Namco Roulette

Namco Roulette (ナムコうらない, Namco Horoscope) is Pac-Man's up taunt.

Overview[edit]

Pac-Man using Namco Roulette in Ultimate.

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[edit]

Character	Image	Appears in	Sound	Game	Description
Galaxip				Galaxian	The player's ship in Galaxian.
TURN-TO-BLUE				Pac-Man	A scared ghost from Pac-Man, seen when Pac-Man eats a Power Pellet. In for 3DS, it is animated; this is not the case in Ultimate.
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. The clip used is the one from the Japanese version of the game regardless of the game's language setting.
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 playable 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 Hyper 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	A heroic shield maiden based on the valkyries of Norse legend. Her sprite is taken from Valkyrie no Densetsu, the second game in the Valkyrie series.
Heihachi Mishima				Tekken	A major antagonist throughout the Tekken games, as well as the series' main mascot. His sprite is taken from Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
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. His sprite is taken from Me & My Katamari.

Trivia[edit]

• 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; the Ghosts also turn to blue when their Assist Trophy is defeated in Ultimate.
  • Pooka appear as enemies in Smash Run.
  • Heihachi Mishima and Gil appear as DLC Mii costumes in Smash 4 and Ultimate. Heihachi also appears in the background of Mishima Dojo.
• 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.
• Don-Chan is the only character to appear in the roulette that does not have a pixelated appearance.
• Namco Roulette is the first taunt in the series to have an official name, later followed by the side taunt of fellow Namco character Kazuya, called Demon's Wrath.
• Valkyrie, Heihachi Mishima, Don-Chan, and The Prince of All Cosmos are the only characters to appear in the roulette accompanied by non-8-bit sound effects.
• While the mirrored Pac-Man in Wii Fit Studio performs the Namco Roulette animation, no sprites will appear at all. This creates a visual oddity where the sprites do not have a reflection.