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namco meet zippo: classic arcade game lighters

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Having cut my gaming teeth on the classic Namco arcade games of the 1980s, I just had to give these new Namco 8-bit video game cigarette lighters a mention.

Created in celebration of Pac-Man’s impending 30th birthday (boy, I feel old), these limited-edition series of Zippo lighters from Banpresto includes shiny, butane-filled versions of Pac-Man,…

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November 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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jakks arcade gold plays 8 namco classics on your tv

Jakks Arcade Classics

Jakks Pacific has been cranking out a variety of arcade games you can play on your TV for several years now. But all of their arcade systems up until now included 4, maybe 5 games. Their most recent model, the Arcade Gold game system ups the ante by cramming 8 old school arcade games into…

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October 24th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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classic namco game sounds on your keychain

Namco Sound Drop Keychain

Wakka, wakka, wakka. Carry the sounds of your video gaming youth wherever you go with these retro sound keychains.

Namco Classics Sound Drops play actual sound samples from 80’s classics like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaxian, and Xevious among others.

They’re available for a limited time from Play-Asia for just $2.32 each, but you’ll probably have…

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July 8th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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