Namco Museum, vol.4 (PSX)
Codes and Secrets
V1.0  7/22/97

Compiled and written up by: Richard Uyeyama (ruyeyama@best.com)

Copyright 1997 by Richard Uyeyama.  Permission granted by author to
duplicate this file in its entirity for non-profit purposes only.
All other rights reserved.

Namco, Namco Museum, Assault, Ordyne, Pac-Land, The Return of Ishtar,
and The Genji and the Heike Clans are trademarks of Namco Ltd.  Namco
Museum Volume 4 is Copyright 1996 by Namco Ltd.  All rights reserved.


Human receptionist:
     When at the Information Desk in the museum entry, look all the way
up at the ceiling (Triangle button), then hit the X button (O button in
Japan version).  When you look back down (Square button), the info desk
receptionist will now be human.  If you wait around, every once in a while,
she'll look around the room...
     The human receptionist seems to have 5 (that's how many I've found)
different reactions when you talk to her (X button U/C, O button J).  These
seem to be determined randomly.  Here are the ones I've seen so far:
   - bow
   - bow, gesture
   - bow, gesture, uncertainty/nervousness
   - inattentiveness, surprise, embarrassment/apology
   - welcoming

Image video (The Genji and The Heike Clans):
     When you load the game (Namco Museum 4), hold down the L1 and R1
buttons until after the Namco screen, and instead of the normal OP
sequence, you'll get to see a Genji/Heike image video.  The video is
also viewable at the Theater, btw, under the "Museum" section... though
there it'll be a smaller version.

Genji/Heike visual sequence:
     In the Genji/Heike game room, go up the steps, and just at the top,
turn around and look upward towards the moon.  If you're in the right
spot, the Pacman icon (lower right corner) will point something out.
Hit the X button (O button in Japan version) and you'll get to see a
little visual sequence on the roof of the gateway.

Assault Plus:
     Enter the X-Room (the room to the left of the Assault door in the
Museum).  Once inside, hit up+Triangle+L1+R1 (at the same time), and the
screen will flash white, and the Assault Plus woman will appear in the
room.  Go up to her and talk to her (X button U/C; O button J), and she'll
activate the pedestal console in the center of the room (and then she'll
disappear).  Go up to the console (a screen reading "Assault Plus" should
be visible above it now) and examine it (X button U/C; O button J), and
the room will transform itself into the Assault Plus game room arena.
Now, just like in any other game room, go up to the machine and hit the
X button (O button in Japan version) to play.  Assault Plus, obtainable
only via the X-Room, allows you to play Easy Assault and Super Assault.
     The Assault Plus woman seems to have 4 (that's how many I've found
so far) different reactions when you talk to her, which seem to be
determined randomly:
   - motions towards pedestal, then turns and fades into the darkness
   - quick glance/look towards pedestal, then fades...
   - glows and becomes SD, winks and poses, then fades...
   - glows and becomes SD, bows, turns towards pedestal, then fades...

Hidden Return of Ishtar:
     Anywhere in the Ishtar entry room (the room before the game room)
hallway, enter the following command: right,left,up,down,X (O in J version).
If done correctly, the hallway will turn blue (all the flames turn from
red to blue), and all of the exhibits except the "How to Play" screen
will disappear (examine the "How to Play" screen for differences between
hidden and normal versions of the game).  Now if you proceed to the game
room, you will find it to be completely different (underground scene,
blue flames, dragon, and the two main characters), and the game will be
the Hidden Return of Ishtar game instead.

Pac-Land Jump Shoes:
     In the Pac-Land game room (beach scene), it's possible to get a pair
of Jump Shoes...  First, find the Pacman monster hiding in the game room
(if you turn around and face the door, it should be on the right, hiding
behind the hills).  Position so that the Pacman icon points it out, then
examine it (X button U/C, O button J).  The monster will run off and hide
again.  Find it and examine it again (it'll be hiding on the left side of
the hills now), and it'll run off and hide again.  Do this one more time
(it'll be hiding on top of the hills), and the monster will come down to
where the other characters are, by the beach blanket.  Examine it once
more, and it will start chasing the fairy back and forth along the beach,
and the Pacman character will start wishing anxiously for a power pellet.
     Now go over to the right (facing the exit door) side of the room to a
trio of palm trees at the right edge.  Look up (Triangle button), and you'll
see that one of the palm trees is holding a Pacman power pellet disguised
as a coconut.  Shake the tree (X button U/C, O button J), and it'll fall
and you'll catch it.  Now bring it over to the Pacman character and give
it to him (X button U/C, O button J), and he'll eat it and chase away the
monster.  After this has been done, and the fairy is once more safe, go
up to her and talk to her (X button U/C, O button J), and in thanks,
she'll give you a pair of Jump Shoes.  Now you can jump around by using
the X button (O button J?)...!  I think the Jump Shoes only work in the
Pac-Land game room beach area...
     By timing your jumps (hit the jump button just as you're landing),
you can actually string together 4 jumps, each one higher than the last.
If you succeed in this (it takes a bit of timing), you'll receive 7650
points (similar to the Pacman character when, after chasing away the
monster, he leaps back to the beach blanket).  (btw, for those of you who
aren't familiar with Japanese numeric word representations, "765" can be
interpreted as "Namco")  I haven't found any real use for this (it may
just be an "extra" with no real purpose).  I've considered the possibility
of some connection with the shop in the Ordyne game room (the cash register
also displays "7650"), but I haven't found anything there yet...
     Anyway, if anybody finds anything further in regards to the Jump Shoes
(or anything else Namco Museum-related), you can send me some e-mail at the
address below...


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