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Post by TrekMD on Apr 3, 2019 21:18:30 GMT -5
No, not a new podcast episode but this is surely 2600 related! Happy National Pac-Man Day! Which is your favorite Pac-Man game to play? |
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Post by fergojisan on Apr 4, 2019 1:14:00 GMT -5
It's hard to narrow it down to one. I love the Turbo Ms. Pac-Man, Hangly Man, Baby Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, and the 2600 version of Jr. Pac-Man. That's one, right? š
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Post by strudders on Apr 4, 2019 5:29:27 GMT -5
Yay ! Happy Pac-Man Day too !
I wonder why that particular date ? When the 2600 cart was released ?
Wonder what happened to all the costumes and if anyone has one in their collection ?
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Post by strudders on Apr 4, 2019 5:30:43 GMT -5
Of yeah - my fave is Ms Pac-Man. Just for nostalgic reasons. Iām pretty awful at any of the Pac-Man games  |
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Post by fergojisan on Apr 4, 2019 5:31:13 GMT -5
I think it was something I mentioned in the Pac-Man episode. I believe it was supposed to be the release date for the 2600 version.
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Post by TrekMD on Apr 4, 2019 6:25:20 GMT -5
Yep, the date was the release of the 2600 version, which Atari made a huge deal about. They had ads with the "countdown" to the day... |
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Post by edburns on Apr 4, 2019 9:46:50 GMT -5
What a great thread! I love the over the top, on-message, even draconian sounding, "two facts" text in the blurb. As if mere exclusivity is enough to make something great. Boo.
Ed
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Post by edburns on Apr 4, 2019 10:14:42 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing that excellent video. The excerpt from the Wisconsin newspaper, where the merchandise manager lamented he did not sell them for twice the price, is a great opportunity to point out why nowadays he would absolutely be selling it at the maximum price the market will bear. The reason: our new overlord AI. Specifically the discipline of "Revenue Management". en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_managementComing soon to all purchases you will ever make now and for the rest of your consumer life. (Anything else is money left on the table.) Enjoy! Ed |
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Post by TrekMD on Apr 4, 2019 19:27:57 GMT -5
Glad you liked the thread, Ed! Waca, waca!
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Post by k8track on Apr 7, 2019 5:14:42 GMT -5
Hmmm... honestly, I think my favorite is Nukey Shay's "Hack 'Em" hack (of Pesco) for the 2600. Plays super fast and awesome, a real joy to play.
Also, Pac-Mania is a blast!
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Post by TrekMD on Apr 7, 2019 8:35:40 GMT -5
Hmmm... honestly, I think my favorite is Nukey Shay's "Hack 'Em" hack (of Pesco) for the 2600. Plays super fast and awesome, a real joy to play. Also, Pac-Mania is a blast! Hack'Em is great but have you tried Dintar's Pac-Man 8K? Here is a video of that version: |
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Post by edburns on Apr 8, 2019 12:01:22 GMT -5
Wow, that is awesome. Playing it now!
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Post by TrekMD on Apr 8, 2019 21:04:41 GMT -5
It sure is! It even has cornering! It's the only version that does!
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Post by k8track on Apr 9, 2019 6:30:38 GMT -5
Hack'Em is great but have you tried Dintar's Pac-Man 8K?
Absolutely! I really love that version as well. I wonder how history would have been different if a version like that had been released at the time.
I have to say the homebrew version for the Fairchild Channel F is perhaps the unlikeliest version (i.e. it's amazing that it exists), and quite impressive. I've never played it, but it looks so cool.
Finally, a super obscure version that I loved playing years ago was a NUON version of the original Pac-Man for the 2600:
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