Friday, January 23, 2009

Pac-Man Mini Arcade

I used to play a lot of video games as a kid. In fact, my first ever video game was a Coleco Ms. Pac-Man mini arcade. A few months later I got the original Pac-Man mini arcade along with Nintendo's Mario's Cement Factory (this was before the release of the 8-bit Nintendo console.)

I remember being addicted to these mini arcades and I had completely forgotten about them until my girlfriend bought one for me last week. She managed to track down a Coleco Pac-Man mini arcade — complete with the box and manual — and it works like new!! All the beeps and bops are exactly how I remembered them, but sadly, I'm no longer as good as I used to be. I struggled to get to level 2. I could blame the controls and say they're a little stiff (which they are), but I think I just need practice.

I have to admit, playing Pac-Man has left me a little nostalgic for some video game action, but I'm so out of the loop. Maybe this weekend I'll try to see what's out there. I might even give Left 4k Dead a whirl. After I beat level 2 on Pac-Man, of course.

1 comment:

Alison said...

I still have one of those Pac-Man Mini Arcades in my garage. Sadly, I don't think it works anymore. :'(