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05 Oct 2010 23:02

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U.S.: Cool commercial: Moleskine obsessed with Pac-Man, just like us

  • Holy crap. This commercial singlehandedly made Moleskine cool again. The question, of course, is whether or not we can get our black notebook to eat random sugar off a messy desk. source
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22 May 2010 11:29

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Culture: Pac-Man creator has bizarre ideas of what women want

  • When you think about things women like, you think about fashion, or fortune-telling, or food or dating boyfriends. So I decided to theme the game around ‘eating’ — after eating dinner, women like to have dessert.
  • Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani • Regarding how he came about creating what some call the first casual game. Other notes: Yeah, he came up with Pac Man’s design based on a pizza that was missing a slice. And it’s weird to consider, but it was the first character-driven video game. The game celebrates its 30th anniversary today. (Google simply got a head start.) source
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21 May 2010 11:44

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Tech: “Insert Coin”: Google comes up with awesome Pac-Man doodle

Pac-Man turns 30 this year, but it’s never been feted quite like this. We can’t wait for a Super Mario Bros. doodle. source
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10 Nov 2009 21:06

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Tech: Roomba Pac-Man is officially the nerdiest thing ever

  • Someone with more time on their hands somehow made a fully-functioning Roomba-based version of Pac-Man. Laugh now, but when these Roombas are human-sized and get a taste for human blood, you won’t be laughing anymore.source
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03 Jul 2009 21:36

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Tech: Nerdy? Need a weekend project? Try hacking these old Atari games

These Atari 7800 classics, along with a bunch of others, are now open source. Re-program them to your heart’s delight! source
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