Item 011 - Namco Game System
- Fonds
- JR Butler's Internet of Things - a collection of objects amassed over a lifetime whether bought, found or given and which no longer serve any purpose other than as a mnemonic.
- Reference Code
- JRB/OE 011
- Title
- Namco Game System
- Creator
- Jakks Pacific Inc., Made in China
- Date
- Circa 2003
- Unit of Description
- TV games system
- Level of Description
- Namco retro game system, consisting of five retro games - Pacman, Galaxian, Dig-Dug, Rally-X and Bosconian. Battery powered and in full working order.
- Provenance
- Received as a present from my friend, Dan Joyce in 2006.
- Associations
- Firstly this reminds me of Dan - who I have known for about fifteen years and during that time he has followed his destined path of a life less ordinary. Although I have played with this sporadically since I received it from Dan, The most distinct memory is when I took it into the office of TwoFour Digital during my placement, for an xmas games challenge and we played during lunch on a huge flatscreen plasma TV. The fascination with old arcade games springs from playing the first Space Invaders at the Woodlands Park British Legion when I was about 8, feeling amazed at the graphics, sounds and playability in comparison to the Binatone games system we had at home. It feels odd being able to remember the precursor to the global games industry that now inhabits our technological society.
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