Namco Roulette

Namco Roulette (ナムコうらない, Namco Horoscope) 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.

Pac-Man 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 from across Namco's history.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U both have exclusive sprites in each version; for 3DS includes the King from King & Balloon and a vulnerable ghost from Pac-Man, while for Wii U includes Valkyrie from Valkyrie no Densetsu, the Runner from Metro-Cross, and Andor Genesis from Xevious. All of the sprites from both for 3DS and for Wii U 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

Character	Image	Game	Description
Galaxip		Galaxian	The player's ship in Galaxian.
Galaxip		Galaxian	The player's ship in Galaxian.
TURN-TO-BLUE		Pac-Man	A scared ghost from Pac-Man.
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.
My Car		Rally-X
Fighter		Galaga	The player's ship in Galaga.
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.
Fighter		Bosconian
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.
Andor Genesis		Xevious	An enemy mothership in Xevious that acts as a mini-boss.
Mappy		Mappy	The eponymous playable character of Mappy, a mouse who works for the Micro-Police.
Mappy		Mappy
Topcup		Libble Rabble	A creature from Libble Rabble; when captured, it begins a bonus round.
Topcup		Libble Rabble
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.
Hypership		Gaplus
Gil		The Tower of Druaga	Prince Gilgamesh, the hero of The Tower of Druaga, as he appears in his default armor.
Gil		The Tower of Druaga
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	The main character of the Valkyrie series, 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.
Don-Chan	File:Oldgames don.png	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. His sprite is taken from Me & My Katamari.

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 and as a Spirit.
- Pooka appear 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.