Namco Anthology Vol.1 (1998)

Developer: Namco
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Playing through a grab-bag of classic Namco console titles, each updated slightly, that feels like flipping through a nostalgic arcade scrapbook rather than one cohesive experience.

nostalgicretrovaried pacingcasuallightheartedmodest difficultyold-schoolcompilation feel

About

This is the first volume of one of the series of Namco game compilations, released only in Japan. This anthology is similar to the "Namco Museum" series except that this collection include games that have been released on consoles originally. Each disc includes 4 games and, along with each of the games, there were also updated versions of those. This volume includes: - Star Luster - Tower of Babel - Wrestleball (aka. "Powerball" in America) - Haou no Tairiku

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.