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I don't remember it being this bad!
« on: August 09, 2013, 02:50:36 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2p2ANFlQ4

Was it really that bad? Seemed okay at the time. Now watching this video, ouch! Poor Pacman, at least Amiga versions of Pacman like this one did the arcade machines justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7cRvOUnvtA
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Re: I don't remember it being this bad!
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2013, 05:58:24 PM »
It really was that bad - I've heard it listed as one of the key factors in the Crash of '83, along with the more infamous E.T.

Crazily, though, Ms. Pac-Man got a significantly better port. Still nothing like arcade-quality, but at least it was playable.
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