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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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Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Book Announced
May 24th, 2020 Carl Williams Pac-Man 40th Anniversary continues with a book this time. Announced by Bandai Namco and release coming from Cook and Becker, this is a high-end design book. Fans interested in the history of Pac-Man and interviews with the original designers will want this Pac-Man book. Billed as a luxury coffee table book, the Pac-Man 40th Anniversary […]
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Posted in Arcade, News Tags: 40th Anniversary, Bandai Namco, book, Coffee Table Book, Cook and Becker, pac-man No Comments »
My Arcade Announces Commemorative Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Micro Player
May 23rd, 2020 Carl Williams Pac-Man 40th Anniversary items are coming. Just when you thought you had seen all the Pac-Man stuff, more is announced. Seriously, how many ways will gamers support a game like Pac-Man? Is there really that large a market for the yellow guy? We have surpassed Capcom and Nintendo re-releases with no improvements by this point. […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: Micro Player, My Arcade, pac-man, Pac-Man 40th Anniversary No Comments »
Pac-Land Diverges Pac-Man Formula for Arcades – December 25th, 1984 – Today in Video Game History
December 24th, 2018 Carl Williams Let’s go back to a simpler time. The 1980’s. A time when the rumor mill was alive and well, the Internet was a science fiction trope, and arcades ruled. One title that ruled the arcades in the early 80’s was Pac-Man by Namco. By 1984 though, the yellow dot eater was running long in the […]
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Weird Al Rocks in 8-bit Style
March 17th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Gaming and music is one of the greatest pairings in life just like peanut butter and chocolate, sex and candy, and Hall and Oates. Music can be used to amplify the joy of a fun game or make playing a game with terrible sound tolerable. Fortunately, Weird Al can do both.
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Three New Retro Gaming Consoles Coming
October 31st, 2016 Carl Williams There are currently three new retro gaming consoles on the way. Each has a different set of games and options. Two are limited to the games of the hardware while the third is more of a wild card in this race. While many gamers are clamoring for news on the upcoming Nintendo Switch there are […]
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Posted in Console, Nintendo, Sega Tags: alex kidd, ALIEN STORM, altered beast, ARROW FLASH, AtGames, Balloon Fight, BONANZA BROTHERS, Brawl Brothers, Brazil, Bubble Bobble, Captain Commando, castlevania, Castlevania II, Classic Mini, columns, DECAP ATTACK, donkey kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Double Dragon II, E-SWAT, entertainment system, excitebike, fatal labyrinth, final fantasy, Flicky, GAIN GROUND, Galaga, Generations, genesis, Ghosts n Goblins, Golden Axe, GOLDEN AXE 3, gradius, Gun Smoke, Ice Climbers, JEWEL MASTER, Kickle Cubicle, Kid Chameleon, Kid Icarus, Kid Niki, Kirby's Adventure, knights of the round, konami, kung fu, Last Battle, legend of zelda, mario, mario bros, Mega Man 2, metroid, Mr. Dream, nes, ninja gaiden, nintendo, Nintendo NES Mini, OUT RUNNERS, pac-man, punch-out, retro, retro gaming, Retro-Bit, retrogaming, sega, sega genesis, SEGA SOCCER, SHADOW DANCER, SHINOBI 3, simon's quest, SONIC 3, Star Tropics, Super Bases Loaded, super c, super mario bros, Super Mario Bros 2, super mario bros 3, Super NES and arcade games. Some of the titles that have been leaked include Rival Turf (SNES game), Super R-Type (SNES), system on a chip, Tecmo Bowl, Tectoy, The Adventure of Link, The Revenge, TURBO OUTRUN, zelda II 1 Comment » The New Nintendo Classic Console Previewed
October 20th, 2016 Carl Williams You’ve probably already heard that the classic Nintendo console has returned. The new NES is practically the same in design, but only cuter than before. It’s called NES Classic Mini and it’s the official relaunch containing 30 classic hits and most loved 80s games ever.
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The Atari Home Arcade Experience, Age 10
August 11th, 2016 Thor Thorvaldson In the early years of the Eighties decade, the only thing that could take my attention away from the multitudes of arcades in my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina was playing video games at home. Well, in May of 1982 the next stage of my video game obsession came to be: my parents bought me […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: atari, Atari Flashback, childhood, memories, pac-man, Space Invaders 1 Comment » There is No Cure For Pac-Man Fever. I’m Living Proof
July 30th, 2016 Thor Thorvaldson Good day, everyone! New guy Thor here, but I guess “new” is a relative term considering I’m 44 years old. As you may have guessed, I’ve been playing games for a VERY long time: I recall playing one of those mid-seventies 3-game Pong home machines during the mid-seventies, but I consider my official initiation into […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: arcade, artist, Buckner and Garcia, namco, Nintendo Force Magazine, pac-man, RETRO Magazine, Super Smash Bros, Thor Thorvaldson Jr. No Comments »
Pac Man 256 Hits Steam, Playstation 4 and Xbox One
June 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams Okay PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One gamers, you can now grab Pac Man 256 and enjoy it just like mobile gamers have. That is right, the endless runner that actually makes sense is now available on more platforms. This is the mobile game but bigger and better (especially if you had a smaller screen […]
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Posted in News Tags: 256, Bandai Namco, endless running, macintosh, pac-man, pc, Playstation 4, PS4, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, steam, windows, XBOne, Xbox One 2 Comments »
