At long last, the initial stages of the move are complete, and we'd like to welcome our sister company, Namco America to the pages of Namco Arcade. For those who do not know, Namco America is the arcade game manufacturing division of Namco here in the United States, and have brought us the hits like Soul Calibur, Tekken Tag Tournament, and Crisis Zone.

The Namco Arcade area, accessable via the home page, or by clicking "Namco America" on the menu bar, contains information on new games coming soon, such as Turret Tower, as well as game sales information, a technical support section soon to come, and other useful information.

This unveiling of the Namco America portion of the site has been long coming, and brings the two arcade arms of Namco together on the same pages! What you see on the new pages is only the beginning of things to come... we have many plans in store for the future! So head on over and check out their section!

There has been an error in the poll system implemented with the new NamcoArcade Players News page. This issue will be corrected Monday, May 7, 2001. We apologize for any inconvenience, and have taken steps to ensure that the page is viewable regardless of the error. Monday we will resume the weekly polls. Thank you.

We apologize for the issues that we experienced with the poll system this weekend. There was an issue that we had not anticipated when we moved to the new design. That issue has since been corrected, and the poll system should be working properly. If you continue to experience problems, please tell the webmaster. Thank you!

Last week's poll asked what your favorite soft drink was from a list. Coke came in first with nearly 25% of the vote, while its number one competitor, Pepsi came in second at almost 20%. Trailing behind in third was Mountain Dew at 13%, while its latest competitor, Surge only got 2% of the vote. Still, Surge took almost as much of the vote as 7-Up which isn't bad for a new-comer.

This week's poll asks you to choose your favorite candy bar, so don't hesitate... let us know!!!

Coke and Surge are trademarks or registered trademarks of Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Mountain Dew are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pepsico, and everything else is a trademark or registered trademark of its respective company. This poll was not conducted for marketing purposes, but rather as a fun question to see what the site viewers enjoy. Absolutely no bottling companies nor their employees were harmed in the manufacture of this poll.

Today marks the launch of the new Namco Arcade Discussion Forum. Want to talk with other players about an arcade game, or have a tip to share? Need some advice on Soul Calibur, Tekken Tag, or Vampire Night? The forums make all of this possible!

In order to use the Discussion Forum, you must have a registered user profile here at Namco Arcade, and be sure that your user settings are set to allow you both read and post to the forum. Be sure to read the Forum Rules so you understand our posting guidelines, as we are dedicated to keeping the boards family-friendly.

So head on in and have fun!

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups came out on top of last week's poll with about 23% of the vote. It must be true... there must be no wrong way to eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Right behind it at about 21% came the combined team of Snickers and Snickers Cruncher, with the twin layers of caramel and cookie delight known as Twix coming in third at 13%. Poor Milky Way seems to have more popularity as a galaxy than as a candy bar, making up 4.69%... which is the same amount of people who voted that they wouldn't consider any of the listed candy bars as their favorite.

This week's poll asks you about your console game playing habits. Do you play the PlayStation 2, or are you still hooked on the old Super Nintendo? Let us know in this week's poll, and we'll see you back here next week for the results!

Each of the individual candy bars are trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or copyright of their respective companies. Nintendo, Super Nintendo, N64 and Gameboy are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nintendo of America. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Dreamcast is a registered trademark of Sega Enterprises. Were you as scared as I was about the "twin layers of caramel?" That was pretty scary. No candy bars were eaten as a result of this survey... that we're aware of anyway.

The Forum user settings have been updated to allow you to determine how many posts are displayed when you view a thread. The default is set to 10, however, if you simply log in, and then choose Update Info from the upper right, you may then enter the number of posts that you wish to view. Users with faster connections can set their viewing higher, while slower connections may even wish to drop to 5 per page. The choice is yours.

The Aladdin's Castle in the Mall of the Bluffs, Council Bluffs, Iowa, has announced that they will be holding a tournament on Tekken Tag Tournament soon. Check back here for more information soon, or feel free to call or stop on by the arcade!

Phone: (712) 323-0649
1751 Madison Avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa

From May 21st to June 17th on this edition of Channel M, when Jennifer Lopez tells you to "Play" her new video, you don't refuse. Daft Punk presents some streamlined new techno one more time with their newest video "Aerodynamic." And although Stained claims in their song, "It's Been Awhile," we know it won't be long before this rock ballad hits #1!

