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'''''Namco Ltd.''''' (株式会社ナムコ, Kabushiki Kaisha Namuko; alternatively ナムコ) is a video game publisher and developer founded in Tokyo, Japan as Nakamura Manufacturing in 1955.
 
 
 
Initially focused on mechanical toys for children, Namco moved into the video game industry and released their first game, ''Gee Bee'' in 1978. Since then they have been responsible for some of the most revolutionary and successful games released in the last thirty years, including ''Galaxian'', the first full RGB-colour video game and ''[[Pac-Man]]'', one of the most iconic video games of all time. Other big franchises owned by Namco include the ''Ridge Racer'' and ''Tekken'' brands.
 
 
 
From 1984 through 1995, Namco published their consumer software in 1990 under the '''Namcot''' branding. The '''Namco Hometek''' subsidiary would later be formed in 1990 as the company's U.S. publishing arm for their console games after years of relying on other publishers (such as [[Tengen]] and [[Bandai]]) for their overseas releases.
 
  
 
Namco also distributed their own [[Sega NAOMI]] and [[Sega Chihiro]] systems and was one of the three [[Triforce]] partners (along with [[Sega]] and [[Nintendo]]).
 
Namco also distributed their own [[Sega NAOMI]] and [[Sega Chihiro]] systems and was one of the three [[Triforce]] partners (along with [[Sega]] and [[Nintendo]]).
 
On September 29, 2005, Namco's management was merged with that of [[Bandai]] to create Namco Bandai Holdings Inc., the third largest video game entity in Japan.
 
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===[[SG-1000]]===
 
===[[SG-1000]]===
 
*''[[Sega Galaga]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Sega Galaga]]'' (1983)
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===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
 
===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
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*''[[Burning Force]]'' (1990)
 
*''[[Burning Force]]'' (1990)
 
*''[[Phelios]]'' (1990)
 
*''[[Phelios]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Weaponlord]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Weaponlord]]'' (1995)
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===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
 
===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
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*''[[Pac-Attack]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Pac-Attack]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Gear Stadium Heiseiban]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Gear Stadium Heiseiban]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Pac-In-Time]]'' (unpublished)
  
 
===[[Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]]===
 
===[[Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]]===
 
*''[[StarBlade]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[StarBlade]]'' (1994)
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===[[Saturn]]===
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*''[[Cyber Sled]]'' (unreleased)
  
 
===[[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]===
 
===[[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]===
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*''[[Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Namco Museum]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Namco Museum]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Time Crisis II]]'' (unreleased)
  
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
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*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Starfox]]'' (200? TODO)
 
*''[[Starfox]]'' (200? TODO)
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==References==
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Namco
Founded: 1955-06-01
Defunct: 2006 (stopped to be just referred as Namco at the copyright of the products)
T-series code: T-14
Merged into: Bandai Namco Entertainment (2005)
Headquarters:
Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Namco also distributed their own Sega NAOMI and Sega Chihiro systems and was one of the three Triforce partners (along with Sega and Nintendo).

Softography

SG-1000

Master System

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega CD

Saturn

Dreamcast

NAOMI

Chihiro

Triforce

References


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