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Title: PacMan 25th Anniversary Home Countertop
Post by: tikbalang on February 21, 2008, 11:05:51 am

anyone have the dimensions for this?

http://www.bhmvending.com/Amusements/Namco/namco_pacman_25_annivl_home_countertop.html

http://www.barcade.com/game_detail.php?id=620

Title: Re: PacMan 25th Anniversary Home Countertop
Post by: leapinlew on February 21, 2008, 11:10:13 am

Yes it's

ugly inches wide by nasty inches high

Title: Re: PacMan 25th Anniversary Home Countertop
Post by: Guywiththegun on February 21, 2008, 11:41:40 am

Are they joking with that price??

Title: Re: PacMan 25th Anniversary Home Countertop
Post by: Turnarcades on February 21, 2008, 01:08:38 pm

OK I see they are trying to mimic the original cab shape, but it's a Bar-Top, and it just doesn't work.

Plus, I'm all for nostalgia, but I wouldn't pay antique prices for a new machine.

I think so many big companies miss the point of retro-gaming. Yes it's popular, but only because it's accessible and inexpensive. You can't slap a modern price tag on an older game unless it does something special, and this just doesn't.

Shows though how close the big names observe the emulation community..... Bar-Tops? Surely has roots in this community.

Title: Re: PacMan 25th Anniversary Home Countertop
Post by: (+_+) on February 21, 2008, 02:58:24 pm

 ???

You could build a "real" cab with all the bells and whistles for that price and have change to spare. The funny thing is people will bite.