Make sure you don't miss some of the other great videos this month from Run DMC, Train, David Gray, and Idlewild. In addition, there's always plenty of sports footage, trivia, fun facts, and tour information for Coldplay, Disturbed, and the WWF.

Last but not least, don't forget to check out some fun websites from other sponsors that appear on Channel M as well. Columbia/Tri Star presents the animated show Max Steel. Nintendo features two new Legend of Zelda games for the GameBoy Color, Oracle of the Seasons, and Oracle of the Ages. Both have gotten rave reviews. Not to miss. Another cool new game to look out for, this one on the PC from Ubisoft, is Myst III: Exile. Create monsters and go to war against your friends with Hasbro's new handheld game Pox. And Kraft Foods would like to remind you to make Honeycomb Cereal part of your delicious breakfast meal. Be sure to head on over to their websites for all the details.

The United States Army and ONDCP also sponsor Channel M. If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see on Channel M, please let us know. To learn more about us, please visit our website.

The Used Game Sales Search List has been updated with the current list of used games for sale by Namco Arcade locations around the country. Please keep in mind that the list reflects games for sale at the time of upload, and may become outdated as games sell. If you have any questions about used game sales, feel free to send us some feedback or to contact Krazy Kurt directly.

Also, a new feature has been added to the Used Game Sales List. You may now sign up for immediate notification via email whenever we update the list. All you have to do is visit the Search Page and make sure you are logged in... there's a link to the mailing list there. If you wish to take part in this mailing list, but don't have a user profile, setting one up is easy, and you have full control over how and if we are able to use your profile information beyond the scope of this site. At Namco Arcade, we provide you with the tools to get the most out of your visits!

You fought them all. You beat them all. You think you have no equal. You're wrong...

Debuting at E3, a Tekken 4 video was shown, confirming indeed that the installment of the Tekken series was on its way. But while it answered that single question, the video left many more questions unanswered. Who was that strange blonde guy who could very well have been lifted from the pages of another story? What's with the guy with the glowing red eye? And what will gameplay be like?

Well today, we here at Namco Arcade can answer some of those questions. While we certainly won't spoil the treat of what gameplay will be like, we have confirmed the names of the characters who were featured in the promo video (stills featured to the right). While some of them will come as no shock, the rest remains to be seen.

Steve Fox (formerly known as Dean Earwicker), King, Marshall Law, Ling Xiaoyu, Hwoarang, Paul, and Kazuya Mishima have all been confirmed for Tekken 4. Will there be more? Is this all we have to offer? Why won't we people at Namco let you know?????

Well, as they say, patience is a virtue... Besides, you don't want us to ruin all of the surprises, now do you? Keep your eyes open here at Namco Arcade though, for I guarantee... this is not the end of the coverage of Tekken 4.

The fight of your life... has just begun!!!

Updated Friday, June 8, 2001 to reflect Dean Earwicker's new name of Steve Fox.

If the image links at the right of the article do not work, please use these links to view the images instead:  [ Shot 1]  [ Shot 2]  [ Shot 3]  [ Shot 4]  [ Shot 5]  [ Shot 6]  [ Shot 7]  [ Shot 8]

Last week's poll asked you which game system you played regularly. It's hardly a surprise (unless you thought it was hard to get one) that the Sony's PlayStation 2 came out on the top of the list with around 32% of the vote. Meanwhile, the Nintendo 64 was just slightly ahead of the Dreamcast which was just slightly ahead of the original PlayStation, all of which taking just over 15% of the vote each.

This week's poll flashes back over the PacMan series of arcade games and asks you which one was your favorit. Was it the classic PacMan or did you enjoy the scrolling mazes of Jr. PacMan. Perhaps you prefered the ghost jumping in Pacmania. Whichever you liked the best, feel free to join in on this week's poll!

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Check out our newly updated Game Tips section! We'll be working to get the best collection of game tips available online, so you should check back often for hints on your favorite game. Even better though, don't forget that you may email any tips to us, or you may stop in our online discussion forum and discuss tips there!

Join us in celebration of the announcement of Tekken 4 with a desktop wallpaper calendar of Hwoarang! You'll find this wallpaper in our Downloads section for your convenience. Best of all, we're taking votes on who should appear on the July 2001 calendar, so visit the online discussion forum (follow the link below) or email us and let us know who you'd like to see.