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Mach Breakers
is a sports arcade game that was released by Namco in 1995; it runs on Namco NB-2 hardware and is the sequel to ''Numan Athletics'', which was released in the previous year. The players must take control of up to seven new (and selectable) Numans: * Masala T. (Tikka) Masala (India, born in 1801) - age 194; highest speed, but lowest power * Johnny Sanders (United States, born on 7 August 1969) - age 25; balanced speed and power * Makoto Kotobuki (Japan, born on 10 October 1975) - age 19; high speed, low power **In the Asia version, she is known as Li Shao-Yen (China). * Sophia Rayleigh (United Kingdom, born on 14 July 1970) - age 24; high speed, low power * Long Rui Huan ( Communist China, born on 1 January 1953) - age 41; low speed, high power * Michael Fletcher (Jamaica, born on 25 September 1966) - age 28; low speed, high power * Karl Weisemann (Germany, born on 9 May 1957) - age 37; lowest speed, but highest power All seven of these new Numans have different speed and power le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco
was a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, and Shanghai Namco in mainland China. Namco was founded by Masaya Nakamura (businessman), Masaya Nakamura on June 1, 1955, as beginning as an operator of coin-operated amusement rides. After reorganizing to Nakamura Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in 1959, a partnership with Walt Disney Productions provided the company with the resources to expand its operations. In the 1960s, it manufactured Electro-mechanical game, electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope (arcade game), Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari, Inc., Atari in 1974, distributing games such as ''Breakout (video game), Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Momo
is a 1987 beat 'em up arcade game that was developed and published by Namco exclusively in Japan. It was ported to the PC-Engine in 1989, with both versions of the game later ported to the Wii Virtual Console. The game was also included in '' Namco Museum Encore'' for the Sony PlayStation and mobile in June 2005. ''Wonder Momo'' inspired a webcomic series in 2012, an anime miniseries in February 2014, and a sequel game by WayForward Technologies in May 2014. A sequel titled ''Wonder Momo 2'' was planned for the arcades on 1993, but was cancelled due to decline of popularity. Gameplay ''Wonder Momo'' is a loose parody of a typical '' Ultraman''-style superhero series, and utilizing a then-rare female protagonist. When the game is first started, players are treated to a parody of the MGM logo featuring Momo instead of a lion and a "Modoki" instead of a mask. The game then cuts to a scene of a theater stage, where a play begins starring Momo, a young woman who gets super-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Video Games
A sports video game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, track and field, extreme sports, and combat sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport (such as ''FIFA'', ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' and ''Madden NFL''), whilst others emphasize strategy and sport management (such as '' Football Manager'' and ''Out of the Park Baseball''). Some, such as ''Need for Speed'', '' Arch Rivals'' and '' Punch-Out!!'', satirize the sport for comic effect. This genre has been popular throughout the history of video games and is competitive, just like real-world sports. A number of game series feature the names and characteristics of real teams and players, and are updated annually to reflect real-world changes. The sports genre is one of the oldest genres in gaming history. Game design Sports games involve physical and tactical challenges, and test the player's precision and accuracy. Most sports game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco Arcade Games
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, and Shanghai Namco in mainland China. Namco was founded by Masaya Nakamura on June 1, 1955, as beginning as an operator of coin-operated amusement rides. After reorganizing to Nakamura Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in 1959, a partnership with Walt Disney Productions provided the company with the resources to expand its operations. In the 1960s, it manufactured electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari in 1974, distributing games such as '' Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco in 1977 and published '' Gee Bee'', its first original video game, a year later. Among Namco's first major hits was the fixed shooter ''Gala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Video Games
Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * Arcade (architecture), a series of adjoining arches * Shopping mall, one or more buildings forming a complex of shops, also sometimes called a shopping arcade Arcade or The Arcade may also refer to: Places Greece *Arcades (Crete), a town and city-state of ancient Crete, Greece Italy * Arcade, Italy, a town and commune in the region of Veneto United States * Arcade Building (Asheville, North Carolina) * Arden-Arcade, California * Arcade, Georgia, a city in Jackson County * Arcade (village), New York * Arcade (town), New York * The Arcade (Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts), a historic site in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts * The Arcade (Providence, Rhode Island), a historic shopping center * Arcade, Texas Arts and entertainment Books an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Video Games
