Windows Phone Thoughts: Namco Releases a Slew of Old-School Arcade Hits for the PocketPC!

Namco, in conjunction with Larry Banks (a.k.a. BitBank) of HanaHo Games, has entered the Windows Mobile gaming market with official ports for Galaga, Galaxian, Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and Mappy. Galaga and Galaxian, in particular, are games that I've been pining to have on my PocketPC device for years. Now inevitably, someone is going to mention that Pac-Man was released by Microsoft for free. If you're a Pac-Man fan, you'll have to decide for yourself whether you'd rather pay for an updated version or get by on a 5-year-old port. Unfortunately, unlike their offerings for the Gameboy Advance and other platforms, Namco is selling each game separately (instead of bundled) at $14.95 each. You can trial and/or purchase each of them at PocketGear: Galaga, Galaxian, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Mappy. [Affiliate]