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Galaxian was the first game in a loooong relationship Namco had
with the Famicom. Only a few of its FC games were released in the USA, and
then only via other companies like Bandai. Namco made over fifty Famicom
games! Interesting to note that last spring, a game store in Japan was sighted
that was having an auction featuring every Namco FC game, boxed and complete.
The going price at the time of the sighting was in the $600 range.
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How come they were all boxed? Namco's Famicom
boxes were all designed for placing the cart in while not in use. The boxes look kinda
like videocassette boxes, except they're sized to fit Famicom games. Also, if you
look closely, you'll see that the front part of the box is what would normally be the
back side of a videotape box; the edge which you open is on the left. Odd,
huh?