of Spinal Breakers. Namco racing games have taken a leap forward this month. Final Lap has its sprite chip hooked up subtly differently to later games on the System II platform, which had been causing graphical issues on the title screen. Lack of playback status register emulation in the C140 sound chip was causing issues with engine sounds in Final Lap, Suzuka 8 Hours, and Four Trax. The horizontal position of the road layer has also been adjusted to better match videos made using original hardware. A number of bug fixes allow previously unplayable Japanese home computer games, including µPD7220 issues affecting the Madou Monogatari games on PC-98, the missing 1-bit DAC sound on PC-98, broken sprites in Asuka 120% Burning Fest. on FM Towns, and background bugs on Sharp X68000. Mac media support continues to improve, with working CD-ROM drives on more Macs, and fixes for high density floppy drives. The V.Smile Smart Keyboard is now supported, in US, French, and German variants. Tim Lindner has continued to fix long-standing bugs in Tandy CoCo 3 emulation. Software list additions include Taiwanese Game Gear cartridges, Master System prototypes, a big batch of software for the Australian MicroBee series, and quite a few add-on ROMs for the Acorn BBC Micro. We’ve also got the latest Apple II floppy dumps and cracks, FM Towns floppies and CDs, and PC floppies. You can read all the development activity this month in the whatsnew.txt file, and the source and 64-bit Windows binary packages are right there on the the download page. Read the rest of this entry »
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Warning! May cause feels from nostalgia.
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So close to 100K. Rotate video to watch full vertical.
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Pac-Man is ported to so many systems. This Jakks pacific plug and play from 2007 is an excellent arcade port and includes other great Namco titles.
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He's the (samurai) ghost with the most, babe.
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This was part of a high score challenge but the best score I submitted was 43,950. Didn't get as much in this video but I still wanted to share some tips. If you're watching on your phone rotate the screen to watch it vertically.
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Galaxian Arcade 1Up Partycade. Rotate the video to watch on your phone vertically full screen. Really like this machine and this game is always a challenge.
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I got an Arcade 1Up Pac-Man Partycade for my birthday, 3 months early! In this video I am playing Galaga.
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Got this very cool Pac-Man Arcade Figure by Coleco in excellent condition and an unexpected bonus item! -
And this time so does everybody else!
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In this 8 minute video I talk about how well this game plays and the first time I saw the arcade machine in a movie theater. The Atari logo in the beginning is amazing and I could watch that for 8 minutes. I would love to see Pac-Man on the Amico. I see so many Namco games on different consoles and plug and play's so I'm wondering if getting that license isn't too difficult. I would love a classic and re-imagined version!
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Happy Friday and happy 40th to Pac-Man, the first video game I ever saw. I watched my brother play the arcade machine at a movie theater when I was five years old. In the first pic is a t-shirt from Five Below by Rubik's that I got for $5. In the second pic is the best 2nd generation console port which happens to be on Intellivision. ???
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So apparently Namco museum is coming to the switch this summer: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/04/namco_museum_is_coming_to_nintendo_switch_this_summer I have access to most of the games but it will be nice to play some more classic stuff on the Switch. Anyone know or care what the full lineup is?
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Another game you won't find on Super Nintendo!
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These plug and play consoles have all been tested and cleaned and work. They all have battery covers and clean battery compartments (no batteries included). I would like to get $3 each plus actual shipping costs. Please add $1 per transaction for paypal fees, or disregard if you use the friends/family option. I prefer to sell several at a time, but I am willing to sell just one. There is one Atari joystick and one Namco plug/play in the center of the first image that are $1 each with purchase. Both work, but the atari one is missing the battery cover and has a crack around the joystick ring, and the namco joystick makes lots of clicking/clunky noises. Contact me for shipping costs, it will ship from zipcode 45005 USPS. RED X INDICATES IT HAS SOLD
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I wonder if anyone remembers seeing any of these multi-monitor monsters in their arcades back in the day? If so, did you get to play either one of them? It seems like Takumi and Taito were the only companies making multi-monitor games.
