Namco releases downloadable arcade titles on Facebook
Do you ever find yourself with too much free time whilst trolling around on Facebook? Between writing ominous truths in our acquaintances' honesty boxes, and attempting to form La Résistance against the new new Facebook, our time is admittedly limited -- though we might try to pencil in a brief session with Namco's recently launched, Facebookified versions of Pac-Man and Dig Dug.
The two games have some neat additional functionality, such as the ability to track stats and achievements on your Facebook profile. Sadly, the games can't be played in-browser -- it requires a small download to play. Even sadder: It's not free. Bumping the game up from a trial version to full version costs $9.99. We'll stick to our honesty box assaults -- anonymously hurting people's feelings is free, and far more satisfying.
The two games have some neat additional functionality, such as the ability to track stats and achievements on your Facebook profile. Sadly, the games can't be played in-browser -- it requires a small download to play. Even sadder: It's not free. Bumping the game up from a trial version to full version costs $9.99. We'll stick to our honesty box assaults -- anonymously hurting people's feelings is free, and far more satisfying.












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maverick Saturn @ Mar 18th 2009 10:48AM
Pay?......for Pacman? Are they serious?
baby sea tuna @ Mar 18th 2009 11:18AM
Pac-Mac CE? No problem. But regular ol Pac-Man? Yeah, that's insane.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Mar 18th 2009 11:02AM
lol@ "Honesty box assaults"
I use to use HB to just have chicks thinking they had secret admirers...lol
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Mar 18th 2009 11:30AM
Honesty Box helped solidify a break-up I meant to rescind. And I was the one who initiated the break-up in the first place. Whoops!
It's a tool for good, not for sneakiness, that is for sure.
(Apologies for being off-topic, I love me some Dig-Dug)
Michael B. @ Mar 18th 2009 11:35AM
Does this work for anyone now? I get a connection interrupted. Dig Dug Needs me!
Pureshooter @ Mar 18th 2009 11:49AM
I don't think anyone has ever said landscaping was easy...ever.
Diskoboy7 @ Mar 18th 2009 2:21PM
....Or you could just download MAME, and play most of Namco's games for free.
And since I have a REAL Bally/Midway Pac-Man arcade game, in my living room, I can legally download the ROMs. :)