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We've seen countless releases of the Namco Museum collections over the years. We remember feeling quite special about the Playstation versions-- they were the real versions of real arcade games! At home! But now the Namco Museum series is, itself, old. How old?

Valkyrie no Densetsu (1989) was eight years old when it was released on Namco Museum Vol. 5. The original Namco Museum Playstation game is eleven years old. In other words, Namco Museum is now older, in relative terms, than a game that was old enough for Namco Museum.

Speaking of the Playstation editions, the new Namco Museum DS has something not seen since those days: an actual museum mode, in the form of a trophy collection and music player, as well as scanned instructions and flyers.

Relatively newer features include bottom-screen maps and hints for Galaga (?), Xevious, and The Tower of Druaga. Of course, the most exciting relatively-new thing is Pac-Man Vs., which, now that it won't require so much of a financial outlay, we may actually try with another person.

JoystiqNamco Museum screens are as new as Namco Museum screens can be originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, Extra Life's Scott Johnson often uses Pac-Man and Mario for a topic, but the sheer combination, cleverness, and timing with the new Championship Edition give him the edge for game-related webcomic of the week.

Coming in second place is Dueling Analogs and third place goes to Penny Arcade. A special kudos to Digital Unrest because we love (a) science jokes and (b) the sheer probability of the situation.

Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week! (And for those who tipped us off in Saturday's post, no worries we've got you noted.)

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JoystiqReaders pick best webcomic: Pac-Man secrets originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In honor of Father's Day, we thought we'd ask a themed question: Who's your favorite father and son/daughter team? Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., or, uh, hmm. Oh, how about Bowser and the Koopa Kids? Pac-Man and Baby Pac-Man? Pitfall Harry and Harry Jr. from Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure?

Man, we already had to go to Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure? Maybe you guys can think of more. We can't be retrogaming encyclopedias every day, okay? It would be pretty hard to limit this to the DS, but if you can think of DS characters, you win at commenting.

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During the Gamerscore Blog's Lunchtime Conversation, Xbox group product manager Aaron Greenberg defended the pricing for Pac-Man Championship Edition. Greenberg went on to say that Pac-Man CE is not a simple port of the old game, but is almost a sequel in it's own right with new gameplay, artwork, music and HD implementation added. So, he feels that the 800 Microsoft points that the game costs is more than reasonable for what you're getting.

And if you're a regular Fancast listener, you'll know that we were all impressed by the new Championship Edition and most of us were happy to plop down our Microsoft points. We also agree that it's more of a sequel than anything else, but it's ultimately up to you if you think 800 points is worth a new (and extremely fun) Pac-Man experience. So, is the pricing overkill or is it in line with other Arcade offerings?

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X3F Achievements 101 is back, and on its regularly scheduled time slot of Sundays. Initial response to our first edition was rather positive, so we're glad you like the concept and hope you enjoy reading, and even participating in the column. Emails with Achievement tips also came in at a good pace, and I look forward to playing and trading with you. One particular email stood out, which came from Casey over at brains-N-brawn.com, and the steps he took to get Achievements in one of the most time consuming Arcade games, Bejeweled 2.

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Think you're good at Pac-Man? The man pictured above is better than you. Meet Carlos Romero of Pachuca, México, the newly crowned Pac-Man World Champion. Our usually abrasive kin at Joystiq have written up an excellent and surprisingly heartfelt article about the final round of the Championship which transpired in New York on Tuesday. Rather than spoil it for you, we suggest you hit the "read" link and check it out. Of course, if all you're interested in is how well Billy Mitchell (no relation) fared, you can find out after the break.

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To celebrate the continued success of the Xbox Live Arcade (and because they received free goodies from Microsoft), Eurogamer is having a fun little giveaway. European residents can enter the giveaway by answering a rather easy Pac-Man related question over on their site to win prizes galore. What prizes you ask. Well, good question. They're giving away five 12-Month XBL Vision Gold Packs, five XBLA retro tshirts, and fifteen codes to download the new Pac-Man Championship Edition game off the Arcade. So, head on over to their site and enter the giveaway before June 13th. Remember, you must be a European resident, North Americans need not apply.

