Namco/Summary

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Background
Namco is the company best known for arcade games like Galaga and Pac-Man. It also made some films. In 2006, it merged with Bandai and became Bandai Namco Entertainment, although the Namco trademark is still in use.

1st Logo (September 15, 1979-December 14, 2018)


Logo : Just a still version of the Namco logo.

Variants : Availability : Seen on most games produced by the company. Don't expect this on the original Pac-Man however. It uses a 1980 Midway copyright instead (the Japanese version, Puck-Man, does have the Namco logo however). The Namcot version can be found in all Japanese releases before 1995 (the last logo to feature the Namcot name ingame was the Japanese PlayStation version of Starblade Alpha, although the Japanese PlayStation version of Tekken also features the name on the game's packaging).
 * Later games would have "PRESENTED BY" over the logo.
 * Various 80s and 90s games from the company in Japan have the logo say "NAMCOT".
 * J.League Prime Goal has Pac-Man with a soccer ball bouncing and landing next to him. 3D text saying "NAMCOT" is under Pac-Man with a white outline, and there is a line under the "NAMCOT" text. "Produced by Namco LTD." is under the line in red text with a white outline. Prime Goal 2 features the same variation, but there is no soccer ball, the line is removed, and the "NAMCOT" logo and Pac-Man just slide up. Prime Goal 3 (90 Minutes: European Prime Goal in Europe) features the same version as 2, but without animation and with a soccer ball next to Pac-Man.
 * A copyright byline may appear under the logo.
 * On Mr. Driller 2 for the GBA, the black Namco logo is on a pink spiral background. "PRODUCED BY" is above it, and "Licensed by Nintendo" is below it.
 * A 50th anniversary variant existed on 2005 games.
 * On Pac-Man World, the logo is next to a picture of Pac-Man. A similar variant appears on Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (except for the Dreamcast version), but with Ms. Pac-Man instead of Pac-Man.
 * On the Dreamcast versions of Namco Museum and Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, the logo appears by spinning into the middle.
 * On Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures, Pac-Man's design in the game appears above the logo. The Namco logo is white and on a red rectangle. "PRODUCED BY NAMCO LTD." is below the Namco logo. The Japanese version, Hello! Pac-Man, is the same, but with "NAMCOT" instead of Namco, the logo is red on a white rectangle, and there is some animation with the logo shining.
 * At least one Taiko no Tatsujin game has the logo with a light gray color over a white background.

2nd Logo (1980s)


Nicknames : The Fox Namco Logo, Another TCF Spoof?!, The Fox Namco logo

Logo : On a black background is a yellow 20th Century FOX style structure complete with two searchlights with one in the back. The words "FUTURE CREATOR" and "NAMCO" in its company font are stacked. "FUTURE CREATOR" is slanted. The logo is shown in widescreen with two green bars above and below.

Music : An epic-sounding 8-bit tune.

Availability : Seen on the infamous  Star Wars  game on the Famicom in Japan and may appear on other Japanese games from Namco. People living outside Japan can find it on ROMS for NES emulators.

3rd Logo (1994-1995)
Logo : On a white background, the letters from the Namco logo move towards the center of the screen and arrange themselves into the logo.

Variant : On the arcade version of Tekken, the logo shines.

Music/Sounds : None, but on the arcade version of Tekken, a synthesized tune plays.

 Availability : Rare. It was seen on early PS1 games from the company, and also appears on the arcade version of Tekken (the PS1 version uses the next logo). The Arcade History version of Tekken found on Tekken 5 for the PS2 keeps this logo intact.

4th Logo (1995-2000)
 Logo : On a space background, the letters from the Namco logo, in gray, zoom in and shoot past the camera. The camera then shifts to the left, keeping up with the "O", as the letters arrange themselves. The space background is then replaced with a black background as the completed logo slowly zooms in and comes to a halt after a few seconds.

 FX/SFX : CGI animation, along with the zoom-in of the completed logo.

 Music/Sounds : A synthesized, space-like tune that plays throughout, along with a whooshing noise for when the letters shoot past the camera and begin arranging themselves.

 Availability : Seen mostly on early PS1 games that were produced by the company, like Tekken, Ridge Racer, and some of the Namco Museum volumes.

5th Logo (1996-1998)
 Logo : Just an in-credit that says "Namco Presents".

 FX/SFX : None.

 Music/Sounds : None, although the arcade version of Tekken 3 has a voice saying "Good Morning" (which was heard on most Namco games of the time upon start-up).

 Availability : Rare. It was only seen on the PS1 version of Tekken 2 and both versions of Tekken 3.

6th Logo (1999-2000)
 Logo : On a black background, the Namco logo appears using a "turning on" effect. The words "PRODUCED BY" then fade in above it.

 FX/SFX : The appearance of the logo, as well as the fading.

 Music/Sounds : A weird sound resembling a television turning off, followed by a synth note.

 Availability : Rare. Found only on Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere for the PlayStation.

7th Logo (2002-2006)
 Logo : The Namco letters drop down one-by-one at a quick pace, and bounce on a surface until they come to a halt. The Registered Trademark symbol then rolls in from the right side of the screen and bounces to it's position on the completed logo.

 FX/SFX : The CGI animation.

 Music/Sounds : A happy synth tune, which plays to the bouncing letters. Rolling and beeping noises are also heard as the Registered Trademark symbol rolls in and bounces to it's position on the logo once it is finished.

 Availability : Seen on Curious George, Pac-Man World 2, and Pac-Man World 3 for PS2, GameCube, and Xbox.

(1988)
 Logo : The camera pans to the left through a space atmosphere. When it gets to seeing a blue chunk, Pac-Man appears very close to the viewer's screen, floating. The camera follows him, until he starts bouncing on the first three letters of the Namco logo, before bouncing back out into the space atmosphere. The whole logo then pops out, kinda like the 20th Century Fox structure. As it does this, the camera assumes it's postition in front of the logo, but this time, making it appear on the bottom of the viewer's screen. Pac-Man then lands on an invisible platform, and then stands on the top center of the viewer's screen doing a pose, while the completed Namco logo shines.

 FX/SFX : The camera panning through the space atmosphere, Pac-Man bouncing, the logo popping out, and that same logo shining.

 Music/Sounds : A synthesized, space-like theme, accompanied by three notes that play in rhythm with Pac-Man while he bounces on the first three letters of the logo, which ends with a note that is being held, while two additional notes play a role while the logo shines.

 Availability : Rare. It was only seen on the Japanese film Mirai Ninja (also known as Cyber Ninja in the USA, Warlord in Canada and Robo Ninja in the UK).