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Did you ever have that dream where you're racing down the street madly trying to eat up everything in your path, while being chased by monsters who are trying to eat you, but then you deek down fourth street and then back up 6th ave to escape them?

Apparently they're now running a live-action version of Pacman in the streets of Manhattan, with one player dressed up as Pacman and four others dressed up as the ghosts; Washington Square Park is the ghost house. All of the players can use cell phones with GPS capability, and communicate with a "general" who can relate information regarding the state of the board to the players/runners.

www.pacmanhattan.com

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 2 May 2004 00:20 (twenty years ago) link

i don't remember the general in pacman!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 2 May 2004 00:37 (twenty years ago) link

sean, why are you on email notification for this thread?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 2 May 2004 00:37 (twenty years ago) link

Because if I collect enough replies I get to go to the next level, and that level has the strawberry.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 2 May 2004 01:35 (twenty years ago) link

http://tfp.killbots.com/scans/141_general-pacman.gif

Wakka wakka.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 2 May 2004 01:59 (twenty years ago) link

My b/f just asked "so, the basic idea is to run around Manhattan eating pills and popping cherries? Can do!"

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 2 May 2004 02:01 (twenty years ago) link

Your boyfriend is a young rapscallion.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 02:01 (twenty years ago) link

Why yes, yes he is.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 2 May 2004 02:08 (twenty years ago) link

Oh good, that's all cleared up.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 02:08 (twenty years ago) link

how long til Pacmanchester?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:48 (twenty years ago) link

Pacmanchester would be great.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 01:50 (twenty years ago) link

or just a deleted scene from 24HPP (munching pills, being chased by ghosts i.e. Curtis, Hannett, Gretton, E Smith...the latter being of the living dead kind)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:11 (twenty years ago) link

Galagaustin!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:15 (twenty years ago) link

DefendeReno!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:15 (twenty years ago) link

Centipedenver!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:15 (twenty years ago) link

Phoenix!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago) link

(sorry, that was too easy)

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago) link

Fargorf!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:17 (twenty years ago) link

AsterDetroids

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:20 (twenty years ago) link

Minneapole Position!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:21 (twenty years ago) link

Providencfall

― GET TO THA' (PRICE) CHOPPA!!!!!!!! ROFFLE!!!!!!!! (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:36 (twenty years ago) link

Gauntletchworth (actually happens, maybe)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 02:58 (twenty years ago) link

Pongkor Wat

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 11:55 (twenty years ago) link

Space Invadevizes

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 11:59 (twenty years ago) link

Manic Minehead

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:03 (twenty years ago) link

Jet Set Willesden

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:03 (twenty years ago) link

Track & Sheffield

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:09 (twenty years ago) link

Donkey Hong Kong. Duh!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:27 (twenty years ago) link

Galagalapagos

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:30 (twenty years ago) link

3D Monster Mayfair

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:32 (twenty years ago) link

Trongate

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link

Marble Arch Madness

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link

I could stop, you know.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link

Kew-Bert

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

Pheenix, Arizona (cheating i guess)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

BattleZone 2 heheh

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:36 (twenty years ago) link

Scrambleside

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:36 (twenty years ago) link

This is starting to get (Tet)risible.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:42 (twenty years ago) link

Tron-to

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:45 (twenty years ago) link

shit, tracer did tron already...

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:46 (twenty years ago) link

anyone remember the tetris project?

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:46 (twenty years ago) link

Donkey Hong Kong

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:47 (twenty years ago) link

Tracer did that one, too!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:47 (twenty years ago) link

i am pretarded

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link

no more trying to be clever without reading the thread

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link

I hear down in Arizona they like to play Tempest.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago) link

Wall Street Fighter

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:54 (twenty years ago) link

Mortal KomBath

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:54 (twenty years ago) link

Bristol PolyTekken.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:56 (twenty years ago) link

Mr. DoRset.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago) link

Soul Cali-Birmingham

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:00 (twenty years ago) link

Missile Commandover

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:02 (twenty years ago) link

I think I'd just let the missiles come down, on that one.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:14 (twenty years ago) link

Missile Commander 2: Return to Slough.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:26 (twenty years ago) link

ah i can post this again yay

http://base58.com/pics/b3ta/corrie_sf.jpg

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:30 (twenty years ago) link

Shadow of the Beastenders

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:32 (twenty years ago) link

(Why oh why does Journey have a videogame but Boston doesn't?)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:34 (twenty years ago) link

BosTron?

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:36 (twenty years ago) link

Tron's been done twice, though!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:38 (twenty years ago) link

too bad!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago) link

I was going to say something really dumb like BostZaxxon but couldn't bring myself to type it.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago) link

WAIT WAIT WAIT

RoBoston 2084!!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago) link

lucky old Tron...

Morton Kombat

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago) link

how about the big Dig Dug?

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:40 (twenty years ago) link

Teeny, U R genius

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:40 (twenty years ago) link

yay!

also, Robostron?

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:41 (twenty years ago) link

RoBoston 2084!!

Dan walking around firing off lasers in all directions = another typical day.

how about the big Dig Dug?

:-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:41 (twenty years ago) link

Arkansasnoid

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:43 (twenty years ago) link

Super Barrio Mothers

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:44 (twenty years ago) link

Wisconsinistar

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:45 (twenty years ago) link

Dan, you make the baby Geekus cry.

http://ox.eicat.ca/~scarruthers/ilx/bosconian.jpg

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:46 (twenty years ago) link

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT (that's a good thing)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:49 (twenty years ago) link

I'd pay money for a game called MatosMania where you are Matos, wandering around Boston's North End, looking desparately for a bar that's open past midnight. Your weapons are contempt for the archaic rules governing the city and righteous anger regarding the unavailability of drink.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:51 (twenty years ago) link

Skate or Diapur

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:51 (twenty years ago) link

excitepike, mn

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:00 (twenty years ago) link

Donkey Hongro.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:04 (twenty years ago) link

La Brea Gravitar Pits

xpost Matt fucking WINS.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:05 (twenty years ago) link

Gareth The Hedgehog

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:12 (twenty years ago) link

I was going to say ZaxxOntario but I decided instead on Galagabama.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago) link

it's supposed to be places not ILXors tho, but there may be a great thread in that also

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago) link

Please steve, you're going to make me feel compelled to photoshop up Space Nedvaders or something.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:14 (twenty years ago) link

make it so

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago) link

I fear them Photoshops.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:16 (twenty years ago) link

*cue Nedboobie pic*

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:16 (twenty years ago) link

Helicopter Flight Simulator - Brooklyn

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:17 (twenty years ago) link

Weston Supermario Party?

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:25 (twenty years ago) link

I don't see any links to the actual site, so... http://www.pacmanhattan.com/about.php

it's all about this image:
http://www.pacmanhattan.com/images/map_print_small.gif

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:53 (twenty years ago) link

I put the url at the top but I guess it didn't linkify. And while that picture is pretty key, I think this is the one that says it all:
http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~mmp4088/photos/6.jpg

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:12 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, I was about to ask, if Pac man eats an energizer, how does he or she get in touch with the other ghosts letting them know they are now blue and can be "eaten". Does he call all the ghosts really quickly on his cell phone.. is there an umpire that calls each ghosts warning them they are PacBait for the next 5 minutes or so?

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:14 (twenty years ago) link

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