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Super Pac-Man I enjoyed a lot; it is much easier than any other Pac-Man game. That I first saw at either an expensive diner next to a golf course called "Stockpot" in Tigard, OR or any one of the arcades I frequented back in the day. I was able to do quite well at this until I got to the point I couldn't remember which keys opened which doors, and the Super Pac power was too brief. When Namco was working on Super Pac-Man it was supposed to be the first sequel to Pac-Man, but Bally/Midway didn't want to wait for them to finish. So when they caught wind of General Computer Corp.'s "Crazy Otto" they contacted them to make a full-fledged sequel. Namco gave their blessing.

DRAGON'S LAIR MARIO BROS. TRACK & FIELD all arcade

CRYSTAL CASTLES SPY HUNTER CROSSBOW all arcade

The box for the Game Boy, with elements from the horror film Phantasm..

It's made even more interesting with a Turbo controller trick (if you don't know it already): Press both B and A on turbo and fall off a ledge or cliff. You will shudder as Rygar continually tries to flick the weapon and jump, and somehow this makes him float slowly off the ledge/cliff. As long as he isn't hit on the way down he will reappear at the top of the screen. You can save yourself a TON of time in the game this way! Anyway, my last 3 games: CROSSBOW ELEVATOR ACTION GYRUSS all arcade

From the game "Amazing Tater" comes Karl from Sling Blade with his appreciation of the French-fried version. He sure do like them French Fried pertaters mmm hmm...

DISCS OF TRON MR. DO'S CASTLE FOOD FIGHT all arcade

I gotta say, I'm not too crazy about this game. I realize it's a very early entry in the NEO GEO library, and the graphics are quite impressive. But it's slow and maddeningly tough later in the game when every few steps you get accosted by a whole mess of guys, and the action is beyond repetitive. I do own it for my AES, which I picked up together at the PRGE a number of years back. I hope to get a game that I also have for my MVS so I can use a memory card between them!

Major Havoc Arabian Congo Bongo all arcade

Donkey Kong 3 Journey Dig Dug all arcade