<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Archives	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2020	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
localized	O
for	O
international	O
territories	O
as	O
two	O
separate	O
collections	O
,	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Archives	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
with	O
save	O
states	O
,	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
homebrew	B-Application
ports	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Gaplus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
subsidiary	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
app	O
and	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
allowing	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
buy	O
individual	O
games	O
or	O
in	O
select	O
packs	O
;	O
as	O
players	O
began	O
receiving	O
the	O
wrong	O
games	O
after	O
purchasing	O
them	O
individually	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
pull	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
temporarily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localized	O
releases	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
emulation	O
quality	O
and	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
particularly	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
lackluster	O
presentation	O
and	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
collection	O
in	O
two	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
criticism	O
from	O
western	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Namcot	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
consumer	O
game	O
division	O
of	O
Namco	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
are	O
conversions	O
of	O
popular	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
like	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanpaku	I-Application
Graffiti	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
were	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
titles	O
encompass	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
notably	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
,	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
presents	O
two	O
homebrew	B-Application
ports	O
of	O
Gaplus	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
M2	O
and	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
,	O
feature	O
simultaneous	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
is	O
designed	O
after	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
shelf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
M2	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
recognized	O
for	O
its	O
high-quality	O
video	O
game	O
collections	O
and	O
re-releases	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
group	O
for	O
the	O
modern-day	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
homebrew	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
real	O
NES	O
hardware	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
ROM	B-Device
hacker	O
from	O
2008	O
,	O
who	O
out	O
of	O
legal	O
concerns	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
his	O
work	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
hack	O
and	O
provided	O
minor	O
changes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
altering	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
revealed	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
during	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
hosted	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
thought	O
to	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
that	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
would	O
be	O
localized	O
and	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
collections	O
titled	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Archives	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
and	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Archives	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
internationally	O
,	O
retrofitted	O
under	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
existing	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
series	O
of	O
similar	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Archives	O
localizations	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
later	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
via	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Wagan	B-Application
Land	I-Application
as	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
players	O
purchase	O
additional	O
games	O
separately	O
or	O
in	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localized	O
releases	O
of	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
drew	O
mixed	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
both	O
Archives	O
volumes	O
respectively	O
hold	O
a	O
62/100	O
and	O
61/100	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
30	O
2020	O
,	O
11,850	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Italian	O
division	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
believed	O
the	O
Archives	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
exclusion	O
of	O
artwork	O
scans	O
and	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
had	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
split	O
up	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
international	O
territories	O
was	O
negatively-received	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
finding	O
the	O
idea	O
pointless	O
and	O
confusing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
emulation	O
quality	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
titles	O
,	O
particularly	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanpaku	I-Application
Graffiti	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
showed	O
admiration	O
towards	O
Mendal	O
Palace	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gaplus	B-Application
for	O
their	O
polished	O
design	O
;	O
they	O
especially	O
praised	O
Gaplus	B-Application
for	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
conversion	O
,	O
complementing	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
nice	O
companion	O
for	O
Galaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
agreed	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
collections	O
hosted	O
a	O
nice	O
selection	O
of	O
quality	O
titles	O
,	O
like	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mappy-Land	B-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
were	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
inclusions	O
,	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
also	O
being	O
disliked	O
for	O
their	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4Gamer.net	O
showed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
its	O
library	O
consisting	O
exclusively	O
of	O
NES	O
and	O
Famicom	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
collection	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
interesting	O
had	O
it	O
included	O
games	O
from	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
