Six Namco Museum volumes were released for the PlayStation from 1995 to 1998, including one ( Namco Museum Encore) that was released only in Japan. When Namco unveiled Volume 5 at the November 1996 PlayStation Expo, it was announced that it would be the final volume in the series, hence the sixth volume's title, "Encore". The first five volumes pose a 3D virtual museum that players are able to walk around in, with each game being stored in an "exhibit" room. In these museums, players can view conceptual artwork, marketing material, arcade system boards, and other material relating to the included games. ![]() Encore replaces the museum with a standard menu system. ![]() The means by which Namco recreated the games for the PlayStation hardware is unclear the arcade game conversions contain pieces of the original game data but none of the original source code, suggesting they are object-level recreations. The control systems of each of the games were well-preserved. However, since the PlayStation's analog controller was not available at the time, analog control for Pole Position and Pole Position II is only supported in these compilations by Namco's neGcon joypad. ![]()
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