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Pac-Man Celebrates 30 Years

Shark Lady Games — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:35:54 +0000

One of the classic video games of all time has reached an impressive mark – Pac-Man celebrates 30 years of fun and games.

Pac-Man was first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. At the time of its release, the most popular game in the arcades was Space Invaders. Pac-Man has brought a new genre to the video game arena and became one of the most popular games in the world.

In the first 15 months after its release in the U.S., Namco sold more than 100,000 arcade units, while fans spent more than $1 billion in quarters to fuel what would become known as “Pac-Man fever.”

Pac-Man Fun Facts

The four ghosts chasing Pac-Man are called Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.
Despite the seemingly random nature of some of the monsters, their movements are strictly deterministic, enabling experienced players to devise precise sequences of movements for each level (termed “patterns”) that allow them to complete the levels without ever being caught.
s verified by the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard on July 3, 1999, the first person to achieve the maximum possible score (3,333,360 points) was Billy Mitchell of Hollywood, Florida, who performed the feat in about six hours.
Pac-Man is one of the few games to have been consistently published for over two decades.
In 1981, Buckner & Garcia released the song “Pac-Man Fever” which went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
“Puck-Man” was the original name of the game. It was changed due to obvious reasons.

Google Doodles an Interactive Pac-Man

Google went all out today with its doodle. This time, Google didn’t settle for an unusual logo – the doodle is actually interactive and you can play a full-fledged game of Pac-Man right there in your browser. Just hit “Insert Coin” and have some classic, 80s fun! Here’s what Google says about it:

Google doodler Ryan Germick and I made sure to include PAC-MAN’s original game logic, graphics and sounds, bring back ghosts’ individual personalities, and even recreate original bugs from this 1980’s masterpiece. We also added a little easter egg: if you throw in another coin, Ms. PAC-MAN joins the party and you can play together with someone else (PAC-MAN is controlled with arrow keys or by clicking on the maze, Ms. PAC-MAN using the WASD keys).

Pac-Man on YouTube

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Shark Lady Games — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:26:01 +0000

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Pac-Man 3D Illusion

Shark Lady Games — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:13:48 +0000

This is extremely cool – an apartment decorated with a 3D illusion of Pac-Man chasing a ghost. Nice!

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Namco Museum Video Game – Namco Bandai brings its classic roster to the NDS, giving fans a handheld dose of gaming history!

In addition to the included legendary roster, Namco Museum DS also brings an updated version of fan favorite, Pac-Man Vs. Never before available as a separate product, this present day remake of Pac-Man headlines this Namco Museum, bringing classic gameplay with a twist.

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Mario VS Pac-Man

Shark Lady Games — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:03:46 +0000

Simple, black and white animation, stupid sound and funny as hell.

Mario VS Pac-Man

Check this out! Super Mario Bros. Removable Wall Decorations

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Top 10 Arcade Gaming Moments

Shark Lady Games — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:18:22 +0000

Thanks a bundle to Robot55 for writing this post with me! He da MAN!

Arcades were one of the coolest experiences of our childhood. Those dark, dank and sometimes dubious places provided for hours and hours of fun, money spending and skill acquiring. If you, too, were an Arcade Kid, you might have experienced some of these supreme, elating moments, a focal point in the life of any gamer.

Top 10 Arcade Moments

#10

The Pac-Man Ghost Bug – Avoiding the Pac-Man ghosts is no mean feat. Every now and then, though, the gods of arcade games favored you, and you experienced a wonderful bug. While hitting the evil ghost, it simply went through you instead of killing you. How’s that for sheer, dumb luck?

#9

Seeing Naked Girls - No, no naked girls roamed the arcades of the 80s to the best of our knowledge, but there was at least one game that let you see images of naked Japanese girls – Gal’s Panic. Advancing through the levels, you gradually undressed the girls on the screen by killing evil enemies, and eventually you got to the two things you really wanted to see: TITTIES!

#8

Kicking the Shit out of your Friend – Since we couldn’t REALLY beat the shit out of anyone, arcade games were a good substitute. Disassembling your best friend on Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat was one of the most satisfying things around.

#7

Learning From the Pros - You know those games that ate up all your money and you could hardly advance a few levels in them? Those could be really frustrating, but luckily, there was always an ace player around. The best way to learn was to stalk the pro-gamer while he was playing your favorite hard game, hover over his shoulder and watch him find all the secret items, kill all the bosses and avoid all the traps. After such a thorough lesson, you got to be a pro, too. Well, some of the time, anyway.

#6

Perfect Galaga – Getting a perfect bonus level on Galaga. Ah, sweet music to our ears!

#5

Getting it Pinned – After finishing a pinball game, there’s this little raffle thing going on – some numbers scroll on the screen, and if they match, you get a free game. Free! No need to insert coins and shit. Winning that mini game is about as likely as winning the lottery, so it counts as golden moment in our book.

#4

One Coin Legend – Finishing an arcade game on just one coin. Nuff said.

#3

Carving your Initials – Much sweat, blood and aching wrists after starting a game, you finally hit a Hi-Score. That’s truly a sweet moment – writing your meaningless initials on the hi-score list. The day after you have to do it all over again, because some dumbass turned the machine off or simply got a higher score.

#2

Getting a Free Ride – When some space cadet stops playing and leaves the machine, without realizing he’s just left you an unplayed credit.

#1

Becoming the Center of Attention: Admiration is a wonderful, addictive thing. You don’t easily get the admiration of hardcore gamers, but when it happens, it’s a moment to remember. Imagine yourself playing your favorite game, the one that you really have mastered, and a crowd of dozens of other gamers slowly gathers behind you, whispering, oohing and ahhing, cheering you along and clapping when you finish the game as the true master you really are. That is a rare moment of respect in an arcade, and only the luckiest among us get to experience it.

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Play Tank Attack – Tank Game

Shark Lady Games — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:37:09 +0000

A simple arcade game – all you have to do is defend your tank from the enemy tank that swarm at you.

Control the tank with A, S, W, D. Fire with mouse left-button.