40 years ago, for my birthday in 1982, my parents got me Ms. Pac-Man for the Atari 2600. Those of us who had a 2600 were well aware of the compromises made in consideration to graphics. Even so, Ms. Pac-Man was one of the best Atari adaptations.
Last weekend, on what turned out to be my birthday celebration for 2022, I turned back the clock and played Ms. Pac-Man again. The arcade version, thanks to these excellent plug & play games. I didn’t have the greatest game – I’m out of practice – but you can see my old high score on the screen. I made it to level three this time at least!
WARNING: Gratuitous swearing.
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Man what a throwback. I remember this in the table version (remember those?) where we took swimming lessons as kids.
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I loooved that table top version.
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Yeah it was cool!
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I really like playing the old-style simple games where you can have a great time getting to level three. I’m not a huge fan of having to spend 60+ hours to get through a game.
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I agree. I prefer the old games where you could sit for 5 or 10 minutes, have a good time, or even get a high score.
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I bought some retro arcades for the Nintendo Switch so I have Pac-man, Galaga, Astroids, & Centipeded. All lots of fun. Need Ms. Pac man as that is my wife’s favorite.
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Nice! Maybe not this weekend, but in the coming months, we’re going to dust of the Atari and see if it still works. It should, it always has.
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