[Thanks, eLiNeS]

JoystiqWin Pac-Man, Live subscriptions and Vision cams originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If we told you that Pac-Man Championship Edition is the most significant thing to happen to Pac-Man in years, you'd probably call us crazy. Well, call us crazy, because Pac-Man CE rocks. Quite simply, Pac-Man CE has made Pac-Man relevant again. Yeah, maybe it's not the huge announcement we were all hoping for, but once you put some time into it, you'll find out that Pac-Man Championship Edition has some legs.

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As announced yesterday, today's Xbox Live Arcade release is Pac-Man: Championship Edition. For 800 Microsoft Points, you can get a revisited look at the Pac-Man experience, with reworked gameplay and mazes, complimented by psychedelic graphics scheme. But in the end, some would say that it's still just Pac-Man, and you can get the original, and his female counterpart for the same price as CE. So will you be giving this a shot, or are you going to shoo him away? Oh, and we need to decide on a consistent spelling of his sound effect, as "Wokka", "Wakka" , and "Waka" can all be cited within the bowels of Fanboy Towers.

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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.

At the Pac-Man tournament in New York City, we were able to dedicate ample time (hours, maybe) to the final Xbox 360 version of Pac-Man. Championship Edition is, in fact, a true sequel to the original Pac-Man released 26 years ago. Certainly, that seems unimaginable to some -- but there are significant additions to the classic arcade gameplay that make this far more than a pretty HD remake.

The new widescreen perspective is taken advantage fully in this Xbox 360 exclusive. While the game is still about avoiding ghosts and eating pellets, the wider field of play has created a new dynamic to the title. The maze is now separated into two distinct halves: left and right. Instead of simple mazes that end at the collection of all the pellets, players will find that the mazes feature an endless supply of dots, and a constantly shape-shifting map. When successfully consuming a sufficient amount of pellets on one side of the field, one of Pac-Man's iconic fruits will appear for collection. Eating the fruit will send a rippling shockwave toward the other half of the field, replenishing the dots, and oftentimes, changing the design of the maze entirely.

Gallery: Pac-Man Championship Edition (XBLA)

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While Pac-Man Championship Edition may not be the big announcement we were hoping for, but it's still pretty spiffy in its own right. We've uncovered the first images of the game, and even a video of the game in motion. Put simply, this isn't your daddy's Pac-Man. It's damned close, but certainly different. The most obvious change is the new psychedelic graphics. The most important change, however, is that the game comes with several new modes and mazes. In our favorite mode, you have to eat fruit in order to make more dots appear on screen. Check out the Pac-Man CE gallery below. Hit the "read" link to see the official game page, where you can check out more screens and a video. So, will you purchase Pac-Man CE when it hits Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow?

JoystiqWokka wokka: First Pac-Man CE images, video originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yesterday's rumored big announcement has come to a fruition in the form of an update to an iconic franchise. NAMCO and Microsoft just announced that the Pac-Man Championship Edition will be headed to the XBLA and will feature the first new mazes in over 26 years. The new Championship Edition is exclusive to the XBLA and will stick with the standard 80's 2D presentation, but will include added features and gameplay. The game will feature six new timed game modes, a new soundtrack, a new HD presentation, and brand new dynamically changing mazes. NAMCO's Pac-Man Championship Edition will be available this Wednesday on the Arcade for 800 Microsoft points. Full press release after the break.

We know this news is extremely exciting for Pac-Man fans around the world as this is the first time the original Pac-Man game has been updated with new content. But for the rest of us who were expecting a BIG Xbox announcement, we can't help but feel a little saddened as our imaginations and expectations may have gotten the best of us.

