Pac-Man for Atari

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Product Features

• For the Classic Atari 2600 Video Game Console
• Catalog no. CX2646
• Programmed by Tod Frye
• One or Two Player Games
• Use with Joystick Controllers

Product Details

• ASIN: B0009V1CO8
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,360 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description
We know that millions of people all over the world just love the PAC-MAN arcade game. PAC-MAN has won the hearts of men, women, and children everywhere. We also know that PAC-MAN has traditionally been an arcade game. Well, we at ATARI know all about arcade games. After all, we make some of the greatest arcade games in the world, and we know how to bring the same dynamite game play into your home. Our PAC-MAN has all of the excitement and challenge of the standard arcade game, and you get to play in the comfort and convenience of your own home. This is especially advantageous if you still plan to make an occasional appearance at the arcade to show off your great playing skills. (Little do they know that you've been practicing at home all along.) Just in case you're new to PAC-MAN, don't worry. It's easy to learn. You'll be a pro in no time at all. So, relax, get comfortable and enjoy it in the privacy of your own home. We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before beginning game play. We know that you won't want to miss any important details about game play. You might even find it entertaining. The object of the game is to keep PAC-MAN happy and healthy in his home of Mazeland. PAC-MAN starts the game with four lives(turns). The longer he survives, the more points you score. You score a point for every video wafer that PAC-MAN eats. You also score points when PAC-MAN eats power pills, vitamins, and ghosts. Everytime PAC-MAN eats all of the video wafers on the maze, he earns an extra life and a new maze full of video wafers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old School Fun, June 18, 2006

By	Girl Gammer "Ole' School Girl Gammer" - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Pac Man was and is an awesome game. It was the beginning of everything. Anyone who remembers opening their console on Christmas morning knows exactly what I am talking about. The only down side to the games of yester year is the crap that is produced now. Yes the game flickers and if you TV is too big you have to wait for the screen to move but SO WHAT! It is a fun and easy game to play that can be played for HOURS and any age group from the toddler in your home to your great grand ma. So to those who are dogging this game go back and respect your gaming history!!!! Without it you could not blow things up or hear bones break today.

4.0 out of 5 stars The original and first pac man., June 30, 2009

By	M. King "The super mario nerd" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This is the first pac man on the atari 2600 and it became the most famous game ever. It is on almost every arcade machine and the joystick is a help to beat the game. The porpose of the game is to beat each maze by eating all of the pebbles without getting eaten by the ghosts. Each maze gets harder and harder and the ghosts get faster. This is a great game but it is hard and does not fit on most new tv's because it was made in 1983.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good game but would make a nice drink coaster, May 30, 2006

By	B. Jeffers - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

What Law said in his review pretty much sums up this game so I dont feel I need to add much. What Atari was making when concieved to market this pile of junk for a game I don't know. Yes as Law said there is terrible sound effects with the "Wonk" sound, terrible graphics and poor control execution, also the same map repeats itself over and over again. This game should be picked up by the U.S. intelligence agencies and used to torture people during interrogation. If you see this game say a prayer and walk away quickly because it is certainly from the Devil. The only reason I gave this game two stars was because there is some skill too it as the ghosts get faster and harder to escape, but that is being generous.