Post-It Mario

Here's a Mario (and Pac-Man and Tetris) short made entirely from Post-It notes.



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Pac-Man: The Movie

This shouldn't be cool... but it is.



If it were real, I'd spend some money to see it.

Bra Shopping With Culture Brats

Got a few bucks left over after the holidays? Time to treat yourself to a bra!

But not just any bra... a Pac-Man bra!



It even glows in the dark! No more fumbling around!

Not your style? How does Batman suit ya?

Pac-Man: The Musical

Pac-Man!

As a musical!

And in glorious Claymation!

Pac-Man Highway

I've had dreams like this.



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Hollywood Is Just Getting Ridiculous 3: The Revenge

It seems the people running Hollywood these days spent a lot of time pumping quarters into arcades in the 80s. On the heels of yesterday's news about a movie based on a certain trackball arcade game in the works, comes today's earth-shattering announcement that the most famous 8-bit icon of the first video game era has a project in development.

Pac-Man is on his way to our TV screens--in a reality show!

The show will follow the yellow, pellet-eating dude and his feminist wife, Mrs. Pac-Man, as they try to rebound their careers in the modern age.

Actually, details of the show are limited, but it seems that Pac-Man: The Series might be some sort of Wipeout-inspired game show. Which still doesn't quite tell us much.

What it does mean is that Hollywood has not yet tapped the mine of our childhood memories for ideas.

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Editor's Note: I think the only way this series has any chance for survival is if SHE is involved. --Chag

Kylie Minogue Has Pac-Man Fever

Kylie Minogue performed her new single, "Better Than Today," on the UK's The X Factor last night. What might make this particular performance interesting to the children of the '80s is that each member of her backup band was dressed as Pac-Man while ghosts appeared on the screen behind them. Witness:



While you can't help but um... admire her little red dress, I think tongues would be wagging this morning if she had performed in the outfit below and shown everyone her purple ghost!

Pac-Man Fever

My husband dug up this article recently, on the 10 Worst Pac-Man themed pieces of merchandise (and the article might be NSFW depending on where you work). While I think their list is pretty excellent, I'd dispute the ranking a bit because I think that Pac-Man lingerie is the least sexy underwear ever. Though the Ghost kinda cracked me up:



Really? Some dude thought that was hot and would sell? I'm pretty sure my brother had that creepy bank too.

And now that I've got that stupid song in my head, I'm going to spread the earworm to you all. Enjoy!

Even Cooler Than A Trapper Keeper

Moleskine, the makers of those little leather notebooks that instantly transform its user from some weirdo who jots down things on a cocktail napkin to a Writer, has launched a new Pac-Man version of the notebook. And they even made a cute and awesome little video to promote the partnership:



Almost makes me wish I was a writer.

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Worst Video Game Ever?

Earlier today, we ran a story about The Bachelor: The Videogame. It looks pretty bad, right? But it got me to thinking: what was the worst video game I ever purchased?

For me, the answer is easy: Pac-Man for the Atari 2600.

I remember the hype that led up to its release. I had saved up my allowance, birthday money, and money earned from odd jobs. Finally, I went to Record Town in the mall one Saturday morning and looked at the locked display of video games behind the counter.

Pac-Man was nowhere to be found. It was sold out.

I should have taken it as a sign.

The next week, I tried again. It was there! I talked my Mom into going home immediately so I could play it.

When I popped it into the Atari 2600 and started playing it, I couldn't believe my eyes.

It looked nothing like the arcade version.

The screen was the wrong color. The ghosts flickered.

It looked like a five-year-old kid had created it.

I was devastated.

I don't remember, but I'd be willing to bet I cried myself to sleep that night.

So now it's your turn. What's the worst video game you ever purchased?

Go!

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