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With all the Pac-Man World Championship fun going on right now, the Gamerscore Blog crew unearthed a never before seen video (embedded above) of an encounter between Pac-Man and the legendary Peter Moore. And after giving the video a watch, is it just us or do you feel just a little bit sorry for Pac-Man? Mr. Moore has quite the dirty British mouth and his vulgarities are maybe just a little unwarranted. Unless Pac-Man did something unspeakably wrong to make Peter angry, something like eating the last cherry from the company fridge.

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To celebrate the Pac-Man World Championship the Gamerscore Blog crew is hosting an exclusive 80's party in NYC this Tuesday, June 5th. The event will run from 2-5:00PM with some of the Gamerscore Blog crew, Trixie, Major Nelson, and other community members attending to play Pac-Man, mingle, and have a drink or two. And did we mention there will be prizes too? If you live near NYC and want to attend, head on over to the Gamerscore Blog to RSVP for the event. It's free, but tickets are limited.

Have fun everyone who attends and be sure to wear your favorite 80's clothing. Hypercolor tshirts anyone?

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The major complaint about Namco's Museum series of retro compilations is that they're just too faithful to their arcade counterparts. People don't want exact arcade translations anymore, they want games remade unrecognizably in 3D! They want Pac-Man randomly inserted into every game!

At least, that seems to be Namco Bandai's thinking. Either that or they weren't sure how else to rerelease games they're already selling on the Virtual Console. The result is Namco Museum Remix, a set of Namco classics, now with more waggle, depth, and Pac! The remixed games include Galaga, Pac-Motos, Rally-X, Gator Panic, and Pac 'n Roll, which is apparently a classic now despite not even being two years old. For that matter, Gator Panic seems to be based on a cell phone game which is itself based on the Whack-a-Mole like redemption game, and we have no idea what Pac-Motos was originally. Interesting what passes for "classics" these days!

In addition to the remixes, the collection includes Cutie Q, Dig Dug, Galaxian, Gaplus, Mappy, Pac & Pal, Pac-Mania, Super Pac-Man, and Xevious. We poke fun at Namco for selling the same games over and over again, but this is an okay selection of somewhat less common stuff! Sorry to everyone who bought NES Xevious on the Virtual Console.

Check out our gallery of screens from the remixed games. Some are faithful, like Rally-X, and others are completely incomprehensible, like the image at the top of this post, which is supposed to be Galaga.

Gallery: Namco Museum Remix

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Tie that scarf around your head, put on your sweatbands, stock up on energy drinks. Major Nelson wants to help your Pac-Man game for the Xbox Live World Championship, and he's offering a downloadable PDF guide.

Most of it involves memorizing patterns -- lots of patterns -- but if you're into a challenge, this 33-page book from 1982 may be up your alley. And before you laugh at someone making a book that long on Pac-Man, just take a gander at the sizes of some of the obscure guides on GameFAQs.

[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

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If you want to be a real competitor in the the Pac-Man World Championship you'll need to be scoring millions of points. Can't score in the millions? Don't worry, scoring a million points in Pac-Man is a cake walk, piece of pie, and much easier than baking french bread ... really. That is, if you read the Pac-Man strategy guide "Break A Million at Pac-Man" which is based off the 1982 book. What you say? You can't find the book and dislike the 80's? No problem, because Major Nelson posted the strategy guide in PDF form online, so you can learn not only basic Pac-Man strategies, but each level's patterns and simple memory aids to help you earn your millions points. See, scoring a million points isn't all that hard.

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After giving a single copy of Pac-Man away yesterday, today we have 6 lucky winners from the 309 commenters. The winning numbers, provided by Random.org, are: 253, 171, 166, 246, 32, 121. Which means that NYBOY07, Nukie, Jared Brown, DjDATZ, Riley420 and Justin A should expect an email sent to them with their redeem code for Pac-Man on Monday. Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone for participating. Keep your eyes on X3F for future contests and giveaways. Thanks to Uncle Gamer and Gamerscoreblog for supplying us the six codes.

