Namco has announced that Namco Museum 50th Anniversary will feature a
soundtrack comprised of 80's hits. The 50th Anniversary package will be
available this August for the PS2, GCN, Xbox, GBA, and PC. The soundtrack will
include:
“Come On Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners
“Working for the Weekend” by Loverboy
“She Drives Me Crazy” by Fine Young Cannibals
“Talking In Your Sleep” by The Romantics
“Joystick” by Dazz Band
The games in the compilation are:
"Pac-Man"
Originally released in 1980 – Play the most popular arcade game of all time!
Navigate the yellow fellow through the original "Pac-Man" maze, avoid ghosts
while chomping pellets and fruit, and use power pellets to turn the ghosts blue
and get some payback!
"Ms. Pac-Man"
Originally released in 1981 – Starring Pac-Man’s female counterpart; explore,
collect, and chomp your way through four different mazes and eat new fruits.
"Galaga"
Originally released in 1981 – Pilot a space ship, fend off frantic swarms of
bee-like aliens, try your luck with “Challenging Stages,” and find the best way
to deal with enemies’ powerful tractor beams!
"Galaxian"
Originally released in 1979 – A precursor to "Galaga," destroy flying aliens as
they move in from formation to attack you.
"Dig Dug"
Originally released in 1982 – Equipped with only a shovel and a pump, tunnel
your way underground and use the pump to blow up attacking enemies.
"Pole Position"
Originally released in 1982 – A milestone in racing games, players drive fast to
beat the timer, and avoid cars and hazards or risk exploding.
"Pole Position II"
Originally released in 1983 – Sequel to "Pole Position," this title introduced
four new race tracks – Fuji, Test, Suzuka, and Seaside.
"Rolling Thunder"
Originally released in 1987 – In this horizontal scrolling shooter, play as a
secret agent codename “Albatross.” Your mission is to rescue female agent Lelia
Blitz and defeat the criminal organization called Geldra.
"Rally X"
Originally released in 1980 – Players drive around a maze while avoiding chasing
cars, laying smoke screens, and collecting flags.
"Bosconian"
Originally released in 1981 – Pilot a space ship, survive enemy fighters and
destroy enemy space stations, while avoiding asteroids and other obstacles.
"Dragon Spirit"
Originally released in 1987 – Control a powerful dragon through the air, harness
spells, drop bombs and breath fire at enemies.
"Sky Kid"
Originally released in 1985 – Controlling a bi-plane, avoid enemy planes using
evasive loops, drop bombs, and machine gun down other planes.
"Xevious"
Originally released in 1982 – Use a heavily armed fighter plane to destroy
enemies and targets in the air and on the ground.
"Mappy"
Originally released in 1983 – Control Mappy, a police mouse. Bounce on
trampolines and open and close doors to dodge chasing cats, all in an attempt to
collect valuable items from a cat’s house.
