Atari 2600 Tribute: Pac-Man! Traditional Cache
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Atari 2600 Tribute: Pac-Man!
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This cache series pays tribute to the home video gaming console released in October 1977; the Atari 2600!
The cache hide may be familiar to geocachers however the container is indeed unique. This cache is a short walk from the Rockfield Park parking lot. Please park there; do not attempt to stop your vehicle along Route 22 for this cache. Once located, gently tug on the gold ring to release the cache’s contents. Reassemble the cache and replace as found.
In October of 1980, game developer Namco released the arcade game Pac-Man. Per Wikipedia, Pac-Man is often credited with being a landmark in video game history and is among the most famous arcade games of all time consuming more than $2.5 billion in quarters by the 1990s. In March of 1982, Atari released a port of Namco's popular arcade game for the 2600 which sold over seven million copies. Unfortunately, critics of the Atari 2600 version voiced harsh criticisms of its game play and audio visual differences in comparison to its arcade sibling. Nonetheless, for me at age 12, Pac-Man's Atari 2600 release resulted in several missed schools days due to some alleged illness :).
The Atari 2600 is available for the PC. Stella (released for free under GNU Public License and available at http://stella.sourceforge.net/index.php) is one of the more popular (and stable) emulators out there. Atari 2600 games are available legally for free from several websites including http://www.atariage.com.
I hope that you have enjoyed this piece of video gaming history and web resources should you decide to relive a memorable portion of your childhood.
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