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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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Japan Catches Pac-Man Fever – May 21st, 1980 – Today in Video Game History
May 21st, 2016 
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Revenge of the License: Board Games
May 15th, 2016 Michael Crisman The most obvious shortcut you can take as a game developer is to make a game out of something that is already a game. Chess programs have been used to sell people on the idea of home computers since the 1970s, every version of Windows has shipped with Solitaire built right in, and casino games […]
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Tags: axis & allies, board game, clue, console, diplomacy, Doom, genesis, hasbro, megadrive, microprose, monopoly, nes, pac-man, parker bros, pc, playstation, random games, revenge of the license, Risk, sculptured software, sega 
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo to Debut Clyde’s Revenge for Atari 2600
October 4th, 2015 Carl Williams Another title that is going to be debuted at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo is Clyde’s Revenge for the Atari 2600. This is another limited release by Good Deal Games and Michael Thomasson, GDG owner/founder. What is unique about Clyde’s Revenge is, well, you are taking control of the bad guy, specifically the red ghost […]
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Posted in News Tags: 2600, atari, Clyde's Revenge, Good Deal Games, homebrew, Homebrew Heaven, pac-man, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, PRGE, retro, retrogaming No Comments »
Pac-Man on Atari 2600 Receives Much Improved Version by Homebrew Developer
September 7th, 2015 Carl Williams The original Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 was a crappy game, no doubt about it. Atari probably knew very well that they shouldn’t have released it like it was but they did anyhow. Call it greed, call it stupidity, call it whatever you want. The point is, it was a crap game. Leave it to […]
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News Tags: 2600, 8K, arcade, atari, atari 2600, Atari Age, DINTAR816, improvement, pac-man, Pac-Man 256, retro, retrogaming 1 Comment »
Pac-Man 256 Review, the Classic Title is now an Endless Runner and It Rocks
August 21st, 2015 Carl Williams Okay, messing with the classics can be a tough thing to do right. Just look at what happened in the late 90’s with Battlezone by Activision. What a mess that was. There have been a few other attempts over the years to update classics such as Asteroids, Battlezone, Missile Command and more but those were […]
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Posted in News, Portables, Reviews Tags: 256, Adam Sandler, android, arcade, Bandai, endless runner, Galaxy, glitch, ios, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, Kevin James, namco, pac-man, pixels, retro, retrogaming, review, S5, S6 2 Comments »
5 Times Game Companies Charged for Game Prototypes
August 8th, 2015 Carl Williams Videogames are not new to the idea of there being problems after the game has shipped. For proof of this, just look at the more modern games for countless pieces of proof of game companies charging for prototypes. The number of games being patched to hell and back after they are released is staggering, and […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo, Sega Tags: 2600, 3do, atari, Blade Force, E.T., genesis, nes, nintendo, pac-man, retro, retro game, retrogaming, sega, star fox, Studio 3DO, Super FX chip, Virtua Racing 4 Comments »
Bandit Gaming- Pac-Man Arcade for Commodore 64 Enters Alpha Stage
February 18th, 2015 Carl Williams Ah, Pac-Man, the arcade title that Namco almost released with the name “Puck-Man” sees another chance on the Commodore 64. Hokuto Force decided the 1983 original release of Pac-Man was kind of lacking so they are doing something about it- making a version that is worthy of the name, Pac-Man. Recently Pac-Man was featured in […]
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Valentine’s Day Love in Gaming Top 10 Plus One
February 14th, 2015 Carl Williams It is Valentine’s Day and what better way to celebrate than a Top 10, plus one, love stories in gaming. These are not the only love stories that gamers have helped, or in some cases hindered, when playing. From the classic boy/girl love story to things that are a little more complex, this Top 10, […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News, Nintendo, Sega Tags: atari, Bayou Billy, Defender of the Crown, double dragon, final fight, mario, pac-man, Peach, Pitfall, Princess, sonic, super mario bros, Toadstool, Toki 1 Comment »
New Game- MS. Pac-Man Ported to Intellivision
January 23rd, 2015 Carl Williams Pac-Man had to go solo, single, on the Mattel Intellivision since his wife, Ms. Pac-Man was unable to make the jump. That has not stopped homebrew developers from helping out the Misses. Carl Mueller Jr has taken up the reigns of porting Ms. Pac-Man over and, well, check out the video after the jump to […]
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Leery Licensing: Life Size Pac-Man Maze Created for Bud Light Super Bowl Commercial
January 9th, 2015 Carl Williams In our previous Leer Licensing we looked at the Marlboro Atari Lynx situation from a couple of decades ago. Today, we are looking at something a little more recent, Pac-Man and Bud Light. For most gamers that have been around for a while, this is not all that unique. Pac-Man was originally an arcade game […]
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Posted in News Tags: 2015, adults, arcade, atari lynx, bars, Bud Light, Chicago Tribune, commercial, Laist.com, Leery Licensing, Marlboro, millennial, pac-man, Pacman, real life, retro, retro game, retrogaming, Super Bowl No Comments »
