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Rate Smoke Retro With Namco's Game Zippo Lighters

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Nov 4

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By Michael McWhertor Four Zippos themed on classic Namco properties Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Xevious and Galaxian are yours for the pre-ordering and importing, should you have the desire and funds to complete the transaction. I say that because, like the Sega Saturn and Mega Drive Zippos, these aren't cheap. Each is...

Rate Build A Mario Church For This Window

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 3

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By AJ Glasser Building a Church of Mario to put it in, however, will be the real drain on your wallet. Especially if you expand the concept to a Church of Nintendo and commission Radiance Art for Pac-Man and Zelda stained glass windows. Stained Glass Mario Mushroom Powers Up Ordinary Windows [Technabob]

Rate Tokyo Game Show Slump Casts Shadow Across Industry

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 28

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By Brian Crecente The United States may have given birth to video games, but it was Japan that brought them to life. Games like Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong introduced the concept of plot and character to something that started out as more diversion, more science in motion than art.

Rate Namco Bandai Launches Namco Sounds On iTunes

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 1

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By Mike Fahey Namco Bandai will be using the Namco Sounds label to release exclusive re-mastered tracks from its extensive stable of classic games. To inaugurate the launch of the label, songs from Pac-Man, Xevious, and SoulCalibur Suite: The Resonance of Souls and Swords are now available for purch...

Rate Arcade Cabinets For Your GI Joes

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Aug 27

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By Luke Plunkett And Pac-Man, and Galaga, and Donkey Kong. The bleeps and bloops of decades-old arcade games are the only things keeping them from the bottle and some serious therapy. These hand-made arcade cabinets cost around $25, and can be made to order. Me, I'll be requesting an NBA Jam cabinet, so SNake...

Rate Gender Equality At Nike: Pac-Man Shoes

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 19

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By AJ Glasser Remember those sexy Ms. Pac-Man Nike Dunks from last month? This month, Nike is previewing their male counterpart. Though the shoes don't bear Pac-Man's actual likeness, they've got the same color palette as the classic arcade marquee. That means lots of yellow, lots of blue and not very mu...

Rate Space Invaders Extreme

Original at GameIndustry.com external link    Wed, Jun 17

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 DC Thankfully the rise of download services such as Xbox Live Arcade allows us to relive some of the classics are they originally were, as well as updated remakes. We've already seen it done right (Pac-Man Championship Edition) and wrong (Frogger 2. ...

Rate NYC bar guide: Kettle of Fish

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

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There's a Ms. Pac Man and Galaga arcade game console, "Family Guy" pinball, two dart boards, board games galore around the fireplace, and a Megatouch machine. Perhaps one of the best qualities of this bar is the jukebox, which is one of the best in the ...

Rate Hacked Ms. Pac-Man ROM Wins Hand in Marriage

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Sat, Jun 6

 NY Chad and his girlfriend, Melissa, recently constructed an arcade cocktail table using IKEA furniture and an old laptop. Building on that success, and his girl's love for Ms. Pac-Man, Chad set out to make an in-game proposal. First he intended to create ...

Rate Relive the heyday of Pac-Man at Strong museum

Original at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle external link    Thu, May 28

 NY Videotopia is a touring exhibition, produced by the Electronics Conservancy, that explores the art, history and science of the first arcade video games (including Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Tetris and Space Invaders). It will remain on display through Nov. ...

Rate Dig Dug Remix Review

Original at IGN external link    Fri, May 8

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 CA The iPhone version has a decent emulation of the arcade game, and does a better job accurately representing the original code than Namco's previous Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man offerings. The downside: while it's still in its original vertical mode, ...

Rate Ms. Pac-Man Gets Her Own Nikes

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, May 4

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By Michael McWhertor Nike isn't shy about flirting with video game references for its Nike Skateboarding line of sneakers, having already released Dunks "inspired by" 720° and Skate or Die. And speaking of not shy... Ms. Pac-Man sneakers! Nike SB Ms. Pacman Quickstrike Is Coming! [UNIV via C to the JL]

Rate AT&T Announces Top Mobile Apps and Games of First Quarter - Earthtimes

Original at Earthtimes.org external link    Mon, May 4

Earthtimes (press release), UK Ms. PAC-MAN by Namco. Guide Ms. PAC-MAN(R) through the maze by using the navigation keys, avoiding the ghosts while gobbling up all the PAC-dots. Jewel Quest II. Journey through Africa to explore ancient ruins and find hidden treasures in this mystical ...

