Pac-Man Championship Edition DX came out yesterday. I downloaded it to my Xbox 360 just now. The Ars Technica review reminded me to buy it. It is indeed crazy. The attached screenshot was my 2nd game. I need to friend you guys up if we do that friendly competition.
Just did a perfect Pitfall II run, 199,000. First time I’ve done this since the game first came out in 1983. This was part of this week’s Atari 2600 HSC. Conincidently, the ColecoVison HSC is doing Pitfall II right now. Will give that a go next. Timing is different for the CV version concerning avoiding the baddies, but it is the same layout for the level.
Atari Age’s Mame/Arcade High Score Club has two games this week – Space Invaders Deluxe and Pac-Man Speedup. Let’s mirror the competition here. Honor system, no screen shots required. The Roms are linked in the competition thread.
In the “you learn something new everyday” dept., I learned about the Atari Video System X (VSX). This was the pre-release name for the Atari 5200. The system never hit retail stores with this name, but was displayed at CES as the VSX. The original plan was to have the Atari VSX be the follow-up to the Atari VCS. Things changed when they renamed the Atari VCS to the Atari 2600. Below is a fun video about the Atari VSX. A bit corny in parts. You can go to 1:10 if you want to skip the PBS and 3-2-1 Contact intro.
There is now an Atari VSX on ebay. I believe the making of the above video and the auction are by the same people. The auction price is $910 with 5 1/2 days left as I make this entry. Curious to see how high it goes. It is already out of my price range. Tempted to mod my 5200 so it looks like a VSX.
I am fifth in the world in Wii Fit Three Minute Super Hula Hooping. I did this at the International Video Game Hall of Fame Convention a month ago in Ottumwa. My pelvic coordination is to be feared!
