Classic Game Room - PAC-MAN arcade game review

Pac-Man review! classicgameroom...
Classic Game Room reviews the PAC-MAN arcade machine from 1980!! Pac-Man is not only one of the recognizable video game characters in the world, it's also one of the best games ever created! Guide Pac-Man through a maze filled with dots, power pellets and ghosts. Score points by gobbling up enemies and delicious snacks. The original Pac-Man arcade machine with a four-way joystick can't be beat!

[@Riz2336]

My dentist I used to go to when I was a little kid had a cabinet just like that in the waiting room set on free play, now that's a bad ass dentist.

[@johneygd]

Riz2336 whooaah that must have been freakin awesome!!!

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

My dentist had an xbox and I played Pac-man World 2 on it! It was one of the first video games I ever played and I loved it so much I got an xbox myself when I was older and you better believe Pac-man World 2 was one of the fist games I got! It's crazy that both our dentists had Pac-Man games!!! :-D

[@ferndog1461]

Now that's a dentist with some foresight.

[@micahlindley7515]

I liked all the comments. Even my own.

[@athreya__7255]

my dentist used to give me ice cream.

[@MikeFrazee222]

You're so right about the arcade feel. It's a totally epic experience. Every time I go to the Pizza Inn, I get to play Pac-Man on one. They have an arcade space in back. Pizza + Pac-Man is great, but I always run out of quarters.

[@MAGNUM05]

As of 2022, PAC-MAN is 42 years old and it's still famous and fun to play today! It never gets old.

[@RumpledBlanket]

Pac-Man is now 43 years old as of 2023.

[@emilenef.a.290]

Pac-Man is now 44 years old as of 2024

[@EnclaveXForever]

I'm really glad marks back on youtube

[@superbo981]

If Mark played Smash Bros, he'd probablt main Pac-Man :^)

[@Trusteft]

Possibly the first video game I Ever played back in around 80-81 when I was about 4-5 years old. I remember bits and pieces of that experience even today.

[@Number-6]

Man, that was some skillful playing, Mark!

[@captcorajus]

Putting a MAME machine together with a four way joystick will work. You can even get the exact joystick from HAPP, which i did. Plays great!

[@TorutheRedFox]

Im looking for one of these. If I couldnt find one,I will make one myself,I already have the plans for it. I will track down a monitor,get cables,get artwork and get plywood.

[@emmanuelmckoy5899]

You know what goes GREAT with Pac-man besides Ms.Pac-man?BABY PAC-MAN!

[@electricadventures]

Well done on getting your own machine, looks to be in very nice condition. Unfortunately not many official machines come up over here, most of them are rebranded generic cabinets.

[@Lmix211]

waited so long for this review

[@danielmadeson311]

Love me some PacMan. It’s in my top 5 of all time. Also, love the Van Halen references!!!! 1:14 5:02

[@RoboAddy]

You forgot to mention Pacman Championship Edition DX+

[@TehTezMan]

sooooooo good.

[@marekvrbka]

Original creator of Pac-man designed only 2 pac-man games, original and the one you mentioned

[@darthgamer6080]

+Marcuss2 Betchu he had got so much money from Pac-Man that he only had to make two games and then he retired rich 😂

[@clutchkman]

Pac-Man really changed the world, and it's still one of my favorite games to play. I purposefully avoid using "the pattern" and try to play on instinct. It's so much fun; and you feel like Bruce Lee when you dodge all 4 ghosts, then turn around and take'em all out. Even though it's the same maze, the speed varies and increases as you progress through the stages. So it stays interesting and challenging. Congratulations on getting that machine!

[@ViniVHSoares1993]

Pac Man rocks so does Van Halen, what a great band.

[@GothicKin]

I love this channel.

[@pinballdan]

Pacman...Hands down my all time favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yours is NICE..You should repaint the black on the control panel!!!!

