Ms. Pac-Man for Atari 2600 Commercial

[HonkyTonkBuffalo]

Holy crap, Don Pardo doing a video game commercial voice over!! Never heard him outside of Saturday Night Live. That's pretty cool.

Cheers.

[MattTheSaiyan]

By all accounts, Way better than the version of regular "Pac-Man" for the system.

[gjc82071]

@MattTheSaiyan Definitely! But even Ms. Pacman is inferior to Hack'em. (made in 2005) The programmer pulled out all the stops & utilized every Atari 2600 programming trick discovered over the years, to make the game. It looks amazing (for 2600) & even has the little intermission + 4 different boards. Really a work of 2600 programming "Art". 2600 Pacman sucked. I remember as a kid, my friends folks paid like $60 (like $150 now) for it in 1982. They were pissed at it's quality/price.

[Xinn2000]

@gjc82071 Agreed, I think Hack'em is the best 2600 game. I don't remember pac-man being that expensive. I got good grades in school and I remember my parents taking me to toys-r-us to get a new game. I think they paid $30, but maybe it was a sale they were having. I'm surprised I still remember that, but I loved the game so much as a kid that its no wonder. Yes, I do now realize that it's terrible.

[gjc82071]

@Xinn2000 "best"? Do you mean the best "Pacman-ish", or best overall? Hey, have you played Halo2600? It's SWEET! & yea it was $59.99, in Xmas '81. So you remember actually buying it? Isn't that cool? For me, as much as I like playing the games, I like the flood of little memories that some games produce. Like, where/when/who for what game. I actually remember my dad & I buying our Atari 2600 @ K-mart in 1977! I was 1st kid in school with 1! Hey, R U into retro gaming/emulation @ all?

[Xinn2000]

@gjc82071 I guess you can say I am. After the crash in 83 we were able to get a ton of Atari games for dirt cheap. We were kinda poor so we didn't really have that many game systems growing up. But we did eventually buy a Sega Genesis and one of my uncle's co workers gave him a Super Nintendo which he gave to us. I still have all 3 today, but there not the original ones I got as a kid. But I do have all my original cartridges, which is pretty awesome.

[gjc82071]

@Xinn2000 Back in around '84, I remember seeing Intellivision carts for $1, in a big bin @ Kay-Bee Toy & Hobby. I have none of my "original" consoles, but back in 2001, I fell into a little $ & went on a console/cart collection spree. I have 14 pre-1983 consoles/150+ assorted carts. They are all packed away & I only use emulators now. I have like 50+ emulators & probably well over 50,000 assorted ROMs/games. I'm into classic gaming. Atari, Intellivision, Coleco, etc, & MAME (arcade games).

[KartKing4ever]

@gjc82071 Man, you really should make a video.

[gjc82071]

@KartKing4ever About what? Give me some ideas. I've never posted a video on Youtube yet, but i might. Cool username BTW. You into retro gaming at all?

[KartKing4ever]

@gjc82071 Heh...you could say I'm into retro games. Like in out all around them. (That's maybe what she said?) Well I mean if all of your stuff is like near one place or room, make a video showing it and explaining it and maybe whee you got it and your history with retro games. Just basic stuff.

[gjc82071]

@KartKing4ever Oh, you mean my collection? I got ya. I do have 16 vintage consoles/200+ assorted carts, but unfortunately they are all packed away. I don't really use them. I use emulators because it is just easier and also, I have the ability to play every single game ever released for a specific system. Also, some retro emulators have support for online play. I do use a real Atari 2600 joystick though, with a USB adapter. Makes the gaming a little more authentic.

[KartKing4ever]

@gjc82071 At least you don't use the keyboard. The more originality, the better.

[gjc82071]

Yea. Keyboard sucks. The real Atari joystick is awesome for Atari 2600 & Commodore 64 games. For MAME (do you know about MAME? It is an arcade game emulator.) I have/use a $200 X-Arcade Dual Tank Stick w/Trackball. I also have 2, nice, Logitec game-pads. Hey, let me ask you this. Do you think you would ever be down with doing a little retro gaming online together? it's free & VERY fun! You just need the right emulator & game ROMS. I can teach you all you need to know. Let me know dude.

[jackhovatter]

@gjc82071 I'm down to play if thats an open offer on the retro gaming just pm me

[Customcoasters91]

this commercal is so 80's... THATS WHY ITS SO COOL!!!

[abdu123]

best comment ever