#122: Worse Than E.T.? Pac-Man And The Day Atari Lost The Video Game War

Episode 122 September 06, 2024 00:36:26
#122: Worse Than E.T.?  Pac-Man And The Day Atari Lost The Video Game War
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#122: Worse Than E.T.? Pac-Man And The Day Atari Lost The Video Game War

Sep 06 2024 | 00:36:26

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Show Notes

Is Atari 2600 Pac-Man worse than E.T. for The Atari 2600?
Or does it go deeper than that? Did the timing, release, and quality of the 2600 Pac-Man game combine together to make it worse than the sum of its parts?
We explore that in this video.

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