[@birdfanboi]

Wow, I was pretty certain that you're a goner at 01:10 but you out maneuver the ghost like a pro.

[@voltz15]

I migrated to Pac-Man CE 2 years ago, but I still love a little bit of the original from time to time. It's a shame they never made CE for the arcades, because I think it would have made a rather great game to have in a proper cabinet. ...with changing levels. ...and more cherries.

[@Peetah01]

Just played one in a bar yesterday. Pacman is awesome!

[@Boemel]

I have a Pac-Man alarm clock next to my bed, it plays the tune:D

[@BrianCostelloe]

One thing that I never got was how come Pacman could like eat all those pellets and ghosts and what not but never go to the bathroom? Great review Mark on what was a legendary game!

[@clutchkman]

***** Awh man. So that's why the ghosts move so slowly through the tunnel.

[@viliussmproductions]

Have you played BRUTAL Doom? You should and maybe even review it, it's a mod for Doom, you would love it!

[@RejectedManiac]

Pac-man still has a show. Fairly new. Good video.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

As much as I've wanted to own a Pac-Man machine for myself for as long as I can remember, I'm confident I'll never need to, as there seems to be a Pac-Man machine practically everywhere I go. It's great. Also, I've always preferred Ms. Pac-Man myself (though maybe just because I've played it more), but the original is definitely still a classic.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

Oh, I've got it on plenty of different platforms, but you can't go wrong having it in its original format. Gotta be authentic, man!

[@matthewhwang5080]

The big yellow guy, Yao Ming?

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

The original Pac-Man is okay, but here are my top 8 favorite Pac-Man games of all time: 1. Ms. Pac-Man (Tengen Version for Sega Genesis/Super NES). 2. Pac-Mania. 3. Pac-Attack. 4. Pac-Man World 1 (The sequels really suck and I hate the GBA version). 5. Super Pac-Man (Looks fun, but I never played it). 6. Pac-Man Arrangement. 7. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX/Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+. And 8. Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness (I hate the GBA version).

[@CrowT23]

I don't think I've played Pac-Man on an arcade machine, maybe once but I would always see a Ms. Pacman/Galaga machine in bowling alleys, Jillans (now dave & buster), supermarkets, etc. If I ever would buy an arcade machine it's definitely be pac man related

[@JackysArtandGames]

I work at a fast food restaurant and one of my people came in one day and told me they were as hungry as Pacman

[@thayt1m]

they were certainly stoned 😂

[@GigglyIggly]

the first video game i heard of but i played it first when i was 7 and i started playing video games when i was 4

[@Mario-xb5on]

that's my favorite arcade game

[@rugratsthebrothersflubcats5966]

Me too.

[@andrewschannel4259]

You can now get Pac Man on PS4 and Xbox One!

[@LilDwarf]

My dream is to at one point own a Pacman, Ms. Pacman and Donkey Kong arcade machine :')

[@tartgreenapple]

I found a discarded pac-man machine next to a dumpster behind a strip mass earlier this week. Gonna work on restoring it. :)

[@SixtyRGB]

U Have an Obsession with the 1982 Arcade machine built in TV Thing the Vectrex (Pretend I'm speaking in his obnoxious Monologue)

[@SWellusionist]

last time you showed this being cleaned and saying the review is coming soon was in February

[@chrisnacho]

Nice Review! one question: what is the music title called in 3:30-3:40 ? Sounds great!

[@jessmc.7587]

Could you find the name of the song?

[@phiberknight]

PAC-MAN was almost called PUCK-MAN. but the makers of the game were worried that vandals could change the name on the cabinet to something else....

[@115DELDE]

I got to play the original Pac man at a video game convention ITS AWESOME!!!!!

[@wanghotangho5803]

I ate the cereal many times back in the day. It was basically Lucky Charms, but with PacMan characters

[@nintyfan1991]

I wonder how Mark feels about Pac being in Super Smash Bros. 4.