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes Kobe, Japan, killing 5,000-6,000 people; The Unabomber Manifesto is published in several U.S. newspapers; Gravestone, Gravestones mark the victims of the Srebrenica massacre near the end of the Bosnian War; Windows 95 is launched by Microsoft for Personal computer, PC; The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered; Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Space station Mir in a display of U.S.-Russian cooperation; The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is Oklahoma City bombing, bombed by Domestic terrorism in the United States, domestic terrorists, killing 168., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 O. J. Simpson murder case rect 200 0 400 200 Great Hanshin earthquake, Kobe earthquake rect 400 0 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dig Dug
is a maze game, maze arcade game developed by Namco in 1981 and released in 1982, distributed in North America by Atari, Inc. The player controls Dig Dug to defeat all enemies per stage, by either inflating them to bursting or crushing them underneath rocks. ''Dig Dug'' was planned and designed by Masahisa Ikegami, with help from ''Galaga'' creator Shigeru Yokoyama. It was programmed for the Namco Galaga arcade board by Shouichi Fukatani, who worked on many of Namco's earlier arcade games, along with Toshio Sakai. Music was composed by Yuriko Keino, including the character movement jingle at executives' request, as her first Namco game. Namco heavily marketed it as a "strategic digging game". Upon release, ''Dig Dug'' was well received by critics for its addictive gameplay, cute characters, and strategy. During the golden age of arcade video games, it was globally successful, including as the second highest-grossing arcade game of 1982 in video games, 1982 in Japan. It prompted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Land
is a platform game released by Namco in arcade video game, arcades in 1990. It runs on the Namco System 2 hardware. The game was published for the Sega Genesis, Mega Drive in 1991, with the European version renamed ''Talmit's Adventure''. The game shares its name with the fictitious kingdom where the 1986 Japan-only Famicom game ''Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu'' takes place, but has no connections with it otherwise. Likewise the game has no connections with Marvel Comics or any of their associated characters either. In December 2022, the arcade version of ''Marvel Land'' was re-released exclusively in Japan on the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4 on the ''Arcade Archives'' lineup of digital arcade titles. It was originally planned for worldwide release at one point but was ultimately cancelled due to licensing issues with The Walt Disney Company, Disney (who then copyrighted the Marvel Entertainment, Marvel brand in 2009) and Hamster Corporation. Gameplay In '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordyne
is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game, which was released by Namco in 1988 only in Japan. It runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and was ported to the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989, with releases in both Japan and North America. It features a cameo from Pac-Man, as the "Stock bomber shot" - and the arcade version was also included in '' Namco Museum Volume 4'' for the Sony PlayStation. The TurboGrafx-16 version was released on the Wii's Virtual Console on May 7, 2007 in North America and on August 21, 2007 in Japan; it is officially described by Namco as a "comical action shooter". The shopkeeper, Miyuki Chan, also appeared in a taco shop in '' Mach Breakers'' in 1994 and in a flying loudspeaker-shaped shop in ''Project X Zone 2'' in 2015. Gameplay The players take control of the genius scientist and his Chinese assistant as they attempt to rescue Tomari's fiancée, from the evil and his army of robotic minions. The enemies all follow preset patterns, and killing a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinkle Pit
is a maze arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994 in Japan. It features many of the characters from the company's earlier games (including: the ''Galaxian'' flagship, Pac-Man, the ''Rally-X'' Special Flag, the Solvalou from ''Xevious'', Mappy from his self-titled game and several others besides, many of whom only initially appeared in the game they were created for). Gameplay Pitt (and Patti) must walk around the mazes, collecting items and avoiding enemies (which include the Heitai from ''Toy Pop'' along with the Pookas and Fygars from ''Dig Dug''); however, they have the power to drop their Tinker Balls, which are both invulnerable to the enemies, and move around by pressing the Line button, therefore creating a line between them and their balls. Releasing the button makes their balls come back to them; the enemies are killed by having the balls slam into them. There are also pieces of popcorn which can be picked up around the mazes - and pressing the Popcorn button, Pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
