Namco Museum (GBA)

Namco Museum (GBA)
Developer(s)Mass Media
Publisher(s)
SeriesNamco Museum
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: June 11, 2001
  • JP/EU: December 7, 2001
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:

The GBA version does not retain high scores when powered off, which is also the case with Pac-Man Collection.

Reception

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

  1. ^ Harris, Craig (April 19, 2001). "Namco's US Launch Title". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Namco Museum for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Nicholls, Shawn. "Namco Museum (GBA) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Mielke, James "Milkman" (July 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 95. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Namco Museum (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. August 2001.
  6. ^ Bad Hare (July 11, 2001). "Namco Museum Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 11, 2001). "Namco Museum Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on June 22, 2001. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Bub, Andrew S. (January 1, 2002). "NAMCO Museum Advance [sic]". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  9. ^ Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Namco Museum (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Namco Museum". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. July 2001. p. 66. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Namco Museum (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 147. Nintendo of America. August 2001.
  12. ^ Nation, Justin (June 15, 2001). "Namco Museum". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  13. ^ Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games". NextGen. Future US. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007.
  14. ^ "US Platinum Videogame Chart". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

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