Namco Essentials

Founded in 1955, Namco is a company that runs game centres as well as developing and publishing video games. In 2006 the company absorbed its sister organisation Bandai to become Namco Bandai Games and subsequently Bandai Namco Entertainment, the latter of which is affectionately referred to as “Bamco” by some people.

Namco is perhaps best known for its genre-defining arcade games from the ’80s and ’90s, but is still active today, with popular franchises such as Tekken, Soul Calibur and Tales spanning several console generations.

Namco’s seminal arcade racing series Ridge Racer had its own Cover Game feature here on MoeGamer; check that out here.


Articles about Namco games

Star Ixiom: Still Shining - Let’s take a moment to catch up. Star Luster is a space combat game by Namco, originally released for Famicom in 1985. Despite it being an obvious homage to an incredibly popular Western game — Atari’s Star Raiders — it never came West. 35 years later, Star Luster finally got a worldwide release as part … Continue reading Star Ixiom: Still Shining
Taiko no Tatsujin Drum ‘n’ Fun: Plastic Drums and Music Most Definitely Mix - A little while ago, I offered my first impressions on the demo version of Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! for Nintendo Switch. I came away from the experience less than enamoured with the game’s motion controls, but starting to understand the appeal of the game when I switched to playing with buttons. Despite my … Continue reading Taiko no Tatsujin Drum ‘n’ Fun: Plastic Drums and Music Most Definitely Mix

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