View Full Version : Namco Releases a Slew of Old-School Arcade Hits for the PocketPC!
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
06-04-2005, 06:00 PM
<img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/Ekkie_Namco_Classics.jpg" /><br /><br />Namco, in conjunction with Larry Banks (a.k.a. BitBank) of <a href="http://www.bitbanksoftware.com/">HanaHo Games</a>, has entered the Windows Mobile gaming market with official ports for Galaga, Galaxian, Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and Mappy. Galaga and Galaxian, in particular, are games that I've been pining to have on my PocketPC device for years. Now inevitably, someone is going to mention that Pac-Man was released by Microsoft for free. If you're a Pac-Man fan, you'll have to decide for yourself whether you'd rather pay for an updated version or get by on a 5-year-old port. Unfortunately, unlike their offerings for the Gameboy Advance and other platforms, Namco is selling each game separately (instead of bundled) at $14.95 each. You can trial and/or purchase each of them at PocketGear: <a href="http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18035&associateid=204">Galaga</a>, <a href="http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18031&associateid=204">Galaxian</a>, <a href="http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18034&associateid=204">Pac-Man</a>, <a href="http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18033&associateid=204">Ms. Pac-Man</a>, and <a href="http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=18032&associateid=204">Mappy</a>. [Affiliate]
BTW, the trial on these is terrible... only like a minute of game play and it forces you to quit.
They also seem priced a bit too high... You can get the bundle of all of these games, plus a whole lot more for the XBOX for $20. (And aren't we supposed to be reimbursing MS for their subsidy of the XBOX console when we buy XBOX games?)
lisantica
06-04-2005, 06:53 PM
Galaga, my all time favorite arcade game! Spent many an hour in the Student Union/Commons playing that! :D
Lisa
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
06-04-2005, 07:29 PM
They also seem priced a bit too high... You can get the bundle of all of these games, plus a whole lot more for the XBOX for $20. (And aren't we supposed to be reimbursing MS for their subsidy of the XBOX console when we buy XBOX games?)
It's difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison on the price for a console game vs a PPC game. IMO, these are great games to play while you're on the go and away from home, which obviously you can't do with a console.
jpjehu
06-04-2005, 08:10 PM
I bought Galaga - it seems like it will be great, but I can't register it - for some reason the program's registration page is faulty. I emailed both pocketgear and namco on Thursday night and still haven't heard back - but my credit cards been debited!
whydidnt
06-04-2005, 08:19 PM
I agree the price seems pretty high for ports of old games. The developers didn't have to design these from the bottom up. They simply needed to make the ip work in the proper framework. I would pay 19.95 for the whole bundle, but at 14.95 each they've priced themselves out of the market.
lorettaboy
06-04-2005, 10:48 PM
Sorry, but that price is just crazy. $4.95/game would be worth it, and $20 for them all.
Sorry, but that price is just crazy. $4.95/game would be worth it, and $20 for them all.
That sounds more like it. Or even $25 for all would be fine.
As a software developer, I sell a product starting at $25 that has 97,000 lines of code that has taken 5 years to develop, and am doing just fine. I would think they could lower the price some.
It's difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison on the price for a console game vs a PPC game. IMO, these are great games to play while you're on the go and away from home, which obviously you can't do with a console.
This may be true... but $75 or all five is WAY too much. It doesn't matter if you can play them on the go... the collection isn't worth THAT much more. I'd say half of that, maybe.
serpico
06-05-2005, 01:11 AM
Where can I find that free Microsoft version of Pac-Man? Will it work on a PocketPC 2003 model like the iPaq 4150? Thanks.
I agree the prices are way too much.
Pinnacle
06-05-2005, 01:37 AM
Where can I find that free Microsoft version of Pac-Man? Will it work on a PocketPC 2003 model like the iPaq 4150? Thanks.
I agree the prices are way too much.
Yup, the original Ms. Pacman and Pacman (as well as Dig Dug) put out by MS at the launch of the Pocket PC still work with the current OS version...no problems.
I still use them. :)
serpico
06-05-2005, 02:11 AM
Where can I find that free Microsoft version of Pac-Man? Will it work on a PocketPC 2003 model like the iPaq 4150? Thanks.
I agree the prices are way too much.
Yup, the original Ms. Pacman and Pacman (as well as Dig Dug) put out by MS at the launch of the Pocket PC still work with the current OS version...no problems.
I still use them. :)
Do you know where I can find these? Thanks.
Rob Borek
06-05-2005, 04:00 AM
Where can I find that free Microsoft version of Pac-Man? Will it work on a PocketPC 2003 model like the iPaq 4150? Thanks.
I agree the prices are way too much.
Yup, the original Ms. Pacman and Pacman (as well as Dig Dug) put out by MS at the launch of the Pocket PC still work with the current OS version...no problems.
I still use them. :)
Do you know where I can find these? Thanks.
You can't. They were given away as promos. They are still copyrighted, and are illegal to redistribute.
jmbneaf
06-05-2005, 06:04 AM
Anyone know if these will run on a VGA device w/ SE_VGA installed and running?
Thanks,
JB
x999x
06-05-2005, 08:02 PM
Gratz Larry!!!!
I FINALLY get to play the Galaga you were bragging about running 3x the normal speed compared to what we had on MameCE. :D :D :D
I've been waitin' on your build of Galaga for a LOOOONG time!
Galaga, my all time favorite arcade game! Spent many an hour in the Student Union/Commons playing that! :D
Lisa
oh yes, Galaga... Fond memories as well. I think Galaxian was one of the first shooters I played.
B
NewKreation
06-06-2005, 08:25 PM
Where can I find that free Microsoft version of Pac-Man? Will it work on a PocketPC 2003 model like the iPaq 4150? Thanks.
You can download it from the link below:
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1339
BTW, it works on my 2003 iPAQ 3955!
Don't pay for this stuff! Get PocketNester from here...
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/pocketnester.shtml
Then do a search for NES ROMs. I've got Galaga, Galaxian, Defender, Millipede, Pacman...etc.........
All free and work fine!
whydidnt
06-10-2005, 08:09 PM
Don't pay for this stuff! Get PocketNester from here...
Then do a search for NES ROMs. I've got Galaga, Galaxian, Defender, Millipede, Pacman...etc.........
All free and work fine!
Keep in mind that downloading ROM's of programs you don't own is not legal. Some would say it's illegal even if you own the program in question, but that discussion is best served in a different forum.
Just because you can find a program, ROM, etc as a download on the internet, doesn't mean you have a legal right to use it.
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