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NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2
Developer M2 Co.,LTD
Take a trip down memory lane and relive the magical times of the 8-Bit era with a collection of Namco’s hits and long-lost treasures in Namco Museum Archives Volume 2. From the Steam store page
83 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 18, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
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Very Positive
122 of 145 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 83 · most liked firstGreat collection of NES Namco ports. The only negative I have so far is the "Museum" branding seems to be a misnomer on these new collections (no concept art, history videos, or interesting facts).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why just include NES versions instead of Arcade??
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like Galaga and Gaplus. I lost the arcade game version of Gaplus when my Wii died and Nintendo no longer supported the Wii, plus tied all my digital games to the system and not an account like Steam. It was a bit expensive to get the bunde, particularly when it was primarily for 2 games. Still it was worth it for me. Yes they're NES (Nintendo Entertainment system games) NOT ARCADE GAMES, but I'm a glass half full guy and like having something over nothing. I paid around $5 for Galaga on my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To be clear these are not the arcade versions of these games. These are the NES versions of the games!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the second of two collections of Namco NES games from the 1980s, most of which appeared in arcades first but this collection also has 2 NES only games they distributed-an action/RPG called Legacy of the Wizard and an odd puzzle-action game called Mendel Palace, most notable for being from Game Freak before they ruined society as we know it with a 90s Game Boy title you may have heard of called Pokemon. This collection also features an NES-style version of the arcade-only title Gaplus…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →High time to bring out some old classics and you can do that with the new Namco Museum Archives Volume 1 & 2. In total you get 22 games, spread over two packages, Vol 2 mainly contains sequels to the games of Vol 1, but also others. Some of these games were never even released in the West. One thing is for sure, you can expect pixelated nostalgia. Check out the gameplay of the games in Vol 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZYR2OHKfY8 The controls of every game in the collection work very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Similar to Namco Museum Archives Volume 1, Volume 2 brings back several NES games from Namco's library, and while the quality is overall better than this collection, it's still not worth a purchase for the bungled rewind and lack of extras. The game quality this around is superb. Battle City, Dig Dug II, Galaga, Mappy-Land, Mendel Palace, Legacy of the Wizard, and Rolling Thunder are all fantastic games that provide classic retro action. The demake of Galpus is also much more interesting than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No Arcade versions just crappy NES.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanting more classic Namco on your Nintendo Switch? Grab these games while they’re on sale! Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 - $4.99 USD Pac-Man World Re-Pac - $5.99 USD Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac - $20.99 USD Tales of Symphonia Remastered - $9.99 USD Sales end on 9/10 at 2:59 am EST.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝔸𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 ℕ𝕒𝕞𝕔𝕠 𝔸𝕣𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝟡𝟘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 ℕ𝕆𝕋ℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕡𝕦𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕖𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 "ℂℍ𝕀𝕃𝔻ℍ𝕆𝕆𝔻". I ranted pretty much to my heart's satisfaction with the first game's review; this one will have less ranting about Namco's Greed and more talking about the actual collection. This is another one of Namco's Arcade Games Collection from the 90s that,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →㊗ドラゴンバスターII 闇の封印/ファミコン/トーセ/ナムコ/1989.4.27発売37周年 トップビュー型のシューティングアクションアドベンチャーで前作アーケード版とは大きく異なる。 NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol.2 で遊べるのだが積みゲーで未プレイなので詳しい事はわからず。
unlabelledView post →When I was a kid I loved playing Battle City with my mom or dad. We would play that game together for hours and have a lot of fun together. So when I saw this collection of games on sale I added it to my wishlist and recently decided on buying it. I really wanted to relive the experience from my childhood and play with my girlfriend, but when I get to the title screen of Battle City, there doesn't seem to be a way to pick the ''2 players'' option. I can only press start and play alone. I have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remote play is too buggy, and 2 people can't use keyboard for the same game... sadly refunding gonna play these on emulator
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish there was a neutral voting option to be honest. In case it isn't clear, these two collections are exclusively NES ports of Namco games, that is, these are basically NES roms being emulated. The Namco Museum name made me think these were a new version of the old Namco Museum series, which sought to port the arcade games more faithfully. These collections are fine for the games that never got English releases and are fine for people who don't already have ways of playing these games in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i sadly have to not recommend this collection. All the games ARE excellent, I like them all. The problem is the emulation quality is relatively poor. I don't just mean modern emulation conveniences since this collection does provide save states and rewind which are nice features. Compare to the SNK collection which has virtually flawless emulation, it's like night and day.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →【ファミコン】ギャラガ｜2機合体しよう!【プレイ動画】NES/GALAGA/© namco/ナムコ/NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2 YouTubeにて[チャンネル登録]と[👍]クリックよろしくお願いいたします。 youtu.be/VY1I5065UDY
