with the retro games making front page.. thought id give you young lads some classic arcade geekness!! lets get this show on and start eating your energizer pellets if you feel sluggish!! yeah this has been around for a bit, and i read it back then but engadget reminded me of it.. def worth a second read! Pac-Man Dossier http://home.comcast.net/~jpittman2/pacman/pacmandossier.html chris.
My favourite is still Super Pac Man. Baby Pac Man is probably second -- I mean, it was a hybrid video game and mini pinball game. How can you go wrong with that? I also kinda liked one or two of the blatant ripoffs like Piranha.
iv only played mrs. pac-man and pac-man.. i spent enough money on them to pay my way through school back in the day.. thx moms!! even tho we could not really afford it.. you sure knew how to put a smile on my face one .25 at a time.. im sure it kept me from annoying you anyhow so maybe should not be thanking you! laughs.. speaking of money.. anyone remember .5 arcades? in Oregon where i was born and raised they were popular.. you had a 5.00 ( kids paid 5.00... no clue how much adults paid) entry fee .. then it was a huge arcade and each play was .5 i could spend all night on 5.00 great times.. really to bad people can not experience that for most part today.. ( i mean come on waiting to play the hot new game.. the guy playing has his nickles stacked up on the glass.. electronics being what they are you sweat like crazy.. and you could not go out side to cool off or you had to pay 5.00 to get back in.. maybe they needed a better a/c but its all good memories!! ) consoles killed the arcade.. should be a song. LOL anyhow.. something very cool about flirting with the chicks at the arcade granted they were there for the guys more than the games i think sorta like rollerskating rings.. another fun time!! chris.
that Baby Pac machine is nuts. I don't think I have seen once since I was knee-high to a grasshopper.. I remember it being quite hard, "baby" NOTHING. Wish I could find one somewhere to play, now.. i got on a Jr Pac-man kick a couple of years ago, it's quite fun (and rather difficult as well). It still holds up pretty well, but there's some serious design issues holding it back from being up there with the better games in the series. Super Pac - man, I never got into that one. I was very excited to play it when I first learned of it; though it was quite colorful, the whole "doors and keys" thing just didn't seem fun to me, and the "grow big" gimmick (he's supposed to be flying) looked cool but felt unsatisfying. Stick with Ms. Pac or CE!! I am psyched to see Battle Royale.. maybe they'll have one at PAX?
