It's great to see these classic arcade games are still around. My 10yr old plays them for hours.

The 14 games that are advertised do not exist on the GBA edition--only five! Apparently, 14 games are available for other platforms, and hence the confusion. Also, if you already own the Namco Museum for for the GBA, you will only get two new games (Rally-X and Pac-Man). Both the Museum and Museum 50th Anniversary versions include Ms. Pac-Man, DigDug and Galaga. The Namco Museum includes Pole Position which is not in the 50th Anniversary Edition. In my opinion, many of the games in the Namco Museum seem to play better, but the 50th Anniversary Edition permits you to rotate the games sideways (not sure it helps much).

In short, it's three or four star buy if you don't have the Namco Museum and a one or two star buy if you you already have it.

I always seem to know what makes a classic video game, a legendary one these days. Nevertheless, it seems like those old eras with the exciting arcades and video game halls have been considered a thing of the past. It is sadly a constant in what is around us right now. Nevertheless, it still is great to actualy see what makes classics still stand. That has been the case with classics like Pac-Man, who've recently been brought around as newer rendidtions like Pac Pix for the Nintendo DS, and Pac-Man World 3 which has been light years away from the previous edition back in the mid 90's. Now, those classics can be made in the palm of your hand.

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance consists of a only a fraction of the outrageous arrangement of great games the console editions have. Here on this one, you have 5 of the 14 total games here that are highlighted: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Rally X, Dig Dug and Galaga. The graphics for these games have been restored well, and the games are each very enjoyable to play. Unfortunately, on the handheld you don't have games like Pole Position, Pac-Mania, which was highlighted before on the previous Namco Museum edition for the GBA system. Although the games still remain addictive, you just could've hoped for more.

Nevertheless, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection fairs well for the Game Boy Advance, but you're just better off going for the editions for the Gamecube, Xbox, Playstation 2, or the Personal computer. Largely, because you's get more great games at the exact same price.

Graphics: B-

Sound: B

Control: C+

Fun & Enjoyment: C

Overall: C 1/2+

The GBA version of Namco Museum 50th Anniversary has only 5 games, not 14 -- Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Rally-X is all you get. The other games mentioned in Amazon's description are not present. Wouldn't gripe about that if the games it has were playable, but control is awful. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man require being very precise with up/down/left/right. Dig Dug actually jerks and pauses with the music cutting out during gameplay. Galaga is worth playing, so I gave it 2 stars instead of 1. Also, hitting [select] rotates the graphics 90 degrees for arcade aspect ratio; maybe that's an important feature for some.

A better collection for the GBA is the regular Namco Museum (NOT 50th Anniversary). No Rally-X, no Pac-Man, but you get the other three games plus Galaxian (quite good) and Pole Position (quite lame). The version of Ms. Pac-Man has more forgiving control, and its Dig Dug plays great.

I don't like the way the games play. I don't think they are really like the arcades.