Rate Local Arcades part 2

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, Apr 5

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Every arcade needs to have at least one. The usual one you see is Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man. Sometimes it's one of those 'Class Reunion' machines that Namco has released over the years. I know of one of those machines being loacted in a most unusual place ...

Rate How To: Tutorial : Lego Pac-Man/Arcade MachineVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Mar 18

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By rss@youtube.com (RoshPeninProductions) Author: RoshPeninProductions Keywords: RoshPeninProductions Pac Man ArcadE Machine Lego Digital Designer Blinky Ms.Pacman Added: March 18, 2009

Rate Dig In: Restaurant review archive - Kalamazoo Gazette

Original at MLive.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI This quaint sandwich shop, which opened in 1983, combines nostalgic touches such as a Ms. Pac-Man arcade game with affordable, tasty subs under one roof. The Italian sub -- packed with ham, pepperoni, Genoa meat, black and green olives, hot peppers, ...

Rate Review: Pac-Man for iPhone OS

Original at seattlepi.com Microsoft blog external link    Fri, Feb 27

This week I took a ferry over to Seattle to go to the Seattle PI reader blogger party and it was a perfect opportunity to get some time in with Pac-Man on the iPhone. This is a near perfect port of the classic Namco arcade game since the vertical ...

Rate How to make a Pac-Man Mii (original)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 26

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By rss@youtube.com (100dollarbillls) This video will show you how to make a Pac man mii succesfully! Enjoy! please comment rate subscribe and check out my other vids...

Rate Pac Man Ghost Speakers Forgot the Power Pills

Original at Wired News external link    Wed, Feb 11

The Pac Man ghost-themed iPod speaker should really be sent to stores in October to cash in on the hallowe'en market. That it is being released scant days ... Speakal iBoo: when iPod docks and Pac-Man ghosts collide engadget iBoo Holds Your iPod While It Eats Pac-Man Alive Gizmodo

Rate Wii Sports stands on top as best selling video game of all time

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Jan 28

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 - Jan 28, 2009 Games like Pong, Tetris, and Pac-Man are very simple and do not have any type of story, but are true classics. Most sports games do not have a "story". ...

Rate Rich eyes up Live's best downloadables

Original at Play.tm external link    Sat, Jan 17

 UK - Jan 17, 2009 Short for Championship Edition, the new version of Pac-Man has a number of updated modes. Of course, there is the classic bog-standard one - clear the maze ...

Rate Still Immune To Pac-man Fever

Original at WJLA external link    Thu, Dec 11

 DC - Dec 11, 2008 In spite of the hyperbole, all I've seen Pac-Man do in 2008 is go 12 more even rounds with Marquez, beat a made-to-order heavy bag in David Diaz and retire ...

Rate Podcast: The Essential Taito

Original at 1up.com external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By Jeremy Parish Space Invaders Space Invaders needs no explanation; like Pac-Man and Tetris, it's one of the handful of games that's instantly emblematic of the gaming medium. Tales of Japan's Invadermania (the one that resulted in an alleged shortage of 100-yen coins) are legend, and the seafood-lik...

Rate PAC-MAN Lite - Namco Networks America Inc.

Original at iTunes Store external link    Fri, Nov 7

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Munch fruits and other items for big points! Gobble blinking Power Pellets to weaken ghosts temporarily and eat them up before they change back. Avoid Blinky, the leader of the ghosts, and his fellow ghosts Pinky, Inky and Clyde, or you will lose a life. Get an extra life when you reach 10,000...

Rate Top 5 Drugged-Out Classic Games

Original at 1up.com external link    Mon, Sep 15

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By Scott Sharkey The original everyman, Pac was relatable to all of us. Who here hasn't swallowed pills until we've turned yellow and started seeing ghosts? And honestly, who hasn't ever had the muchies so bad they ate their keys? His lifestyle caught up with him, though, and like all the really great ones h...

Rate PAC-MAN Fever Mobile Tournament at PAX

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 29

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By Jim Reilly To download PAC-MAN and other hit mobile games from Namco, text PACFEVER to 386 from your AT&T mobile phone. To download a free demo of PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN to any AT&T handset, text PACDEMO to 386. For additional information on Namco, please visit www.namcogames.com.

