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Podcast Episode 029 - 50 Years of Namco

 

We delve
in the fifty year history of Namco. 
Starting with its cloudy beginnings all the way to its acquisition by
Ban-Dai.  Namco is responsible for many
classics including Pac-Man, Galaga, and a slew of racing games.  Though they did not always have a visible
presence in the US Arcade scene, they still had a presence in the arcade and
console arenas.

 

Periscope
Namco: https://twitter.com/onionsoftware/status/604651887128805377

 

Periscope Sega: http://segaretro.org/File:Periscope_EM_US_Flyer_2.pdf?page=2

 

Gee Bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-PWIqcbRo

 

Galaxian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhYVcwhSWjI

 

Galaga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn1C66Hh6js

 

Xevious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGGGTYYFNk

 

Head On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzpPFpPFYTs

 

Pac-Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dScq4P5gn4A

 

Winning Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g53K0CxxYv4

 

Ridge Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7eUL7hTZA

 

Tekken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6WUaK7ZlL8

 

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

 

TCW
Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com 

Twitter:
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Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

 

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
 Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/