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<p><b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Namco" title="wikipedia:Namco">Namco</a></b> was a popular video game company. Founded in 1955, Namco <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Golden_age_of_arcade_video_games" title="wikipedia:Golden age of arcade video games">found success in the 70s and 80s</a> publishing and developing arcade games like <a href="/index.php?title=Pac-Man" title="Pac-Man">Pac-Man</a>, <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Dig_Dug" title="wikipedia:Dig Dug">Dig Dug</a>, and <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Galaxian" title="wikipedia:Galaxian">Galaxian</a>; Namco's fortunes struggled at the turn of the century, and the company was effectively dissolved into <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="wikipedia:Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a> in 2006.
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<a id="References" name="References"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> References </span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Scrolling_Shooter_Games_Menu" title="Scrolling Shooter Games Menu">Scrolling Shooter Games Menu</a> — The layout for level 1 resembles <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Xevious" title="wikipedia:Xevious">Xevious</a>.
<ul><li>The layout for level 3 most likely resembles <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Galaga" title="wikipedia:Galaga">Galaga</a>.
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</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=caffeine" title="caffeine">caffeine</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Tekken_%28arcade_game%29" title="wikipedia:Tekken (arcade game)">Tekken</a>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=redesign" title="redesign">redesign</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=redesign" title="redesign">DVD commentary</a>) — <a href="/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a> mentions <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Pole_Position" title="wikipedia:Pole Position">Pole Position</a>, a racing game made by Namco.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Everything_Else%2C_Volume_3" title="Everything Else, Volume 3">Everything Else, Volume 3</a> — The Holidays menu is modeled after <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Dig_Dug" title="wikipedia:Dig Dug">Dig Dug</a>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Doomy_Tales_of_the_Macabre" title="Doomy Tales of the Macabre">Doomy Tales of the Macabre</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Pom_Pom" title="Pom Pom">Pom Pom</a> dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game Dig Dug. The <a href="/index.php?title=The_Poopsmith" title="The Poopsmith">Popsmith</a> destroys him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways that Pookas are killed in the game.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque:_The_Roomisode_Triungulate" title="Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate">Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate</a> — The arcade game "Rig Rug" (a reference to Dig Dug) is mentioned in the first roomisode, made into a key part of the second, and a home console version is seen in the postgame.
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<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Pac-Man" title="Pac-Man">Pac-Man</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Video_Game_References" title="Video Game References">Video Game References</a>
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''Pom Pom as Pooka''


'''[[Namco]]''' was a popular video game company. Founded in 1955, Namco [[Golden age of arcade video games|found success in the 70s and 80s]] publishing and developing arcade games like [[Pac-Man]], [[Dig Dug]], and [[Galaxian]]; Namco's fortunes struggled at the turn of the century, and the company was effectively dissolved into [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] in 2006.


== References ==
 
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* [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The layout for level 1 resembles [[Xevious]].
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** The layout for level 3 most likely resembles [[Galaga]].
* Email [[caffeine]] — [[Strong Bad]] mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as [[Tekken (arcade game)|Tekken]].
* Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt Chapman]] mentions [[Pole Position]], a racing game made by Namco.
* [[Everything Else, Volume 3]] — The Holidays menu is modeled after [[Dig Dug]].
* [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — [[Pom Pom]] dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game Dig Dug. The [[The Poopsmith|Popsmith]] destroys him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways that Pookas are killed in the game.
* [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] — The arcade game "Rig Rug" (a reference to Dig Dug) is mentioned in the first roomisode, made into a key part of the second, and a home console version is seen in the postgame.
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Pac-Man]]
* [[Nintendo]]
* [[Sega]]
* [[Video Game References]]
[[Category:Video game references]]



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Pom Pom as Pooka

Namco was a popular video game company. Founded in 1955, Namco found success in the 70s and 80s publishing and developing arcade games like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Galaxian; Namco's fortunes struggled at the turn of the century, and the company was effectively dissolved into Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2006.

References

See Also