Tag: namco

  • Arcade Obscura (Beast Mode) – Episode 115

    It was fun while it lasted but it’s time to retire the Beast Mode miniseries in the best way possible – with an Arcade Obscura! Each host brings their pick […]

  • Mappy – Episode 109

    We’re back and we have a doctor’s note for our absence. So let’s continue our Beast Mode series by exploring the ultimate game of cat and mouse with Namco’s Mappy! […]

  • Dig Dug – Episode 071

    Welcome to the beginning of the Blue Collar miniseries that explores the ordinary and dependable workers who somehow become the hero of their own arcade game. So it’s time to […]

  • Mario Kart Arcade GP – Episode 045

    Explore the arcade series birthed by the unholy alliance of a Nintendo license developed by Namco running on a Sega board – Mario Kart Arcade GP. It’s the two biggest […]

  • Pac-Man 1984 Plus – Episode 033

    We hit the Pac-pot of obscure Pac-Man games as we cover the Pac arcade games from 1984 to current: Pac smuggles fairies across borders in Pac-Land, enters the isometric 3D […]

  • Pac-Man 1983 – Episode 032

    We go Pac in time to review the Pac-Man games of 1983: Pac & Pal, Professor Pac-Man, and Jr. Pac-Man. Namco and Bally/Midway are not happy with each other and […]

  • Pac-Man 1982 – Episode 031

    Our Pac-xploration continues as we talk about the remaining Pac-Man games of 1982: Pac-Man Plus, Super Pac-Man, and Baby Pac-Man. Bally and Midway get into “quantity over quality”, Namco follows […]

  • Ms. Pac-Man – Episode 030

    Honey, doncha you know, she’s more than Pac-Man with a bow! The Pac series continues with the ultimate genderbend – Ms. Pac-Man. We waka-waka-walka through the crazy origins of the […]

  • Pac-Man – Episode 029

    It’s time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pac-Man with the start of all Pac miniseries! Podouken finally talks about the big yellow ball in the room, NAMCO’s Pac-Man. We […]

  • The Outfoxies – Episode 027

    I OFFER YOU 80,000 SWISS FRANCS TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE.* The second Listeners’ Choice is all about the first arena fighter – the precursor to Super Smash Bros. – […]