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Namco Roulette

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Namco Roulette is Pac-Man's up taunt in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Overview

 
Pac-Man using Namco Roulette in SSB4.
 
Examples of various sprites Pac-Man can summon with Namco Roulette.

When used, he summons a sprite and associated sound clip from one of Namco's other games. It is one of very few taunts with a random element, and the selection includes a wide range of characters and objects. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U both have exclusive sprites in each version; 3DS includes the King from King & Balloon and a vulnerable Ghost from Pac-Man, while Wii U includes Valkyrie from Valkyrie no Densetsu, Runner from Metro-Cross, and Andor Genesis from Xevious. All of these characters appear in Ultimate, with the addition of Heihachi Mishima from Tekken and The Prince of All Cosmos from Katamari Damacy.

List of Namco Roulette sprites

Image Sound Character Game Description Games
  Galaxip Galaxian The player's ship in Galaxian.    
  TURN-TO-BLUE Pac-Man A scared ghost from Pac-Man.    
  King King & Balloon The focus of King & Balloon is to save the King from hostile balloons by shooting them down. When rescued, he says "Thank you!", the same voice clip he uses here.    
  My Car Rally-X The player's car from Rally-X, distinguished by its blue color.    
  Fighter Galaga The player's ship in Galaga.    
  Fighter Bosconian The player's ship in Bosconian. In SSB4, a voice clip saying "Alert! Alert!" plays.    
  Pooka Dig Dug A common enemy from Dig Dug that also shows up in some Pac-Man games.    
  Solvalou Xevious The player's ship in Xevious.    
  Andor Genesis Xevious An enemy mothership in Xevious that acts as a mini-boss.    
  Mappy Mappy The eponymous character of Mappy, a mouse who works for the Micro-Police.    
  Topcup Libble Rabble A creature from Libble Rabble; when captured, it begins a bonus round.    
  Hypership Gaplus A secret fighter in Gaplus that can be obtained through a hidden method. It can fire three shots at once instead of the standard two.    
  Gil The Tower of Druaga Prince Gilgamesh, the hero of The Tower of Druaga, as he appears in his default armor.    
  Clovis Dragon Buster Prince Clovis, the hero of Dragon Buster.    
  Runner Metro-Cross The nameless playable character from Metro-Cross.    
  Paccet Baraduke A friendly alien from Baraduke. When summoned, it says "I'm your friend!"    
  Red Baron Sky Kid Player 1's character in Sky Kid, a bird piloting a red biplane.    
  Valkyrie Valkyrie no Densetsu Player 1's character in Valkyrie no Densetsu, a heroic shield maiden based on the Norse legend.    
  Heihachi Mishima Tekken A major antagonist throughout the Tekken series. His sprite is taken from Tekken Tag Tournament 2.  
File:Oldgames don.png Don-Chan Taiko no Tatsujin An anthropomorphic taiko drum who serves as the mascot of the Taiko no Tatsujin series.    
  The Prince of All Cosmos Katamari The main character of the Katamari series, a diminutive prince who rolls up objects to create stars.  

Trivia

  • TURN-TO-BLUE, Heihachi Mishima, Pooka, and Gil are the only characters on the roulette to have an appearance in Smash outside of Pac-Man's taunt.
    • TURN-TO-BLUE appears on Pac-Maze.
    • Pooka appaer as enemies in Smash Run.
    • Heihachi Mishima and Gil appear as DLC Mii costumes in Smash 4.
  • The first installment of The Prince of All Cosmos' game, Katamari Damacy, had its remake, Katamari Damacy Reroll, released on the Switch on the same day Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out.