Pac-Man is a big part of my childhood. The early 1980's was a hugely exciting time as the "new" entertainment medium of the "arcade/video game" was entering a golden era of classics from Donkey Kong to Galaga to Mario Bros. to Dragon's Lair. My favourite? Pac-Man. Pac-Man was the first multimedia video game superstar. He broke the barriers of arcade games, pieces of digital entertainment only located in bars and pool halls. Everybody wanted to play Pac-Man and he was everywhere from arcades to grocery stores to shopping malls.
When I was a little kid back in the day, I'd watch the Hanna-Barbera cartoon show with a big bowl of Pac-Man cereal. Then I'd play my Coleco Tabletop and dream of all of those Pac-Man pixels, characters and worlds. Oh, nostalgia... *sniff* ;_;
I guess I'm most excited about is that a new Pac-Man cartoon series is coming out this fall. Pac-Man and The Ghostly Adventures is being produced my Namco-Bandai and Avi Arad of Spider-Man movie fame. 26 episodes will be rolling out on the Disney XD followed by a huge toy line and a new video game based on the tv show for every platform imaginable.
The icing on the cake?
I'll be watching this series with my little daughter. Together we can dream of all of those Pac-Man pixels, characters and worlds. Oh, new nostalgia... *happy sniff* ^_^
Featured bellow are a couple of wonderful videos showing off a chunk of the new adorable cartoon series, as well as a look at the new toys coming out very soon. I can't wait! :)
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