unlabelledView post →Has some great classics, and while some of them were obviously made to steal peoples money at certain stages they're not bad for their age. Only problem I have is the ports are terrible both graphically and with the gameplay. The controller interface is very clunky and honestly makes some of the games frustrating to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The emulation quality is very poor. Unresponsive laggy controls. Playing dig dug 2 is atrocious in this collection. Any which way direction you wish to go, you first most forward almost a full block before turning. Not a good way to play these games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week's Arcade Archives is Vs. Super Xevious: Mystery of GUMP. Solve the riddle of each area to move on to the next! This is on Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 but this version has extra features and a guide. PSN store.playstation.com/en-gb/concep... Switch www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
unlabelledView post →Back in the PS1 days I enjoyed Namco Museum Volumes 1 through 5. I loved these games so much. But when Namco released "Namco Museum" through different platforms I felt there were repeats of games that I was just not interested in as I "Played these" Well, the Namco Museum Archives fixes this issue and breathes new life to the Namco Museum genre and gives us fun Famicom and NES games that we grew up with in our childhood. The only gripe I have is that with the Japanese Switch version, there…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some more old school titles from Namco. It's similar to volume 1 with these NES ports, but I enjoyed it. Legacy of the Wizard was the highlight for me as I remember playing that one as a kid. 🙂
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This collection contains 11 titles. Galaga, Battle City, dig dug, super xevious, mappy land, legacy of the wizard, Rolling thunder, dragon buster 2, mendel palace, gaplus. If you're old like me you probably recognize at least 1 title. Galaga and galpus are space shooters. Legacy of the wizard is an open world aarpg. I probably spent most of my time on this title. It has multiple playable characters (5), each character has something unique about them. The father can wear gloves and move…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hope whoever made the controls for NES Pac-Land got fired, re-hired somewhere else, then fired again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ABSOLUTE BLOODY RUBBISH - Not even NAMCO products - crappy NES ports - RIP OFF - A POX ON THEM!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Galaga: This is the only game that's ever existed, if you base your knowledge of video games on the inside of an Applebees. Battle City: ...I'm sure this was thrilling stuff, at the time. Pac Land: It loses something if you can't see Saturday Morning Pac-Man's smug face. But I got to recreate the Smash Bros stage so that's cool. Dig Dug 2: Seriously what is this guy accomplishing and who hired him to do it Super Xevious: That music is really a dealbreaker, jesus. Also lol at the final boss…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally some classic collection with "rewind" function, unlike all those Konami "anniversary" compilations. Here you can revisit some NES games without being a tryhard... Also, the control mappings are better than I've seen in most of the other similar products. All the buttons already in the right place in the official controller configuration, on my 8bitdo gamepad that isn't mainstream these days.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just the NES games with a really poor emulator. Skip this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮ギャプラス ファミコン!? NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2 版【プレイ動画】GAPLUS/© namco/ナムコ youtu.be/sJ_o8syCqUE?... ギャプラス・デイ最後の投稿は、噂の仮想ファミコン版ギャプラスのプレイ動画です。 良く出来ているだけに、一部アルゴリズム不足や挙動の違う部分があるのか、大変残念です
unlabelledView post →Only played a couple hours so far but really enjoying this collection. Is it worth buying at full price? I'd say 'no' as these are NES/Famicom ports with the added bonus of an NES 'de-make' of Gaplus. That's not to completely devalue what is here, as unlike Vol 1 a lot of these never received arcade versions and this particular collection has a smattering of unusual games. The menu's are a little bare-bones and their are sadly no archival scans of boxes or historical context for the games…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please support such projects
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has Galaga. That makes it worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mappy-Land is one of the cutest and most charming games of all time, on top of being extremely fun. Simple, but challenging and extremely addictive. Bring back Mappy! Mappy games rule. Legacy of the Wizard seems to be a love-it-or-hate-it type of game, but if you're one of the people who DO like it, then you will love it to death (as you can probably tell by looking at just how many of the photos and posts on the Community Hub for this collection are from LotW). It's extremely esoteric, but if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can, it is available on Namco Museum Archives Vol 2. It goes on sale now and then. www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
unlabelledView post →I can see why some of these titles aren't big hits. Some games have awkward controls or are kind of dull compared to the original arcade titles they're based off of. However, a couple of games that are styled like early The Legend of Zelda titles may actually be hidden gems. I'm recommending it because it's not a bad collection overall, and there are probably a couple of games in this pack that are good enough to spend some time playing, but it's definitely not a replacement from NAMCO's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You would think NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES are arcade games collections, but actually they all are easily available Famicom games. And it's not only me, i saw other people complain about it after the purchase too. Well, having a good arcade emulation would be very good. But it's unfair to criticize this too much for what it is not, instead of for what it is. This is not the worst emulator but one of the most insane in the membrane. It doesn't add letter-boxing like a lot of other, but it renders…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Same issues as the first game. Still good but rewind desperately needs fixing. Also maybe clarify these are the NES versions and not the superior Arcade versions (Dig Dug 2 feels janky AF compared to Arcade) because some people are being misled. Best part of this collection imo? Very much the brand-new Gaplus NES conversion that's here. It's absolutely stellar.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is proof that I'm getting too old for this. I bought this--I liked all these games, when I was younger. I played them for half an hour and I was so bored, I could hardly keep my eyes open. So, I got it refunded. I'm getting too old for this now. I cannot say whether the compilation is good or bad--but I didn't like it. to quote Lethal Weapon: "I'm too old for this $hit."
