I think pac man is pretty cool but I don't know I bought this system and no later than 5 minutes it got so boring that it put me to sleep and all the other games were boring as well too so I decided to take it back to the store. I guess these little systyems were not made for people my age but I thought it would be cool to own one though.
"GREAT GAME FOR RETRO FANS"
2007-01-11
- Reviewed By User: A723CKIM5HRMQ
If you grew up in the 80s, this is a must-have. Easy to hook up, compact for traveling, simple operation. Only reason I didn't give it five stars is that it doesn't have Galaga, the greatest video game ever, and the reset button is awkwardly placed on the console, making it easy to accidentally reset in mid-game. Even so, it's a great product, especially for the cost.
"namco tv game"
2006-11-05
- Reviewed By User: A2T336LS06SWHC
I have had this game in the past and it went up. I tried to buy it again from a seller on Amazon.com. Although Amazon.com is very reliable and cooperative, the seller that I tried to buy from is definitely not. I had to get a refund through Amazon.
The version of Pac Man on this little unit isn't the good one you might remember. If you'll hark back to the Pat Benatar days, you'll recall there was a "fake Pac Man" that was released in the 80s. (The Pac Man itself was a little too round, the sound was off...something was amiss, yet many didn't notice. If you were a true afficianado, you noticed). Well, this fake one is the one that's shipped with this unit. And it's just as disappointing as it used to be. It's not the real pac man.
Also, the Rally X "radar screen" that was in the lower right in the real game is overlayed on top of the actual driving screen. Not good.
I think that Dig Dug fans will rejoice, however. It seems to look and work like the old one.
I fondly remember the video game arcades from my youth. Standing in front of those tall machines, staring at the monitors as Pac-Man� gobbles his way around a maze of dots being chased by Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde, shoving quarter after quarter into the narrow slot with the hope of one day breaking the high score. I must have spent at least $1,000 or more on those games while my brain cells slowly burned away in the electric blue glow. Ah, those were the days.
Imagine my surprise this Christmas when I unwrapped an odd gift from my brother: a joy stick that looked as if it had been ripped from one of those monstrous video games. A long black cable that split into two large colored plugs trailed from the back. Screen shots of Pac-Man� and Dig Dug� covered the panels, and I turned the package over a few times, trying to figure out what on Earth I would use a joystick for without a game console. My brother must have seen the confused look on my face so he leaned over and said that I plug the cable into my TV and presto! I could play 5 different video games.
I finally broke down and bought the 4 batteries needed to power it. I happened to glance at my VCR and noticed the two unused cable outlets on the front. The plugs fit perfectly, I turned on the TV and VCR then flicked the ON switch to the joystick and bingo! We have video game play!
The games resemble their arcade counterparts with a few changes -- reformattted to fit a TV screen, the villians move a bit faster, single-player games only. The graphics look almost exactly the same as if you were playing the games in an arcade. I spent the good part of last night and a few hours after arriving home from the office today playing Pac-Man�, Dig Dug�, Galaxian�, Rally-X� and Bosconian�. My hands hurt a bit from the design of the joystick unit itself, and it doesn't lend itself to long-term play, but it is still a lot of fun. My inner 80s geek is reborn!
Just got this for Christmas. The kids have been playing with it for the last two days and now the picture is messed up. It has all sorts of noise on it and you can't even see what you are doing. Total play time before it broke was probably about 12 hours. Will be trying to get a replacement since the kids love it. Hopefully, that one will last longer.
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"It get's boring so quickly"
"GREAT GAME FOR RETRO FANS"
"namco tv game"
"Broke after 2 days!!!"