So far Namco has been losing pretty badly and they needed to
step it up to keep up with Midway’s constant technological innovations. Good thing then that in 1987 they did just
that. I’m not sure exactly what kind of
arcade hardware Midway was using, but 1987 marked the debut of the Namco System
1, an upgraded arcade machine capable of better sound and graphics, not unlike
what the CPS-1 was for Capcom. Midway’s
arcade offering so far have left me in awe with their presentation, but new
dedicated hardware might be the boost Namco needs to start racking up more
wins. Let’s see if they can get out of
their losing streak.