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Update: This contest is now over. For a list of winners, click here.

Were your hopes dashed earlier today when we revealed the winner of yesterday's Pac-Man giveaway? Were your spirits crushed? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then we have a nice fat ray of sunshine for you! We've scored 6 additional copies of Pac-Man to give away and we're not wasting any time. The rules are the same as yesterday. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. Tomorrow, we'll select 6 winners at random. We'd like to thank Gamerscore Blog and Uncle Gamer for hooking us up with these fresh download codes. Also, if you're still not happy with the improved odds that 6 copies bring to the table, you can hit up Xbox MVP, Mordeux, who has three copies to give away. There's so much free Pac-Man floating around, it's insane.

What are you waiting for? Get commenting!

General contest stuff: Only one entry per person. Winners will be chosen at random using a number generator at Random.org. Winners will be contacted via email with individual download codes.

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Alright, folks, all the entries are in for yesterday's Pac-Man giveaway and it's time to select a winner. As promised, we have chosen the winner at random and that winner is (drum roll, please) doggity! Doggity wins the contest with his incredibly applicable comment, "I love free stuff!" Congratulations doggity, your download code for Pac-Man is on the way. If you didn't win the contest -- and there were a lot of you -- don't fret. It looks like the folks at Gamerscore Blog and Uncle Gamer heeded our call for more free stuff, and we have secured 6 more copies of Pac-Man to give away. We'll host another giveaway later today, so stay tuned!

JoystiqAnd the X3F Pac-Man winner is ... originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In honor of a certain Pac-Man tournament that kicked off this week, you can download a free Pac-Man tournament theme from the XBLM. But we're a little embarrassed to say that we couldn't specifically nail down where you can download it other than by clicking on a rotating advertising banner. So, you may have to dig around the Marketplace until you find a Pac-Man ad. We guess it was a little too hard for the XBLM gods to put the theme in the gamer pictures and themes new releases section. Oh well, it's pretty interesting, free, and therefore worth all the XBLM detective work. So give it a download ... if you can find it.

JoystiqFree Pac-Man tournament theme available originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We enjoy nothing more than giving away free stuff. Well, we might enjoy late night walks on the beach just a little bit more, but that's beside the point. The point is this, Godfree over at Gamertag Radio was nice enough to hook us up with a free download of Pac-Man for Xbox Live Arcade. In celebration of the upcoming Pac-Man World Championship, we're giving it away to one lucky commenter.

Yeah, we know. It's a retro game and we only have one copy, but it's free! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. Tomorrow, we'll pick a comment at random and email the download code to the author. Couldn't be simpler. If the odds of winning our single copy frighten you, don't forget that The Xbox Domain is giving away 5 copies. Good luck.

General contest stuff: Only one entry per person. Winner will be chosen at random using a number generator at Random.org. Winner will be contacted via email with the download code.

JoystiqBecause we love you, free Pac-Man from X3F originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The kind hearted souls over at The Xbox Domain are caring enough to give away five download codes for XBLA game Pac-Man. Why? Because there is a certain Pac-Man world championship taking place soon and they want you to join in on the fun. Simply post a comment on their news post before April 27th and you'll automatically be entered for the codes. Good luck fellow fanboys and may the wakka, wakka, wakka be with you!

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The GBA connector, one of Nintendo's experiments with integrating its portable and home consoles, spawned only a handful of games: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Four Swords Adventures and Pac-Man VS. The latter title had one character play as Pac-Man viewing the classic screen (via the Game Boy) while the other three played as the ghosts in an isometric view on the TV.

Namco is revisiting Pac-Man VS in its Namco Museum collection for the DS. The game sports single pack multiplayer and is priced at $20. Other games in the collection include Dig Dug II, Xevious, Pac-Man, Mappy, Galaxian, Galaga, and Tower of Druaga. We're happy paying $20 just for the multiplayer Pac-Man VS action.