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Some people know that TI experimented with porting its best-known games to Intellivision. Well, much later, Namco planned to roll up the market for retro-gaming by producing software for the TI-99/4A. A Namco intern told their boss to build on the nostalgia for "Munk-Man" and this is what happened. I found the binary on an MSX forum earlier this year: (k2.dsk or download here) contains a single E/A 3 object file "K2" without Namco markings. The program name is K2. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/writJ0I5fHg
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As a way to gather feedback for future versions of the Blast! products, and to not muddy up the other threads, I wanted to start a dedicated topic for the Blast! family of products. While this year the focus for these low-cost products is on the mainstream market and fun for the average consumer/families versus something that specifically meets the needs of the retro gaming crowd, we hope to incorporate more features in the future that will appeal to that group at the same low price point. While we want to hear even the obvious stuff that we're already targeting for the future (perfect emulation, increased resolution and sharpness, etc.), we also want to hear any of the less obvious feedback. So let it fly! Also, please use this as an opportunity to discuss the current products, even though again, we realize they're not being targeted to the retro gaming crowd for this year. The official Website is here: https://blast.atgames.net/ (includes manuals and game lists) The current Blast! products announced so far (https://blast.atgames.net/blast_family): Bandai Namco Flashback Blast! Bandai Namco Flashback Blast! (Walmart exclusive) Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 1 Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2 Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 3 (Walmart exclusive) Activision Flashback Blast! Player 2 Blast! Controller -
I thought I'd start one of these following my thread on Taito F1-3 games. I'll start off with: Capcom -Street Fighter (But with better controls and character select) -Street Fighter 2 Rainbow Edition (akin to the PS1/Saturn version, but with the SF cartoon's voices.) -Battle Circuit -Mega Man Power Battle and Fighters -Darkstalkers 1 & 2 (See SF2) - Taito -Darius 1, 2, and Gaiden -Cameltry -Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, Bubble Symphony, and Bubble Memories -Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga 3 -The Ninja Warriors -Night Striker -Chase HQ and Special Criminal Investigation -Bonze Adventure -Cadash Data East -Joe & Mac 1 & Returns -Road Blaster/Road Avenger -Cobra Command Midway/Williams -Mortal Kombat 1-3 -Smash TV -NARC -Trog (Prototype version) Toaplan -Knuckle Bash -Zero Wing -V Five/Grindstormer -Batsugun -Snow Bros 1 and 2 IREM -R-Type 1, 2, and Leo -Gallop -Gunforce and Geo Storm -Ninja Baseball Batman -Undercover Cops -In The Hunt -Perfect Soldiers -Blade Master -Ninja Spirit SNK -Psycho Soldier -Magician Lord -Cyber Lip -Eight Man -Last Resort Namco -Splatterhouse Technosoft -Hyper Duel
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Yes indeed, more retro 80s arcade entertainment articles from Japan: https://archive.org/details/amusement-life-magazine
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No extra lives. Faster, more aggressive ghosts. Fruit RUNS AWAY from you. Welcome to the EXTREME portion of Pac-Man Championship Edition 2.
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I recently posted an article on my website about the video game compilations with the most number of games. As you'd expect, most of them feature classic titles from Atari, Activision, Midway and Infocom, but as someone who hasn't played an anthology in a while (I think the last one was probably the Capcom Classics series on the PlayStation Portable,) I was surprised to see that some of them feature dozens upon dozens of games. I leave the link here in case anyone would like to check out and please, any ideas, comments, corrections or feedback in general is more than welcome. Top 10: Massive Video Game Compilations
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These two games would probably be a good fit for the 7800. They have similar hardware, though one is 8080-based and the other 6502. Tank Battalion (similar to "Tanks but No Tanks" on the 2600) Warp Warp King and Balloon All were created by Namco some time around 1980 and have been ported to the MSX where they have more 78-like screen dimensions. A sort of sequel to Warp Warp called "Warpman" appeared on the Famicom and might also be a good candidate for the 78. Coding games is a bit out of my league though. :/
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