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ms. pac-man: the best arcade game ever?

ms pac-man arcade game collector

According to at least one set of criteria, Ms. Pac-Man, the girlied up version of everyone’s favorite power-pellet chomper, must be the best arcade game of all time… or at least, the easiest to track down. Ms. Pac-Man is apparently the most collected arcade game.

Rounding out the list, we have some expected titles: Donkey Kong,…

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July 15th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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scope 2 rgb led watch reminds me of vector video games

I don’t know what it is about these retro-futuristic watches from Japan, but for me they conjure up images of 1980s color vector video games like Tempest or Quantum.

The limited-edition Scope 2 watch uses a special multi-color (RGB) LED display to tell the time. Depending on the model you choose, either a red or green…

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October 17th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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space giraffe = tempest on steroids

Space Giraffe is the latest game from Jeff Minter’s Llamasoft, creator of such classics as Tempest and it’s various derivatives as well as the cool light show visualizations you see in the Xbox 360’s music player.
A video has now surfaced, showing work in progress on the game, and it looks like it could be…

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December 15th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro technology video games