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Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres. Namco’s yellow dot eater certainly has laid down a formidable challenge in nearly ever other genre though. The Nintendo Game Boy release in 1990 was […]
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Game Boy Pac-Man Sees Two Update Patches Released
December 20th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy, News, Nintendo, Portables 
Tags: arcade, game hack, maze, mod, namco, pac-man, Pac-Man Anniversary Redux, Pac-Man Classic Redux, patch 
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Twin Maze Sega Master System Work in Progress
July 3rd, 2016 Carl Williams New games for the Sega Master System seem to be more varied than for other platforms. Not saying that is a bad thing against other platforms receiving new games by fans, just an observation. This could be because the Sega Master System has such a limited variety of games in the first place. This situation […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: homebrew, independent, master system, maze, puzzle, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, role playing game, sega, SMSPower.com, Twin Maze No Comments »
Japan Catches Pac-Man Fever – May 21st, 1980 – Today in Video Game History
May 21st, 2016 Carl Williams Where were you today in 1980? Myself, I was probably fumbling around the backyard and trying to learn to tie my own shoes. I was four years old. I found out about Pac-Man a few years later when I was exposed to it on the Atari 2600. It would be several years after this that […]
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Revenge of the License: Paws
December 14th, 2014 Michael Crisman Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets as a stray… (cue ominous music) There’s nowhere to run! There’s nowhere to hide! Your enemies feel no pity, no remorse, no fear, and no desire to stop until you are dead. If you were alone, maybe you could escape. But ten innocent lives […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: action, artic computing, cats, kittens, maze, paws, revenge of the license, zx spectrum No Comments »
What If: Pac-Man Was Released on Modern Platforms
November 20th, 2014 Carl Williams The “What if” column is just that, what if’s and imaginary scenarios in gaming that we find interesting and unique. One such scenario concerns Pac-Man. More directly, what if Pac-Man was released on modern platforms that have Internet connectivity (I know the Atari 2600 had a modem but that was different), multiplayer (not just locally) […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: achievement, arcade, atari 2600, IAP, in app purchase, kart racing, maze, mockery, Namco Bandai, pac-man, puzzle, racing, retro, retro game, retrogaming, Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka, youtube No Comments »
Bandit Gaming: Harry Potter Turned into 3D Pac-Man on Sega Genesis
July 29th, 2014 Carl Williams Continuing our coverage of pirate games (yesterday it was Super Mario 4 on the Sega Genesis), I bring you Harry Potter for the Genesis. The kicker here is, the Harry Potter universe has been retrofitted onto a 3D Pac-Man style game, similar to Pac-Mania from Tengen.
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 3d, arcade, bandit gaming, carl williams, castle, harry potter, Hogwarts, maze, pac-man, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, sega genesis, tengen, triverse No Comments »
New Game: Mopiranger for the Korean Sega Master System Found and Released
May 3rd, 2014 Carl Williams The Sega Master System is quickly becoming like other retro consoles with new titles being found and released with each passing week. Mopiranger is a cross between Pac-Man and Pengo, originally an MSX game that was ported by Korean developers. Enemies turn to blocks when defeated which complicates things in later levels.
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: action, arcade, carl williams, indie game, korea, maze, mopiranger, pac-man, pengo, retro, retro gaming magazine, retrogame, retrogaming, sega master system 1 Comment »