[Via Evil Avatar; thanks, Sam!]

JoystiqPac-Man VS coming to DS via Namco Museum originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The above picture came from a Worth 1000 Photoshop contest, although we can't find the entry on the site nor the original author. Still, it's worth a chuckle; thank Mobat for tipping us off to the image and check out the highlights for this weekend:

Joystiquery
Joystiq hands-on: Crysis (PC)
Today's hottest game video: Diddy Kong Racing
Today's hottest game video: Wii modchip
Today's hottest game video: Tea-light Tetris
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: tardy edition

News
Wiis at Wal-Mart tomorrow
Utah game bill halted for now
Ohh Canada, fork over another $50 for PS3
PAX '07 set for Aug. 24-26 in Seattle
Capcom snubbed by AIAS awards
Tyra Banks downs level 60 baby neglecter
Scarface bound for Wii
Unearthed: Neversoft's lost Ghost Rider game
Indie Darling "N" bound for Xbox Live Arcade
XNA opens up NES emulation on Xbox 360
Mario Kart 64 and Contra III join tardy Genesis games on VC Monday
Slamdance left "half empty" over Super Columbine controversy
New games this week
Final Fantasy XIII release date confusion (remains confusing)
BlackSite: Midway investigates Area 51 again
Japan invited to Halo 3 Beta, will anyone RSVP?
NES collection fetching thousands on eBay
Quake Wars by March 2008, as early as April '07
Midway's 'Hour of Victory' soon upon us
Homestar Runner games make Wii's HEAD A SPLODE
IGN developing content for Sega? 1UP contributing too?
NYC: Wanna play BioShock and get paid for it?
Buy Halo 3 now, get 1600 MS points for $5
God of War II nears completion
Epic aims for Unreal Tournament user mods on PS3, 360
Police investigate EB Games slaying
Rumors & Speculation
Analyst predicts Euro PS3 price cut within the year
Rumor: New Wii colors coming this year
Bloomberg: Sony profit may drop 50% on poor PS3 sales
Guitar Hero Tourney at Gamestop this weekend. Maybe.

Culture
Where are the Wii-chargeable battery packs?
The story behind the Madden '07 tournament street poster
X-Play: The Musical ... yeah, you read that right
Mega Man meets Pedobear in an ASCII duel to the death
Run WoW, Steam games on Linux
NES collection fetching thousands on eBay
Mario wall art invades UNCC campus

JoystiqThe Joystiq Weekend: January 29, 2007 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's hottest gaming video on YouTube was none other than Kyle Orland's Blu-ray sadism (we hurt 'cos we love), so let's move on to the most interesting of the bunch. This is an advertisements for Belgian grocery store Delhaize. Wonders cease to amaze how the marketing department came up with this genuinely novel idea.

Enjoy the clip, embedded after the break, and know that there is a week of sales at your local Belgian grocery chain. Mamma Mia!

Continue reading Today's most infringing video: Pac-Man Delhaize

JoystiqToday's most infringing video: Pac-Man Delhaize originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>belgianhottest videoHottestVideopac manPacManretrovideoSun, 21 Jan 2007 01:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Pac-Man moves from screens to highways]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/21/pac-man-moves-from-screens-to-highways/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/21/pac-man-moves-from-screens-to-highways/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/21/pac-man-moves-from-screens-to-highways/#commentsFiled under: , ,

We're not sure what's more impressive ... the artwork left behind, or the daring artists who braved highway traffic to grace the asphalt with their work. Either way, Highway 55 in Minnesota has some hot retro gaming traffic tips on the road.

The state painted large white dots on the roadway to instruct drivers about the dangers of tailgating, and someone came in and promptly dropped a painted Pac-Man on the road, chasing the dots. Kudos to you, highway bandit. Now if you could just fit the ghosts in there, you might be able to make a cross-country phenomenon.