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It brings back good old memories. Battle city is one of my favourite games in childhood. The local co-op in this collection is working well. Several achievements are difficult.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Similar to my Vol 1 review, it's more of the same here. However, this collection has more games that were exclusive to the NES/Famicom, so the selection is more unique to this aspect. Surprisingly, there's even a game from Game Freak in the mix. As a fan of Gaplus, it's cool to see a "demake" as well. Still wish the museum extras weren't removed from this US release. Once again, if you're into these kind of games, there'll definitely be something to play here, otherwise wait for a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love ROLLING THUNDER. This is just like the game I used to play in the arcade.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would only recommend this collection, and volume 1 for a lot less than Namco is selling them. I already have the Arcade versions of Dig Dug, Galaga, Pac-Man, and Ms. Pac-Man, so I don't need downgraded NES versions of those games, plus I have Pac-Man Museum modded with dgVoodoo 2, I don't need Pac-Man Championship Edition, I do like the demake a little. I would recommend these game come with the originally released Namco Museum [Arcade compilation] for PC, since the original is not compatible…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Windows 11 not working.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Works well with Steam Deck, although there is still no in-game option to exit. Namco is back, with another "museum" that doesn't museum, and a collection of NES/Famicom games, many of which very much could be offered in better (original arcade) versions but just isn't. Emulation continues to be fine, if a bit unremarkable. Fortunately they appear to have listened to complaints about the difficulty of the achievements in the original game, as most of these achievements are much more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wish these weren't NES ports. They're good enough for being the only versions of these games on Steam, but I'd love to play the arcade versions of Gaplus and Dig Dug 2 again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was great until it suddenly stopped working last week. A week of troubleshooting hasn't helped at all. I've re-installed the game. Re-installed my video drivers. Online searches turn up nothing. 19 years on steam and this is the first time a game has died on me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developed by M2 and B.B. Studio, this collection features the second wave of Famicom / NES games from Namco. All 11 games in this collection are listed in the Steam page's description, including a new demake of 'Gaplus'. In addition, some other notable developers had a hand in this collection such as Nihon Falcom (Legacy of the Wizard) and Game Freak (Mendel Palace). Some quality of life features have been implemented, such as the ability to pause with a save state or rewind time to a previous…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid 8-bit NES translations of the arcade games that hold up really well. DigDug2, Galaga, and Galpus are in this set. Which honestly, Dig Dug 2 is crazy good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's just the NES versions, i would recommend getting an emulator because it would be a better experience
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another collection of NES Namco games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's pretty good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →perfect nostalgia
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Namco Museum Archives Volume 2 is a mostly fantastic addition to Volume 1. Setting the table for this review, I've only played Gaplus (Arcade), Galaga (NES) and Mappy-Land (NES) when originally released. The rest are all new to me. Of the 11 games included, 3 are duds: Pac-Land, Super Xevious, and Battle City. Battle City fails as a Tower Defense-type of game. There is only 1 strategy – Move your tank to the top of the screen and shoot left and right just before the enemy re-spawns.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like Volume 1, NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2 are NES ports of Namco games. Though, this collection of games weren't as popular in the Arcades where applicable. Which I think actually works a bit in the favor of it. Galaga is probably the most famous of Volume 2. The NES version isn't bad, though; I feel like maybe it plays a little slower than the arcade making it easier. Battle City is probably my personal favorite. It's a single screen top down tank game. Pac-Land is one the earliest…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a solid collection of Famicom titles and a convenient way to play them legally without a subscription or original hardware. Its demake of Gaplus does, in fact, have the Hypership from the arcade original obtainable in the same way, although the timing to crash into the King to do so is trickier than in the arcade version in my experience. That said, it's overall just as fun and frantic as the arcade version, so it's a good way to experience the game if you haven't already or want to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →need more of the nintendo games of my youth! also the xevious games are cool, but not as cool as the arcade one was, i miss the upgrades
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As I said with Volume 1 - This is a great collection of classics. These are 8-bit NES versions of the games and not the arcade originals, just so people know before diving in. While I find this volume to be weaker than the first, it is still full of enjoyable titles that are worth owning if you're a collector of games with historical significance. There's a lot of bang for your buck here (especially if grabbed during a sale).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is worth buying for Legacy of the Wizard alone, which is easily one of the best games ever made. Besides that, you get 10 (ish?) other NES games from the greatest era of gaming history. The port itself is slick and one of the nicest retro game collections I have ever played. Just buy it already.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2 is a retro compilation developed by M2 Co., LTD and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment that celebrates the publisher’s 8-bit legacy by bringing a curated lineup of classic Famicom-era titles to modern platforms. Rather than acting as a simple nostalgia package, the collection functions as a preservation effort, presenting a range of games that reflect Namco’s early experimentation across genres during the 1980s and early 1990s. For players who grew up with the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you talking about Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2? The whole point of it is that it's a collection of Namco's NES/Famicom games, both arcade ports and original games, released under "Namcot" So it does make sense that it's not the arcade version, even if it's disappointing if you lack that context.
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