Rate Today in Joystiq: May 22, 2008

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, May 22

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By Ross Miller Rumors & Speculation Japanese songs may hit Rock Band soon Microsoft: PGR5 could be driven by Forza dev Culture & Community Zero Punctuation pops old Painkiller for fun Tim Schafer had a baby! (not literally)Permalink | Email this | Comments

Rate Patch: Newspost for 04-20-08

Original at Error Macro external link    Sun, Apr 20

A man named Don Hodges has made a patch for the arcade version of Pac-Man to fix a bug on the 256th board in which the screen garbles (likely because no one was supposed to play long enough to get that far). Sarcastic Gamer talks to the ...

Rate Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Apr 19

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By ogood 10:12:38 AM Owen: alright, now the ghosts 10:12:47 AM Fletch: ghosts don't count towards crap, they ghosts. 10:13:04 AM Owen: no, he consumes their ghost costume but not their eyeballs. it's roughage. 10:13:30 AM Owen: "ghost-monsters" according to teh cartoon

Rate Pac-Man Puzzles Virtual Console [Vc Update]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jan 14

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Pac-Attack (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Pac-Man makes a rare appearance outside of a maze environment in Pac-Attack, a fun and quirky puzzle game. This unique entry in the genre puts its own twist on established conventions and adds one of gaming's most...

Rate Best of the Rest: James' Picks of 2007

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Jan 1

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By James Ransom-Wiley If not worthy of a Top 10 spot, then certainly Pac-Man deserves Joystiq's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. I covered Pac-Man CE's overblown launch in early June, but it wasn't until I became a devoted player at home that I realized the sheer genius of the first true Pac-Man sequel since '...

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Rate How To: Want To Play Your GBA With A DDR Pad? Of Course You DoVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Dec 12

By Michael McWhertor Fulfilling your life long dream of playing Pac-Man on the Game Boy Advance using nothing but your feet is within your grasp. Thanks to the folks at Instructables, who provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to hack together such a contraption, fat kids everywhere will be able to combine the...

Rate The Unreasonable Stance: Nostalgia aside, Pac-Man still beats Halo in every category

Original at CrunchGear external link    Wed, Nov 21

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By Devin Coldewey Is there anything at which Halo betters Pac-Man? I will admit that in its storyline, Halo approaches this. But the skill with which Pac-Man completely, but almost undetectably, lampoons the modern human condition is too much for Halo’s space-opera yarn to aspire to, despite its epic sco...

Rate Opinion: Vinyl on the Rise

Original at Penn State Digital Collegian external link    Wed, Jul 25

Step into a few shops along College Avenue, and it's easy to see a trend toward retro. With Pac-Man-adorned T-shirts and a subculture of Atari players, the question begs to be asked. What else has gone retro? The Recording Industry Association of America reported that vinyl LP sales grew fr...

Rate Xbox Live Arcade Review: Pac-Man Championship Edition

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Jun 17

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By Brian Szabelski In 1981, Midway began distribution of a Japanese arcade game called Puck Man, which was renamed in North America as Pac-Man. Created two years earlier by Namco's Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man broke ranks with most of the other arcade games, steering away from space-themed shooting games and bir...

Rate GAME: Review: Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox Live Arcade

Original at Geek.com external link    Wed, Jun 13

By James Pac-Man: Championship Edition exemplifies what's great about Xbox Live Arcade. The title is fast to download, easy to pick up and play, and it brings back fond memories. Pac-Man is the same dot-gobbling fiend he's always been. The mazes, the ghosts; it's like a trip back to old school arcade...

Rate Chasing pellets: Pac-Man tries to make history again

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jun 7

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By James Ransom-Wiley On Monday, Microsoft was struggling to generate interest in the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship partly because those in-the-know had kept their mouths shut about the Iwatani-made Pac-Man sequel to be unveiled during the event, and partly because, well, this was just Pac-Man. Fear...

Rate Xbox Live Arcade 6/6: Pac-Man Is Back, Now With Neons

Original at Playfeed external link    Thu, Jun 7

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The Championship Mode. This is the main game mode designed by NAMCO BANDAI Games and Iwatani specifically for the championship round of the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. This mode – as well as all others within the “Pac-Man Championship Edition” – features redesigned mazes with wi...

