customize their shelf with boxes, game cartridges, and plastic figurines based on each of the included games. Artwork and manual scans are also included. The way the games are distributed differs from each version: in the Japanese version, players can purchase games either individually or in select packs. Packs that are purchased are indicated by magazine issues on the player's shelf, designed after the front covers of Namco's Community Magazine NG press literature. The international Archives releases omit this decision, with both volumes containing a varied selection of titles. Development and release Namcot Collection was developed by M2, a Japanese studio recognized for its high-quality video game collections and re-releases, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. M2 was assisted by Bandai Namco subsidiary B.B. Studio, the development group for the modern-day Super Robot Wars games. The included homebrew port of Pac-Man Championship Edition, designed to work on real NES hardware, was originally the creation of a Japanese ROM hacker from 2008, who out of legal concerns chose not to release his work to the public. For Namcot Collection, Bandai Namco acquired the rights to the hack and provided minor changes, such as altering the soundtrack. Bandai Namco revealed Namcot Collection during a Japanese Nintendo Direct hosted on March 26, 2020. Originally thought to remain exclusive to Japan, it was revealed on June 4 that Namcot Collection would be localized and split into two separate collections titled Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 and Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 internationally, retrofitted under the company's existing Namco Museum series of similar collections. Namcot Collection and its Archives localizations were released on June 18, 2020. The former was released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, while the later was published on the Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. In Japan, the game was released for free on the Nintendo eShop, which includes Wagan Land as a free game and has players purchase additional games separately or in packs. A physical version was published the same day that includes the first wave of games. Bandai Namco pulled the digital version from sale the same day after an error was discovered that gave players the incorrect game after purchasing individual games from the store. The game was relisted with the defect corrected on July 8. Reception The localized releases of Namcot Collection drew mixed responses from critics. The PlayStation 4 version of both Archives