Legendary Namco pixel artist and designer Hiroshi 'Mr. Dotman' Ono dies at 64
The 'god of dot art' and decades-long Namco veteran has passed away.
, by GSK
Retro Re-release Roundup, week of October 14, 2021
Another pricey Japan-only cartridge game is wrested from aftermarket hell.
, by GSK
Retro Re-release Roundup, week of September 30, 2021
Shooting games galore, plus a Nintendo Direct catch-up.
, by GSK
Re(?)Considered: Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
Namco's video NESty finally hits the West in Namco Museum Archives
, by Stuart Gipp
Retro Re-release Roundup, week of June 18, 2020
I always wanted a thing called Wanpaku Graffiti!
, by GSK
Evercade: This is my hole. It was made for me
Classic games and... old games unite!
, by Stuart Gipp
How an influential action-RPG classic took its final form on Game Boy
You'll still want a walkthrough, but this is the friendliest way to experience Namco's genre-defining creation.
, by Jeremy Parish
Nobuyuki Ohnogi, former Namco composer and "father of game music", dies at 63
The architect behind Namco's golden age arcade sound is no longer with us.
, by GSK
Our Namco history deep-dive series continues with Episode 212
Highs AND lows, all in a single episode.
, by Jeremy Parish