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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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15 Firsts In Video Game History

Shark Lady Games — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:27:21 +0000

From Listverse:

We are so far away, now, from the original computer games, it doesn’t seem outrageous to claim that in a few years we might achieve complete virtual reality and, indeed, become a race unsure of what is real and what is unreal, as portrayed in films such as The Matrix. Most people have only experienced fully functioning 3D games with decent graphics, but games had beginnings routed in the very basics of electronics and computing. Here are 15 past advancements in video game technology that have made the industry what it is today: they gave birth to it, shaped it and are steering it towards a future.

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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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If Movies Were Old Video Games…

Shark Lady Games — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:54:02 +0000

A very cool collection of made-up video game covers.

This is a set of video game packaging mock-ups imagining “retro games with modern themes” for the “Cartridge Video System 2600″.

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Retro Gaming Rekindled: Play 5,000 Old Games on your Browser

Shark Lady Games — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:53:09 +0000

Emulators are available in all shapes and sizes. If you are hit by a wave of nostalgia and feel like playing and old-school game, you don’t have to dig out that old NES or Gameboy, nor do you need to locate your archeological XT computer. All you have to do is download the right emulator and ROMs – and you’re in the game.

This site helps you take it to the next level of convenience: just pick your game and play it right then and there on your browser. All you need is an internet connection and Java. Sadly, there are no Apple ][e games, but you can still enjoy some retro Gameboy games, NES, Atari 2600, DOS and more.

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5,000 Old Games on your Browser

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