Namco Limited (株式会社ナムコ) was a Japanese brand name used from 1971 to 2018, and former developer of arcade and home console games. Founded in 1955 under the name Nakamura Seisakusho, the company originally produced mechanical children's amusement devices, before moving towards the video game industry in 1978.
Namco merged with Bandai in 2006 to form Bandai Namco Holdings, the third largest video game entity in Japan, with the original Namco name being used for the operation of amusement spots in North America, Europe and Japan. The Japanese division was renamed to Bandai Namco Entertainment in April 2018; however, the original Namco name rarely continues to be used in North America and Europe
Albums Published[]
These are the albums published by the brand name "Namco Sounds", New releases are published by Bandai Namco Game Music alongside Namco Legends
- Galaga (2009)
- Gaplus (2009)
- Galaga Legions (2009)
- Galaga '88 (2010)
- Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions (2011)
- Galaga Legions DX (2011) (republished in 2023)
Developed Games[]
These are games developed by the original Namco company (not Bandai Namco)
- Galaxian (1979)
- Galaga (1981)
- Gaplus (1984)
- Galaga '88 (1987)
- Galaxian 3 (1993)
- Attack of the Zolgear (1994)
- Galaga Arrangement (1995)
- The Rising of Gourb (1996)
- Galaxian Fever (2000)
- Galaxian Mini (2002)