#ballymidway — Public Fediverse posts

What’s So Random About Ms. Pac-Man
I'm not going to say that famously Ms. Pac-Man is a more random game than Pac-Man, because who really knows things like that who isn't a hardcore gamenerd. But among hardcore game nerds, it's common knowledge. (If you didn't know, A. congrats on your coolness, and B
https://setsideb.com/whats-so-random-about-ms-pac-man/
#retro #ballymidway #mspacman #namco #PRNG #randomness #retro #retrogamemechanicsex #retrogamemechanicsexplained #RNG #video #youtube

Pac-Man in Three Patterns
PacStrats on Youtube has a video that gives three patterns that will take a casual player all the way to the kill screen at level 256.

I say casual because this doesn't attempt to produce a "perfect" game, of 3,333,360 points. This is because it doesn't attempt to eat all four ghosts on every Energizer while that is possible. It actual
https://setsideb.com/pac-man-in-three-patterns/
#retro #ballymidway #namco #pacman #pacstrats #pattern #retro #video #youtube

Cam’s Pac-Man Fun Page
From the linked page. Piranha is one of a whole category of Pac-Man bootlegs that try to obscure their origin.

I'm considering writing more on the subject of the male-gendered Pac, which I assume is a mere matter of social custom among the Pac-People since they have no genitalia or clothing. Pac-Man bootlegs, in particular, are bizar
https://setsideb.com/cams-pac-man-fun-page/
#retro #arcade #ballymidway #bootlegs #midway #namco #oldweb #pacman #piranha #retro

Pac-Store Animations with “Pac-Marie”
If it's generally entertaining, I try to save game-related animations and cartoons for Sundays, but this is probably interesting more for how it illustrates how the Pac-Man propery is changing. Yes, it's another excuse to rant a bit about how Pac-Man's lore is changing under Namc
https://setsideb.com/pac-store-animations/
#retro #animation #ballymidway #culture #flash #ghostlyadventures #namco #paclittle #pacmarie #pacstore #retro #video #youtube

Dan Fixes Coin-Ops Repairs a Baby Pac-Man
Over on Mastodon, Dan Fixes Coin-Ops has been documenting an epic quest: the repair of a Baby Pac-Man machine.

It's one of the non-Namco Pac-Man spinoffs that Bally/Midway released in the wake of th
https://setsideb.com/dan-fixes-coin-ops-repairs-a-baby-pac-man/
#niche #retro #arcade #babypacman #bally #ballymidway #danfixescoinops #district82pinball #hybrid #joesclassicvideogames #mastodon #namco #niche #pacman #pinball #retro #video #youtube

Jordan Dorrington’s Galaga Strategy Tips
In this video from four years ago, top-level Galaga player Jordan Dorrington gives us advice for how to get far into the venerable arcade classic.

Some of the tips given:

On the first level, enemies never shoot as they enter. Shoot as many of the bugs as you can as they enter
https://setsideb.com/jordan-dorringtons-galaga-strategy-tips/
#retro #ballymidway #galaga #jordandorrington #namco #retro #shootemup #shooter #tips #video #youtube

Newest addition to the collection is #SuperZaxxon by #Sega/ #BallyMidway for the #Commodore #C64.
This is one of the rarest cartridges for the C64 and it's been on my wishlist for very long.
Much to my surprise it came with a print magazine ad.
#retrogaming