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I don't really remember when I first played the game - but I do recall spending the summer in a nearby laundry mat, my allowance keeping the machine fed. I think this was before the dimly lit arcade halls had come into existence, although they would soon follow. It wouldn't have made a difference if they had put Pac-Man in the ladies' room, hell - I'd have been right there standing in line to play the next game. Which leads me to this little diversion... Most of us have played Pac-Man in the arcades. We bought the lousy 2600 version when Atari ported it to the VCS. Some of us even played the board game, as if this retained any semblance to the arcade counterpart it was based on. We were so smitten with Pac-Man that the record companies were able to release an album with songs on it like Pac-Man Fever. We were suckers! I can say this because I rushed out to purchase a copy that same year. Looking back, I think a lot of us would not have bought the LP. Once the novelty wore off, you were stuck with an album that you'd never admit to having bought in the first place. In fact, I hid the album in my parent's collection of oldies but goodies - least a friend should find it and ridicule me for having made such a stupid mistake! Which brings me to the present... THANK GOD for such wonderful mistakes! After hiding the record, I soon forgot about it. Only recently did I happen across the LP while searching for an old Blood, Sweat and Tears album. For those who were not fortunate enough to have participated in the craze, I have included some of the art from the album cover and the maze patterns from the jacket sleeve. You'll also find a copy of my receipt. We were living in Midland, TX at the time and Gibsons is/was a department store. I say that because I figure Wal-Mart has probably caused a lot of discount stores like Gibsons to go out of business. |
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