Pac-Man turns 25 this year. (or, Foz feels REALLY OLD)

SirFozzie · 05-11-2005, 07:05 PM

Saw today's PVP. Pac-Man's 25? Argh. Someone get me my walker?

Easy Mac · 05-11-2005, 07:06 PM

wtf is pac-man? I thought he turned 21 this year.... isn't that what the draft reviews said?

SirFozzie · 05-11-2005, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Mac

wtf is pac-man? I thought he turned 21 this year.... isn't that what the draft reviews said?

I KEEL YOU NOW, YOU WHIPPERSNAPPER!

SirFozzie · 05-12-2005, 12:20 PM

BTW, SackAttack is taking great glee in telling me that he's as old now as his father was when Pac-Man came out.

He's really upset about the Piano Man Parody, I think

21C · 05-13-2005, 02:17 AM

I loved playing Pac Man on the old machines where you had to sit down on a little stool to play . . . it was easier to put a beer on it while you were playing.

Antmeister · 05-13-2005, 03:00 AM

Who remembers this song called "Pac Man Fever"? They used to play this all the time when I was in the 5th grade back in 81-82 I believe.

SackAttack · 05-13-2005, 03:18 AM

Y'know, I don't wanna say SirFozzie is old, exactly, but he's outlived two Popes.

He was around when Microsoft made their first foray into the home video game console business...and I don't mean the Xbox.

The Red Sox went 86 years in between world championships, making five trips to the World Series before winning another one. SirFozzie saw three of those five trips.

I'm just sayin'.

WSUCougar · 05-13-2005, 06:11 AM

I was never into Pac-Man much. Galaga? Yes. Defender? Oh yeah. But Asteroids was the true quarter-eater.

Edit: Space Invaders, too.

Danny · 05-13-2005, 06:22 AM

Considering Adam "Pac-Man" Jones was arrested, as I started to read the title, I figured it would be about that.

CamEdwards · 05-13-2005, 08:41 AM

When I was 7-8 years old, I lived in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The town had a law banning kids under the age of 16 from playing video games.

I used to go to this diner in Paramus to play Pac-Man, but they had the German version. Little bit different music, and the ghosts names were all very long (Wehrruffinheimer, Schadenfreudermeunster, etc.).

When I moved back to Oklahoma and could once again enter an arcade it felt like the gates of Heaven had opened up to me.

SirFozzie · 05-13-2005, 10:50 AM

Apparently the largest arcade in the Northeast is still open.. I might go up in a couple weeks (place called Funspot in Weirs Beach, NH) and play all the games of my youth again)

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 05-13-2005, 11:03 AM

Foz there was electricity when you were young?

rkmsuf · 05-13-2005, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Apparently the largest arcade in the Northeast is still open.. I might go up in a couple weeks (place called Funspot in Weirs Beach, NH) and play all the games of my youth again)

You'll like Funspot. They have all the classics. Go on a Thurs and you can play in the weekly Holdem Tourney they have there.

Raven Hawk · 05-13-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Antmeister71

Who remembers this song called "Pac Man Fever"? They used to play this all the time when I was in the 5th grade back in 81-82 I believe.

I was the proud owner of the whole Pac Man Fever album. There were great songs on that album such as:

Froggy's Lament
Ode to Centiped
Do the Donkey Kong
Defender

The album even came with patterns for each level.

Yes . . . I'm old, too.

SirFozzie · 05-13-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn

Foz there was electricity when you were young?

oooh the things a pregnant woman can get away with... *grumbles*

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 05-13-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

oooh the things a pregnant woman can get away with... *grumbles*

I was just hungry when I wrote that. Seeing the pic of the old video games reminded me of the pizza places we went to when I was young.

mmmm pizza

Raiders Army · 05-13-2005, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven Hawk

I was the proud owner of the whole Pac Man Fever album. There were great songs on that album such as:

Froggy's Lament
Ode to Centiped
Do the Donkey Kong
Defender

The album even came with patterns for each level.

Yes . . . I'm old, too.

Goin' Beserk was my favorite song on that album. Great stuff.

Antmeister · 05-13-2005, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven Hawk

I was the proud owner of the whole Pac Man Fever album. There were great songs on that album such as:

Froggy's Lament
Ode to Centiped
Do the Donkey Kong
Defender

The album even came with patterns for each level.

Yes . . . I'm old, too.

Wow I knew nothing of a whole album of video game songs. But please refrain from you being so old. I still got two years on you, you youngin.

SackAttack · 05-13-2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn

I was just hungry when I wrote that. Seeing the pic of the old video games reminded me of the pizza places we went to when I was young.

mmmm pizza

Funny you should mention. The creator of Pac-Man came up with the idea when he looked at his pizza after removing a slice. "pac pac" is the Japanese onomatopoeic sound for eating, and thus...a legend was born.

panerd · 05-13-2005, 03:34 PM

I thought you were talking about this pac-man...

