The original version of Dig Dug, and more!

There's still no sign of more Namco games for Virtual Console Arcade outside Japan - We're still stuck with their initial three releases. Meanwhile, Japan has gotten over 20 arcade releases from Namco alone (That's about 2/3 of all the arcade games available in Japan), including classics like Splatterhouse, Rolling Thunder, Galaga '88 and Solvalou.

Prepare to have some more salt rubbed in your wounds. Of the initial list of arcade games Namco announced for release on VC, only 5 remain - So they've decided it's time to fill the list up a little by announcing 20 more arcade games.

This time around there's quite a few games the west has never seen before, but there's also plenty of games in there which would be nice to see elsewhere. The full list is as follows:

  • Baraduke
  • Baraduke 2: Bakutotso Kijutei
  • Bosconian
  • Bravoman
  • Dig Dug
  • Dig Dug II
  • Face Off
  • Galaga
  • Galaxian
  • Grobda
  • Libble Rabble
  • Marchen Maze
  • New Rally X
  • Ordyne
  • Quester
  • Rolling Thunder 2
  • Rompers
  • Tank Force
  • Toy Pop
  • Valkyrie no Densetsu

Which of these would you most like to play? Come on, Namco, release some more games outside Japan, please!

You can look over the full list of Namco arcade games available and coming soon for Japan on Namco's site here. You can also check out gameplay videos there by clicking on the links below the released games.

[source bandainamcogames.co.jp]