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Namco Museum 50th Anniversary is a compilation of classic Namco arcade games released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in 2005. It was part of the Namco Museum series, which had been released on various platforms since 1995. The game includes twelve classic Namco games: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, Pole Position, Rally-X, Xevious, Bosconian, Mappy, Dragon Buster and New Rally-X. It also includes two bonus games: Pac-Man Arrangement and Galaga Arrangement.

The game follows the same formula as other Namco Museum titles. Each game can be played in either "Original" or "Arrangement" mode. The original mode is an exact emulation of the original arcade version with no graphical enhancements or extra features added. The arrangement mode adds new graphics and sound effects to update the game for modern gamers and allows players to customize their experience with options such as changing the number of lives or difficulty level. Players can also save their progress at any time by creating a “State” file that can be loaded later on to continue playing from where they left off.

The main menu is designed like an old fashioned arcade with each game represented by a cabinet and artwork from its original release. The visuals are crisp and vibrant thanks to the console’s improved hardware compared to previous releases on older systems such as the PlayStation 2 or Xbox. However some of the artwork looks pixelated due to its small size when viewed on a GBA screen so it may not look quite as good as it does on larger displays such as TVs or PC monitors.

Players can also unlock several extras by completing certain tasks in each game such as reaching a certain score or finishing a stage without dying once. These bonuses include pictures from various Namco games and interviews with their developers who talk about how they created them and what inspired them during development. There are also bios for characters from some of the games along with short stories about them written by people who worked on their respective titles back in the day.

Overall Namco Museum 50th Anniversary is an excellent compilation for fans of classic gaming looking to relive some old school experiences with modern convenience thanks to its save states feature and unlockable content that provides more insight into these beloved titles than ever before. For those who have never experienced these games before it’s still worth checking out if only for its historical significance as one of the first compilations released for Game Boy Advance that showcased some of Namco’s best work from over fifty years ago up until now.