Namco Museum Archives
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| Namco Museum Archives | |
| Developer | M2, B.B. Studio (compilation) Atlus, Birthday, Game Freak, KID, Namcot (games) |
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| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One |
| Released | WW: June 18, 2020 |
| Added to Museum |
Switch (Collection: Wagan Land): October 23, 2020 Windows (Archives Vol. 1+2): November 2, 2020 Switch (Archives Vol. 1+2): April 14, 2021 |
Namco Museum Archives, known as Namcot Collection (ナムコットコレクション) in Japan, is a compilation comprised of NES and Famicom video games.
In Namcot Collection, games could be purchased individually or in packs. There was also a retail version of Namco Collection that included nine games.
The Namco Museum Archives were released in two collections, Namco Museum Archives Volume 1 and Namco Museum Archives Volume 2.
Namco Museum Archives was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Xbox One.
Namcot Collection was released only on Nintendo Switch in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.
Included games
Most games were developed by Namcot, the console video games development unit of Namco.
However, some games were developed by other developers and published by Namco under the Namcot label.
Sixteen games were exclusive to Namcot Collection and five games were exclusive to Namco Museum Archives Volume 2.
Games comparison
The following table lists the games included in each version of the collection.
In the digital version of Namcot Collection, Pac-Man Championship Edition was available after ten games were purchased, and Gaplus was included after twenty games were purchased.
In the retail version of Namcot Collection, Pac-Man Championship was included.
| Title | Developer | Released | Archives 1 | Archives 2 | Namcot Collection (Retail) | Namcot Collection (Digital) |
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| Battle City | Namcot | 1985 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dig Dug | Namcot | 1985 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Dig Dug II | Namcot | 1985 | No | Yes | No | No |
| Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | Atlus | 1987 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Dragon Buster | Namcot | 1987 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dragon Buster II | Namcot | 1989 | No | Yes | No | No |
| Dragon Spirit: The New Legend | Namcot | 1987 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Family Circuit | Namcot | 1988 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Family Jockey | Namcot | 1987 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Family Pinball | KID | 1989 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Galaga | Namcot | 1985 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Galaxian | Namcot | 1984 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Gaplus | M2 | 2020 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| The Greatest Warrior on Earth Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūru |
Game Studio | 1989 | No | No | No | Yes |
| King of Kings | Atlus | 1988 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Legacy of the Wizard | Nihon Falcom | 1987 | No | Yes | No | No |
| Mappy | Namcot | 1984 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Mappy-Land | Namcot | 1987 | No | Yes | No | No |
| Mendel Palace (known in Japan as Quinty) |
Game Freak | 1989 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Metro-Cross | Namcot | 1986 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Namco Classic II | Namcot | 1992 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Pac-Land | Namcot | 1985 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Pac-Man | Namcot | 1984 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Pac-Man Championship Edition | M2, Coke774 | 2020 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| The Quest of Ki | Game Studio | 1988 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Rolling Thunder | Namcot | 1989 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Shell Saurs Story Kaijū Monogatari |
Birthday | 1988 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sky Kid | Namcot | 1987 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti | Namcot | 1989 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Star Luster | Namcot | 1987 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Super Xevious | Namcot | 1986 | No | Yes | No | No |
| The Tower of Babel | Namcot | 1986 | No | No | No | Yes |
| The Tower of Druaga | Namcot | 1986 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Valkyrie's Adventure Valkyrie no Bouken |
Namcot | 1986 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Wagan Land | Namcot | 1987 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Warpman | Namcot | 1985 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Xevious | Namcot | 1984 | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Phantom Travel Journal Yokai Dochuki |
Namcot | 1987 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