[@mrgutchman]

Pac-Man looks so weird on the cabinet art of this arcade game, why isn't he a ball with arms and legs like in later Pac-Man games?

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Hi. Does it use VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) or an EL (the one used in Speak and Spell toy)? It looks better than LCD (OLED or LED). God bless, Proverbs 31

[@antdude]

Not Pac-Man fever song? :(

[@andrependleton7242]

Such nostalgia.

[@Gxhbro]

When i grow up im gonna have one of these

[@wanghotangho5803]

Didn’t experience PacMan at an arcade, but they did have one at the movie theatre back in the days. I’d have a game of PAC Man and Sinistar then proceeded into the theatre to see the newest Nightmare On Elm Street or Friday 13th

[@Andrew-xl3gr]

If you find one, could you review the Mappy arcade machine? It's one of my favorite arcade games of all time. (It's a little hard to find, though.)

[@chrisnacho]

Nice Review! What's the Song in 3:30 - 3:40 called?

[@sue42880]

I 💜 Pac-Man!

[@toot1231]

my local hot dog stand has a mrs pac man machine that worked from long as i can remember until just a few years ago now it just collects dust and is dormant. i want to offer to buy it but no idea how to fix them up

[@Sylvurdragon7]

Only thing that would have made this even more awesome, was if you had the Pac Man table from Pizza Hut

[@FratFerno]

Is there any reason behind Pac-Man popping up on Nintendo's menagerie (which probably inspired this review to some extent)? All of a sudden a GBA Pac-Man collection (different versions and a falling-blocks puzzle) game shows up while he leaps into the Super Smash Bros. fray, and I'm just wondering if there's some cause for celebration besides Nintendo spending money on yet another awesome and surprising thing because they got the Wii U out of the just-released rut.

[@yamigekusu]

Namco's involved in the development of Super Smash Bros for 3ds/Wii U

[@ingwersengrady]

Eah...I've never understood the appeal of Pac Man. Mark needs to get a Time Pilot or Gyruss machine. Now those games kick ass.

[@Nic_2751]

Yeah it’s overrated, the sequels are better

[@basicforge]

You can go through a ghost if he happens to be looking the other way.

[@FlatScreenNinja]

Pacman vs Godzilla Death match 7 on the vectrex. Sounds like a good idea XD

[@supersmashbro596]

mark should review super smash bros when it comes to the wii u and/or 3ds.. theres pac-man in there :3

[@stokerthompson4510]

Everybody wants some!!

[@WebVManReturns]

You have the coolest job Mark. You get free games from people in the mail, get paid to play those games, and then you get to spend money on arcade cabinets... and then get paid to review those.

[@ciberkid22]

Still searching for Pacman vs Godzilla Deathmatch 1... I'd like to start from the beginning before reaching the 7th

[@MegaManNeo]

Love that game!

[@MilesTails101]

The Intergalactic space arcade needs Sonic championship

[@lakombitv5515]

Do you need to pay to play?

[@johneygd]

The arcade version is just the best,too bad there's only 1 maze level wich keeps repeating itself but only getting harder.

[@spiff2268]

Yeah, Pac-Man is a great game until you play against some little shit at the arcade that knows the damn pattern. Then you gotta wait like 20 fucking minutes between turns. Then your only lasts for a minute, or two, because you totally suck at Pac-Man. You know what? Fuck this game!

[@supersmashbro596]

mame exists so that doesnt happen :3 XD

[@Jesses001]

Bad memories I take it.

[@Broyale26]

LMAO!

[@supersmashbro596]

***** nothing beats the real thing, but there are advantages to using an arcade emulator. 1. FREE. you dont have to throw money at it to play. 2. NO WAITING TURNS or SCREAMING KIDS. just you and the game... and maybe a couple of friends if you have the controllers. XD really im surprised this is looked down upon as much as it is. with arcades a dying art form, its nice to turn your simple laptop into an arcade of its own.