Note: Joystiq doesn't want anyone to get run over while painting their highways, so please be responsible while being irresponsible.

JoystiqPac-Man moves from screens to highways originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dots retroghostspac manPac-ManpacmanroadThu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Enjoy Pac-Man, get a free wireless headset]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/09/enjoy-pac-man-get-a-free-wireless-headset/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/09/enjoy-pac-man-get-a-free-wireless-headset/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/09/enjoy-pac-man-get-a-free-wireless-headset/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Gamertag Radio is giving away two, count 'em, two Xbox 360 wireless headsets. If you'd like a shot at one of them, all you have to do is be very good at Pac-Man. The best thing is that this is web-based Pac-Man at the GTR arcade, so you can even play from work (which we totally don't condone)! The headsets will be given to the top 2 Pac-Man players on the GTR leaderboard. You'd better hurry though, the contest is over on November 14th.

It's not every day that you get a chance to win something just for playing games, so you might as well give it a shot (of course, you could enter our contest, too). If you're interested in a free wireless headset, head over to GTR (make sure to register) and play some Pac-Man.

JoystiqEnjoy Pac-Man, get a free wireless headset originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Club Namco wants you to know that the Pac-Man head is this year's most popular Halloween costume, leaving even Mario and Luigi in its wake. We're sure there isn't any bias here, since they make and sell the thing. They must have done extensive research with graphs, pie charts and focus groups to back this claim up.

Rush out now or be the most unpopular kid on your block. No word yet on the Ms. Pac-Man head situation.

[Thanks, Amy]

JoystiqThis year's most popular Halloween costume? Pac-Man originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pac-Man, Namco's seminal arcade hit, is now available on Marketplace. The full game can be purchased for the Midnight Madness price of 400 points. It's...um...well, it's Pac-Man. What more is there to say? Go get it.

JoystiqPac-Man is out, boyeeee! originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>namcopac manpac-manPacManxbla wednesdayXblaWednesdayxbox live arcade wednesdayXboxLiveArcadeWednesdayWed, 09 Aug 2006 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Killer Pac-Man shirt, from Raph Koster's Theory of Fun]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/24/killer-pac-man-shirt-from-raph-kosters-theory-of-fun/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/24/killer-pac-man-shirt-from-raph-kosters-theory-of-fun/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/24/killer-pac-man-shirt-from-raph-kosters-theory-of-fun/#commentsFiled under: ,

Raph Koster has some merch available featuring some of the cartoons from his book, A Theory of Fun for Game Design. Our favorite: the killer Pac-Man shirt, which comes from this cartoon captioned, "People get scared of the influence games have over them -- fears that they will cause murderous rampages on the street. That's unlikely."

Does that Pac-Man remind anyone of this creepy dude?

[Via Wonderland]

JoystiqKiller Pac-Man shirt, from Raph Koster's Theory of Fun originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No matter how inferior video games may seem to some critics when compared to other media, the work that goes into creating game characters and worlds is an art. The decade in which games as an art form really took off was the 1980s with Mario, Pac-Man and Zelda all being created within these 10 years. Their qualities of pixelated simplicity are almost timeless, which is probably why games based upon 80s game characters are still being made today. If you're an artist, they're also a good source of inspiration. Enter "I am 8-bit". This annual show offers a yearly exhibition for showing video game inspired works.

The show which last took place at E3 '05, is specifically targeted at "reinterpretations of 80s gaming bliss". The works include paintings, sculptures, sketches and other, sometimes strange, mediums. In a sentence: art meets video game nostalgia. The next show takes place from April 18th to May 19 at Gallery Ninteen Eighty Eight in Los Angeles, so remember to mark your calendar. In the meantime, take a look at some of the examples from last year's show. Our favorite? The Pac-Man Grenade by Peter Gronquist.

[Via digg]

Joystiq"I am 8-bit": video game inspired art originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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