Namco's Museum Vol. 3

I have to admit druaga & phozon were never favorites when I was kid but there hoot to play now just seeing those out of date graphics, yep the graphic may be pathetic & game idea may seem simple but they are still challenging and a good reminder of what the good old days of video games were like.


Classic Arcade Games   April 15, 2003
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Namco Volume 3 is a well rounded collection of classic arcade favorites. It features Ms. Pacman, DigDug, Galaxian (which became addictive very fast after a few plays.), also..features Pole Position II, Phozen (which I had never heard of till this collection. It's not for everyone.), and last but not least we have..The Tower of Druaga. Obviously the best games are Ms. Pacman, Galaxian, and DigDug which each of these games are worth having individually, so having them all on one disc it's hard to go wrong. But wait there is one slight problem. When you go to the screen that allows you to change the dip switches..when they pop up they cover the menu and you don't know what your changing until you get back to the game, only to realize you have unknowingly changed your amount of lives to 1 and set your bonus on 10000000 or something to that effect. Maybe it's just me but I would have preferred a modern menu instead of the switches. Never~the~less 4 STARS.


Three-peat!   January 17, 2002
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Maximum vintage gameage! This game is packed with the best (and worst?) of the arcade days. First, there's Ms. Pac-Man...though this might be the Japanese version; the Midway one played differently. Galaxian is the precursor to Galaga; maybe it should've been on Volume 1 instead? Phozon is based on the atom principle--you collect the various atoms (with your X-shaped thingy) to form various shapes matching the one(s) in the background. Dig Dug, also back, features that guy in a suit digging in the underground, collecting fruits/vegetables, and dropping rocks on (or blowing up) Pookas [little bouncing orange creatures with big eyes] and Fygars [basically small dragons]. Pole Position II is the sequel to Pole Position; this time you have your choice of 4 tracks to race on. I didn't play Tower of Druaga much as I don't care for that game. Don't forget, you can also check out knowledge/history of the games in the various Museum virtual rooms; there's even a stack of NG magazine covers in the Library! If you were addicted in the early 1980s, get addicted again...only this time you don't need quarters to play!


Only a couple are fun   October 12, 2001
 0 out of 3 found this review helpful

I thought this would be exciting and nostalgic but after trying each game I found the only ones I liked to play were Ms. Pacman and DigDug. Ms. Pacman takes some getting use to on the Playstation controller instead of the joystick of the original arcade game. I probably play DigDug more and after awhile the games just get plain boring -- but I guess when you're not having to put quarters in and have unlimited game playing time that will happen.