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Archive for the ‘Pac-Man’ Category

July 15th, 2008

Video game commercials of the 80s and 90s

Sigh. This is something we never had in this little tropical archipelago when every member of my generation was still young.
Oh, sure, we had tons of toy commercials, especially during those weekend cartoon marathons common in the 1980s to early 1990s. But, no, we didn’t have video game commercials—at least, I don’t remember watching them […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

July 13th, 2008

Disturbing Pac-Man images

I’ve always been a big fan of Pac-Man, that pill chomping yellow ball of the 80s video game craze. I’m not the only fan. Let’s take a look at some disturbing Pac-Man images that I’ve culled from the Net.
Killer Pac-Man

Whoever created this monsterpiece probably had a fixation on both Pac-Man and Jaws.
Image downloaded from Tech […]

By Joel -- 5 comments

April 27th, 2008

Blast from the past: Pac-Man loves 7-Up

Here’s a blast from the past that’s sure to blow you away:

Gosh, I remember watching this very commercial, waiting for it during every break in regular programming, almost two decades ago. Needless to say, it pushed me to greater heights in playing my favorite game at the time—what else but Pac-Man!

By Joel -- 2 comments

March 16th, 2008

Woot! Great retro gaming videos

Bugger. I guess this is what they call a “writer’s block.” Sigh. With nothing to write about, I’ll just direct my browser to that wonderful gold mine of information known as YouTube.
Let me introduce you to igrekkess, YouTube aficionado and blogging fanatic, and his (her) wonderful video collection of old games. Truly, some people will […]

By Joel -- 2 comments

February 10th, 2008

Pac Pac-Man Patterns: For those who want to win sans excitement

No, I’m not against the divulging of video gaming’s best kept secrets. I’ve fiddled with the programming of too many games to start climbing a gaming moral high ground now. I’m here to talk about one of the best guides on how to finish Pac-Man with the help of visual patterns.
Talk about complete. This guide, […]

By Joel -- 2 comments

January 23rd, 2008

The new face of Pac-Man

I got the shock of my life earlier today when I searched for Pac-Man on the Internet. The top three results were okay: All about the video game Pac-Man—past, present and future. The succeeding results, however, were, as I said, a shock.
How true is it that our video game hero is slowly being wiped out […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

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