Hi, "PacMan fever, Pacman Fever., going out of my mind!" Couldn't resist, great song. Best Regards, Hayden
-----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Lori Duncan Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:45 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Birthday Pacman A Packman record! sounds crazy lol. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Peterson" <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 1:49 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Birthday Pacman >I loved eating Pacman cereal while listening to my brother's old Pacman >record...or even playing Pacman on the Atari. > We are the Knights who say...Ni! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Schamerhorn" <blindwon...@cogeco.ca> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Birthday Pacman > > >> I'm with you on that one. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bryan Peterson" <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Birthday Pacman >> >> >> There was even a Pacman cereal with Pacman and ghost marshmallows. Used >> to >> be one of my favorites. >> We are the Knights who say...Ni! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> >> To: "Lori Duncan" <lori_dunca...@hotmail.com>; "Gamers Discussion list" >> <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Happy Birthday Pacman >> >> >>> Hi Lori, >>> Well, to anser a question like that I think we really have to go back >>> 30 years and look at Packman as it relates to its golden years so to >>> speak. When we look at games to day, how far technology has come, it >>> is easy to dismiss what a huge impact a game like Packman had on >>> modern day video games. How that one single game changed the way we >>> saw vidio gaming in the early 1980's. >>> For one thing in the late 1970's and early 1980's the concept of home >>> computers were in their infancy and if you had a 1 MHZ processor and >>> 180 KB of ram you were doing great. As a result Atari's first home >>> console, the Atari 2600, was a true marvel of its day, but the >>> graphics technology was terrible. All of the early games for the >>> console such as Combat, Pong, Demon Attack, Atlantice, Cosmic Ark, etc >>> were all in black and white. Even the very shape of the tanks, demons, >>> spaceships, etc were very crudely drawn. The graphics technology was >>> that bad. However, Packman would soon change all that in a hurry. >>> By 1980 though Activision, Atari, Namco, and other third-party game >>> developers began to launch a new wave of arcade games with color >>> graphics. One of these new games, soon to become an instant hit, was >>> Packman. Unlike previous games for the Atari it featured 16 color >>> graphics, much more detailed graphics, and an extremely adictive game >>> as well. the game was simple where you used the joystick to move a >>> little yellow ball around, that had eyes and a big mouth on it, eating >>> dots. Little ghosts would chase you around and if you had a power pill >>> you could scare the ghosts off or eat them. Before you knew it >>> Packman was the latest craze. >>> There were songs like Packman Feavor on the radio. There were Saturday >>> morning cartoons about Packman. There were Packman comic books. There >>> were Packman toys in the toy stores. If you went to Pizza Hut to order >>> a pizza I remember they had a table top version of Packman you could >>> sit down at and play until your pizza arrived. Packman was everywhere >>> you looked. >>> As for me personally I had a huge amount of Packman stuff of my own.I >>> had a Packman ball plus a few little rubber Packman figures that are >>> probably worth a king's randsome now. My bed sheets were Packman >>> sheets. My very first video game was Packman. It was Packman feavor in >>> deed. >>> Although, I grew up and Packman is something from my early childhood I >>> still hold a place in my heart for the little yellow guy. Although, >>> I'd say my fondmess for the game has more to do with simple nostalgia >>> rather than it being a novelty these days. However, thing is when my >>> son was a baby I saw these hand held games by Activision, and one of >>> them had Packman on it. I purchased it for my son, Sean, who >>> absolutely loves the game now. Packman is now a family favorite just >>> by being passed down from father to son. It really is a good, clean, >>> and fun game for children. It is the kind of simple but fun game >>> everyone can enjoy no matter how old you are. >>> So when Phil put out Packman Talks I think it was a good decision on >>> his part. I know there are plenty of blind gamers who may have lived >>> through that era, but wasn't able to be a part of the fun and >>> experience the game first hand. For those gamers Packman Talks is a >>> chanse to do what they should have been able to do 30 years ago. For >>> me it is a chanse to revisit an old friend called Packman after I'm >>> all grown up now. >>> >>> Smile. >>> >>> >>> On 5/23/10, Lori Duncan <lori_dunca...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> Sorry but what with the high quality of action games out there for the >>>> blind >>>> now, why was Packman so popular. >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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