“MAGE CAST” episode #044 – Pie Chart (Pac-Man)

It’s time to talk about something that’s really old, because old things can be great, too! Pac-Man podcast with @TheArcadeCastle the Arcade Mage and @JTorto40 the Slipstream Mage. We’ll discuss the devs taking a risk with Pac-Man over Rally X, vandalizing “Puck-Man”, world records and President Reagan, the killscreen, K.C. Munchkin, how the world of games development has changed, our earliest memories of Pac-Man, ye olde arcades, the infamous Atari 2600 Pac-Man, developers that once struggled to gain recognition and credit for their games, being inspired by pizza, the twin cherries strategy, purchasing arcade cabinets today, deterministic artificial intelligent and the ghosts, Pac-Man’s firsts, Pac-Man at amusement parks, Pac-Man merch, Pac-Man spin-offs, Pac-Man pasta!! Everything Pac-Man, plus Ms. Pac-Man, Professor Pac-Man, and Baby Pac-Man, too. Oh and appealing to stereotypes vs inclusivity.

Links:

• https://www.the-pixels.com/2020/01/17/psikyo-shooting-stars-alpha-2020-switch/
• https://www.the-pixels.com/2020/02/06/dawn-of-man-review-2020-ps4/
• https://www.arcadecastle.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jnXEB5JT4VD3EOybG5LFA

Music: “Pac-Man” by Dancing Bros. and “Pac-Man Fever (Club Version)” by Buckner & Garcia

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Red formerly ran The Well-Red Mage and now serves The Pixels as founder, writer, editor, and podcaster. He has undertaken a seemingly endless crusade to talk about the games themselves in the midst of a culture obsessed with the latest controversy, scandal, and news cycle about harassment, toxicity, and negativity. Pick out his feathered cap on Twitter @thewellredmage, Mage Cast, or Story Mode.