MetaFilter posts tagged with arcade and classic

Waka-waka-waka

JHarris — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:15:34 -0800

The Pac-Man Dossier is an extremely detailed description of the game logic of arcade Pac-Man. It explains why, once in a while, monsters will harmlessly pass through Pac-Man. It explains why they won't go up through the tunnels above the monster box. It explains why occasionally, after losing a life, monsters will refuse to leave the box. It explains when and why Blinky becomes Cruise Elroy, and why sometimes Pinky gets confused and loses track of Pac-Man. It even explains, as far as the player can continue to play, what to do on the kill screen. It is awesome. Previously....

ROM CHECK FAIL

CrunchyFrog — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:53:08 -0800

ROM CHECK FAIL is a goofy little PC game, in the classic 1980's arcade/home console genre of ... err ... Use the space bar to fire your blaster. Or sword. (Or jump.) Use the arrow keys to control your ... guy as if you were playing ... that ... classic game. Eliminate all the enemy, well, things in the expected way, and go on to the next maze/planet/cave/highway. Look, just play it, OK? It's fun!

you are a robotron head.

6am — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:36:30 -0800

Have you played Robotron today?

fun at work.

Espoo2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 00:02:41 -0800

Norbert's Online NES emulator and the Online Arcade game emulators.