Calis · 05-13-2005, 04:05 PM

I lost all respect for Pac-Man after his horrible cartoon, and especially that Christmas special.

He's dead to me. Deader than my own dead mother.

Wolfpack · 05-13-2005, 04:45 PM

Hey, I liked that cartoon...then again, I was young (seven, or thereabouts), mallable, and was wooed by anything Pac-Man (had at least one t-shirt, lunchbox, the boardgame, a Pac-Man Halloween costume my sister made from cardboard...I even had a mug which my daughter now enjoys using). Now that my brain wanders over old memories...am I crazy or were there actual food product tie-ins to Pac-Man, as well? I feel like there was a cereal or a Chef Boy-R-Dee pasta that was made.

SirFozzie · 05-13-2005, 06:14 PM

I remember there being at least a Pac man Cereal.

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 05-13-2005, 06:24 PM

Mmmmmm cereal.

SirFozzie · 05-13-2005, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn

Mmmmmm cereal.

Note to self: Send Arlie a set of Iron Chef (the original one, not the Iron Chef America ones) episodes. Watch Farrah demand dishes like the ones she sees on TV.

Laugh your ass off.

End Note.

SirFozzie · 08-18-2009, 11:20 PM

This means PacMan turns 30 next year. Gah.

05-12-2005, 12:20 PM	#4
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	BTW, SackAttack is taking great glee in telling me that he's as old now as his father was when Pac-Man came out. He's really upset about the Piano Man Parody, I think __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com Last edited by SirFozzie : 05-12-2005 at 12:20 PM.

05-13-2005, 06:11 AM	#8
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	I was never into Pac-Man much. Galaga? Yes. Defender? Oh yeah. But Asteroids was the true quarter-eater. Edit: Space Invaders, too. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage. Last edited by WSUCougar : 05-13-2005 at 06:11 AM.

05-13-2005, 08:41 AM	#10
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	When I was 7-8 years old, I lived in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The town had a law banning kids under the age of 16 from playing video games. I used to go to this diner in Paramus to play Pac-Man, but they had the German version. Little bit different music, and the ghosts names were all very long (Wehrruffinheimer, Schadenfreudermeunster, etc.). When I moved back to Oklahoma and could once again enter an arcade it felt like the gates of Heaven had opened up to me. __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

05-13-2005, 10:50 AM	#11
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Apparently the largest arcade in the Northeast is still open.. I might go up in a couple weeks (place called Funspot in Weirs Beach, NH) and play all the games of my youth again) __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-13-2005, 06:14 PM	#23
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	I remember there being at least a Pac man Cereal. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-11-2005, 07:06 PM	#2
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	wtf is pac-man? I thought he turned 21 this year.... isn't that what the draft reviews said?

05-13-2005, 02:17 AM	#5
21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	I loved playing Pac Man on the old machines where you had to sit down on a little stool to play . . . it was easier to put a beer on it while you were playing.

05-13-2005, 03:00 AM	#6
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Who remembers this song called "Pac Man Fever"? They used to play this all the time when I was in the 5th grade back in 81-82 I believe.

05-13-2005, 03:18 AM	#7
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Y'know, I don't wanna say SirFozzie is old, exactly, but he's outlived two Popes. He was around when Microsoft made their first foray into the home video game console business...and I don't mean the Xbox. The Red Sox went 86 years in between world championships, making five trips to the World Series before winning another one. SirFozzie saw three of those five trips. I'm just sayin'.

05-13-2005, 06:22 AM	#9
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Considering Adam "Pac-Man" Jones was arrested, as I started to read the title, I figured it would be about that.

05-13-2005, 11:03 AM	#12
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Foz there was electricity when you were young?

05-13-2005, 03:34 PM	#20
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	I thought you were talking about this pac-man...

05-13-2005, 04:05 PM	#21
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	I lost all respect for Pac-Man after his horrible cartoon, and especially that Christmas special. He's dead to me. Deader than my own dead mother.

05-13-2005, 04:45 PM	#22
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Hey, I liked that cartoon...then again, I was young (seven, or thereabouts), mallable, and was wooed by anything Pac-Man (had at least one t-shirt, lunchbox, the boardgame, a Pac-Man Halloween costume my sister made from cardboard...I even had a mug which my daughter now enjoys using). Now that my brain wanders over old memories...am I crazy or were there actual food product tie-ins to Pac-Man, as well? I feel like there was a cereal or a Chef Boy-R-Dee pasta that was made.

05-13-2005, 06:24 PM	#24
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Mmmmmm cereal.

08-18-2009, 11:20 PM	#26
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	This means PacMan turns 30 next year. Gah. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

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