Namco Museum Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & Encore - Japanese PlayStation Commercials

Japanese commercials for Namco Museum on the PlayStation 1. Circa 1995-1997 Namco Museum is a series of video game compilations originally developed and published by Namco for home video game consoles. The first title in the series, Namco Museum Vol. The first volume of the Namco Museum series was released for the PlayStation in 1995. The name "Namco Museum" was originally used for a retail store chain in the 1980s that sold products based on Namco video games and characters. Six volumes of the Namco Museum series were released for the PlayStation between 1995 and 1997 in Japan and the US, and in 1998 in Europe. This includes Namco Museum Encore, released exclusively in Japan. When Namco revealed Volume 5 at the PlayStation Expo in November 1996, it was announced as the final volume of the main series, hence the title of the sixth volume, "Encore". The first five volumes feature a 3D virtual museum that players can explore, with each game stored in its own "exhibition" room. In these museums, players can view concept art, marketing materials, arcade system boards, and other historical artifacts related to the included games. Encore replaces the 3D museum with a standard menu system. The exact method Namco used to recreate these games for the PlayStation hardware remains somewhat obscure; the arcade conversions contain parts of the original game data, but none of the original source code, suggesting they are accurate object-level recreations. Included games: Namco Museum Vol. 1: Pac-Man (1980), Rally-X (1980), New Rally-X (1981), Galaga (1981), Bosconian (1981), Pole Position (1982) and Toy Pop (1986). Namco Museum Vol. 2: Cutie Q (1979)*, Xevious (1983), Mappy (1983), Gaplus (1984), Grobda (1984), Dragon Buster (1985) and Bomb Bee (1979)**. In the Japanese version, Cutie Q is replaced by Super Pac-Man (1982). ** Bomb Bee is not available outside Japan. Namco Museum Vol. 3: Galaxian (1979), Ms. Pac-Man (1982), Dig Dug (1982), Phozon (1983), Pole Position II (1983) and The Tower of Druaga (1984). Namco Museum Vol. 4: Pac-Land (1984), The Return of Ishtar (1986), Genpei Tōma Den (1986), Ordyne (1988), Assault (1988) and Assault Plus (1988). Namco Museum Vol. 5: Metro-Cross (1985), Baraduke (1985), Dragon Spirit (1987), Pac-Mania (1987) and Valkyrie no Densetsu (1989). Namco Museum Encore: King & Balloon (1980), Motos (1985), Sky Kid (1985), Rolling Thunder (1986), Wonder Momo (1987), Rompers (1989) and Dragon Saber (1990). (Released only in Japan). 0:00 - Namco Museum Vol. 1 (1995) 0:30 - Namco Museum Vol. 2 (1996) 0:45 - Namco Museum Vol. 3 (1996) 1:14 - Namco Museum Vol. 4 (1997) 1:30 - Namco Museum Vol. 5 (1997) 1:43 - Namco Museum Encore (1997) #NamcoMuseum #Namco #PlayStation #PS1 #PSX #RetroGaming #Arcade #ClassicGames #VideoGameHistory #RetroGames