For detailed information about this series, see: Tower of Babel at Wikipedia
Tower of Babel, also simply known as Babel, is a puzzle/platform video game series by Namco.
Video games[]
- Tower of Babel (July 18, 1986). NES. Later released for the Arcades as "VS. Babel no Tou" in Japan, and for mobile phones. Rereleased for the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014.
- Tower of Babel Arrange (June 4, 1998). An arranged version included with the original in Namco Anthology Vol. 1. It features two new modes known as "Neo Babel" and "Babel Pro", each including full brand-new stages.
- Shin Babel no Tou (August 1, 2006). Mobile app.
Web comic[]
- Tower of Babel (January 15, 2014 - March 14, 2014). A web comic by ShiftyLook, starring the main character's granddaughter. Lasted 28 strips before the company's closure, leaving its plot unresolved.
Links to other series[]
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Indiana Jones | July 18, 1986 | There are several references to Indiana Jones in Tower of Babel. | 3 | |
Family Stadium | December 10, 1986 | One of the players in the Namco Stars team in Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium and its sequels is called "Indy", and one in Famista 64 is called "Babel". | 3 | |
December 1989 | There's an unused float parade based on Tower of Babel in the code of Marvel Land. | |||
Namco Gallery | July 25, 1997 | Namco Gallery Vol. 3 features Tower of Babel. | 2 | |
Namco Anthology | June 04, 1998 | Namco Anthology Vol. 1 features Tower of Babel and an arranged version. | 2 | |
Galaxian | June 04, 1998 | Floor 27 in Neo Babel Mode from Tower of Babel Arrange features moving pixel art of the Galaxian ship shooting an enemy in the background, while floor 31 features similar art of the Galaga ship getting captured. | 3 | |
Rally-X | June 04, 1998 | Floor 28 in Neo Babel Mode from in Tower of Babel Arrange features moving pixel art of the Rally-X car in the background. | 3 | |
Babylonian Castle Saga | June 04, 1998 | Floor 29 in Neo Babel Mode from Tower of Babel Arrange features moving pixel art of Ki and the Wizard enemy from The Tower of Druaga in the background. | 3 | |
Toy Pop | June 04, 1998 | Floor 30 in Neo Babel Mode from Tower of Babel Arrange features moving pixel art of Pino and Acha from Toy Pop in the background. | 3 | |
Valkyrie (Namco) | June 04, 1998 | One of the endings in the Neo Babel Mode from Tower of Babel Arrange features statues of Valkyrie on the tower's top. | 3 | |
Taiko no Tatsujin | July 22, 2004 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumare! Matsuri da!! Yondaime and later games in the series feature a music track from Tower of Babel. |
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THE iDOLM@STER | April 23, 2008 | The music theme "Tower of Adventure" from Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03 is a remix of the main theme from Tower of Babel. | 2 | |
Mojipittan | November 27, 2008 | The Namco Special set in Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii Deluxe includes a puzzle of a moving piece from Tower of Babel with Dr. Borgnine assisting the player. | 1 | |
GameCenter CX | March 17, 2011 | Arino plays Tower of Babel in episode 116 of GameCenter CX. | 2 | |
Namco Chronicle | April 06, 2011 | Indy Borgnine from Tower of Babel is a playable character in Namco Chronicle. | 1 | |
Mappy | September 30, 2013 | Indy Borgnine from Tower of Babel appears in episode 8 of Mappy. The Beat, and a costume of Borgnine with a special action is featured in Mappy Taiketsu! Neo Nyamco-dan. | 1 | |
Station Memories! | September 17, 2015 | Station Memories! included an outfit of Indy Borgnine from Tower of Babel as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. | 2 | |
NamNam | December 15, 2015 | The L-Block from Tower of Babel appears in NamNam. | 1 | |
The Knights of Avalon | January 13, 2018 | Tower of Babel characters appear in The Knights of Avalon during the second Namco collaboration event. | 1 | |
Hakkutsu! Diggers | October 19, 2018 | Sprites from Tower of Babel appear as treasures in Treasure Hakkutsu! Diggers. | 2 | |
Pac-Man | October 07, 2021 | A theme featuring characters from Tower of Babel appears in Pac-Man 99; additionally one of the eight symbols from Tower of Babel is an image of Pac-Man, while Floor 32 in the arranged version of the game features moving pixel art of Pac-Man in the background. (see details) |
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