Rate Opinion: Today in Joystiq: June 6, 2007

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Jun 6

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By Ross Miller Games blamed for decline in national park attendance Anecdotal: Microsoft low on Xbox 360 coffins Are today's students getting enough gaming time? Invisible Harleys: A Mario Kart Parody' short filmPermalink | Email this | Comments

Rate Pac-Man Championship 800 points today’s Live Arcade Wednesday title

Original at Things That ... Make You Go Hmm external link    Wed, Jun 6

By TDavid Championship was created with the help of one of the original Pac-Man coin-op designers Toru Iwatani. Pac-Man remains the bestselling coin-op in arcade history with over 100,000 sold the first year according to Pac-Facts. Also listed in the Pac-Facts I didn’t realize that the Buckner &a...

Rate Pac-Man Championship Edition hands-on

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Jun 5

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By Andrew Yoon Don't hate it 'till you play it, Jon. And Anam. And Ben. And RUSKULL. And felixlighter. And TouchmyWiimote. And chenry. And the countless rest of you that were disappointed by Microsoft's not-so-big announcement of Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox 360.

Rate Feature: King of the Puck MenVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 5

Everyone at the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship was promoting something. Namco—or as the North American executive corrected himself, "Bandai Namco"—was promoting Pac-Man in his latest debut, Pac-Man Championship Edition. Pac-Man creator Toru Iwantani was promoting his legacy...

Rate Podcast: Episode 20

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Sun, May 20

Ambrosia Announces Aquaria For OS X, Apple offers free demo of Ms. Pac Man on iPod, EA to introduce new games for the iPod, Fallout Mac Programmer spews all, Battery Acid Games Releases Biofilm, World of Warcraft Visa Card?, all this and more on this episode of the Inside Mac Games Podcast.

Rate Wii Virtual Console Releases For May 14, 2007

Original at Blogcritics external link    Mon, May 14

By Brian Szabelski Pac-Man (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Move Pac-Man through the maze, avoiding ghosts and eating all the Pac-Dots. Beware, each of the ghosts behave differently. When Pac-Man chomps a Power Pellet, he becomes invincible and is able to eat the blue ghosts. The more ghosts Pac-Man eats i...

Rate Xbox 360 Pac-Man World ChampionshipsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Apr 18

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WAKKA ... WAKKA ... WAKKA Microsoft and NAMCO BANDAI Create Video Game History With First-Ever Xbox 360 "Pac-Man®" World Championship · Gamers who want to start practicing can download "Pac-Man" (400 Microsoft Points) now from Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360.

Rate WAKKA … WAKKA … WAKKA Microsoft and NAMCO BANDAI Create Video Game History With First-Ever Xbox 360 “Pac-Man®” World Championship

Original at Bink.nu external link    Wed, Apr 18

By spy@bink.nu NEW YORK — April 18, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. today made video game history by announcing the first-ever Xbox 360™ “Pac-Man” World Championship, presented by Quiznos. From April 25 to May 9, fans of one of the world’s most beloved video games of all time will compete o...

Rate Ms. Pac-Man For iPod Reviewed

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Mon, Apr 9

Playlist has posted a new review of Ms. Pac-Man for iPod, one of several games available for Apple's portable multimedia device. Ms. Pac Man recreates the pellet gobbling action of the original arcade title, but awkward controls and a tiny visual footprint resulted in a score of 2.5 out of 5 fr...

Rate Apple Games Features iPod Gaming

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Tue, Mar 27

Yesterday Apple Games posted a new feature focusing on iPod Gaming, offering reviews of Pac-Man, Vortex, and Bejeweled. In addition to detailing the gameplay, the articles also offer a collection of tips and tricks to help players get the most from their iPod gaming sessions.

Rate Podcast: Episode 12

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Tue, Mar 6

Blizzard Unveils The Armory, EA Game Music On iTunes, Heroes of Might and Magic V Ships, Ms. Pac-Man for Video iPod Released.

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Rate Podcast: The HotSpot 8/31/05

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, Aug 31

By support@gamespot.com In this week's HotSpot, we discuss Xbox 360 giveaway schemes, Pac-Man in hip-hop, and much more!

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