[@finalbossoftheinternet6360]

It's just a fad... it'll never catch on. Save your quarters for Defender... now THAT'S a game!

[@matthewlane518]

I love baby pacman

[@henriquedearruda8902]

Have you heard of Jr Pacman?

[@lokuzzz]

isnt billy mitchell the first who made a perfect game ein pac-man?

[@celinesenden4142]

Amazing

[@iCeMaNtHeBeSt]

Wuaww so many hour i past in my childhood wuaww sometime i save my school money my parent only give me ¢50 diary and in the week i spend it all playing pac-man good times ^_^

[@lukescheponik9285]

He is really good

[@abidinkilic1249]

what is the name of the song in 1:17

[@Broyale26]

I wish Mark would hire me. I'm much better looking than Derek.

[@NukTap]

my fav intro of yours is the one with that beginning speech

[@nigottr2]

What song starts at 3:30?

[@AliceinNirvanagarden]

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys Seriously, came here to ask the same thing

[@craigwillis4582]

pretty sure it's Everybody Wants Some!! but it's been replaced with stock music I can tell because of Mark's air drumming

[@AliceinNirvanagarden]

Jazzadelic song at 3:32...?

[@andreana2112]

im guessing cgr is anti VanHagar.

[@MalfunctionProductions-r8r]

You sound like Will Arnett

[@bmdposse]

Still a classic.

[@grimlockgone8696]

i had the metal pacman lunch box.

[@Nera-Red-93]

Ahh yes!

[@crcoghill]

man~ playing the arcade version of Pac-man. it's been a loooooong time since i played one. it was so much fun just to play like 4 games (a quarter for each) and chomp away. though i wasn't that great when i was like...7 or 9, but i bet now i could kick some ecto ass!

[@thearcadeproductions1140]

FIRST... video game i ever played.

[@andrelavandero3041]

Mine was Pokemon Crystal

[@thearcadeproductions1140]

Andy Lavandero really?

[@andrelavandero3041]

Really.

[@thearcadeproductions1140]

Andy Lavandero interesting.

[@andrelavandero3041]

Are you sure it wasn't in the 80s?

[@tx25moore]

Dam you Vextrex!!!

[@daniellepage4787]

you should make more videos like this

[@KingToll]

Are you excited that Pac-Man is going to be in the next Smash Bros game?

[@GregTheGamer123]

Who wouldn't be?

[@magmavision2000]

I need to know the song @ 3:33

[@craigwillis4582]

Women & Children First is one of the best albums of The Roth era (the other being Diver Down)

[@Lifelessalways8141]

Do pacman jr

[@CucumberFan-ci8zk]

Wacka wacka!

[@lctb51]

Beer, chicken wings, pizza and Pac-Man is an even better combination!

[@ShinyElGhosteo]

We have an asteroids arcade machine but the screen is dead :(

[@jupreindeer]

My local 'arcade' has Asteroids. (It's awesome.) Yet, no Pac's. How odd.

[@NuffMan_]

Have you tried to fix it in any way? I once had crt pc monitor with no picture, the neckboard didin't make good contact.

[@ShinyElGhosteo]

yeah we replaced the fused checked all the connections and everything but it still doesn't work and the price about $300. the reason we dont get it fixed is because we dont have a truck so we cant even take it to the place to fix it

[@ocass66]

I somehow have asteroids on Windows95 of all things.

[@aidonmaatta6198]

Pac man!!!

[@IdealIdeas100]

Looks like he finally caved in and started reviewing video games on youtube again. Good.

[@Mark-Wester]

I the Pac Man arcade machine.

[@BobfishAlmighty]

Dude!

[@daddyjankie]

Went from thousands of views to *eh* , these old videogame videos where the best

[@rogierburlage]

a.k.a. Puckman

[@NuffMan_]

***** Duckman

[@NuffMan_]

(batman theme where bat is replaced with "Toast") ;)