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Remember these guys? Well, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde are all celebrating their 25th birthday this year. And, of course, so is their loveable nemesis, Pac-Man. That's right, Pac-Man has been with us for a quarter of a century. That means that there is an entire grown-up generation of Americans who have never known a world without video games. The Banshee is one of those Americans.
Pac-Man was one of the first mainstream video games. The NAMCO product was, and still is, available both in the video arcade and on home gaming systems. This was in an era before Halo, Madden or Goldeneye. Pac-Man's rivals were games like Centipede, Asteroid, Q-Bert and Frogger. It was an era where video games were far simpler but no less addicting. Even in our current, dazzling video game era, Pac-Man remains an enjoyable experience. Next time you see an old Pac-Man machine in a laundromat or a dive bar, go ahead and drop in a few quarters to celebrate Pac-Man's 25th.
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