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PacMan
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Now to completely date myself, I am celebrating the 25th birthday of Pac-Man. That loveable yellow chomping game character. I can still remember seeing my first game of Pac-Man and yes it was in the local Papa Gino's. The lights. The redundant sounds. It had it all. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. The cool warp doors on the side. The mini act plays. The fruit.
And let's not forget the merchandising that went along with it. I even had the Pac Man watch that had a drawer with a little joystick to insert to play. Ah the joys of 1 bit technology. Namco, the blessed inventors of the classic game, have tried to get more 3D with Pac Man. But don't bother. Nothing beats the origional, sit down version with your friends over a piece of pie and a coke. And if you spilled. It was an automatic forfeit. Ah the glory days.