Of all the granddaddy companies in the game industry that like to re-release old arcade games for a quick buck, Namco has done it the most. To celebrate the company's founding 50 years ago, they're set to release another collection of arcade games from the past. The newest one has 14 classics, including two new to the compilation crowd. Here's the list:

• Pac-Man

• Ms. Pac-Man

• Galaga

• Galaxian

• Dig Dug

• Pole Position

• Pole Position II

• Rolling Thunder

• Rally X

• Bosconian

• Dragon Spirit

• Sky Kid

• Xevious

• Mappy

If the first seven in the above list look very familiar, don't be surprised. Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and Pole Position are the four series that Namco are most famous for creating. While you probably already have a version of Pac-Man lying around in your house somewhere, it just wouldn't be a Namco compilation without the yellow dude. The same goes for Galaga and Pole Position.

Some of the other games in the list might not be very familiar to people. Sky Kid and Rolling Thunder will especially be foreign to some, as 50th Anniversary will mark the first time the two games will appear in a Namco compilation. Sky Kid is a top-down airplane shooter in the same vein as Capcom's 1942, and Rolling Thunder is a difficult side-scrolling shooter. Bosconian, Rally X and Dragon Spirit are also games that haven't seen many new releases, and their addition makes the collection more than just another package for a Pac-Man re-release.

Since all of the included games are direct ports of the original arcade boards running on emulation, don't expect anything fancy done to the games. However, Namco is promising that the "retro" menu interface will be a virtual arcade, with representations of the original arcade cabinets that the games originally were housed in. The cabinet art on some cabinets are really pretty, so that should be neat to see.

The price of Namco Museum 50th Anniversary will be a nice $19.99, and it's due out this month.