SpendTooMuchOnAtari Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250634581519 I have never seen this Pac-Man before, anyone know who made it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Pretty sure it's a Hozer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Pretty sure it's a Hozer. Yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 What an ugly label, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 What an ugly label, too... Yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpendTooMuchOnAtari Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 Pretty sure it's a Hozer. Yup! OK, thanks for the info. And, I agree, that is one ugly looking label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 It looks a little like Homer Simpson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowdoggie Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I think it's a mislabeled Tooth Protectors error cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Wow. I never thought anyone could make an uglier Pac-Man than this one, but I guess Hozer found a way. What a guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Wow. I never thought anyone could make an uglier Pac-Man than this one, but I guess Hozer found a way. What a guy! I actually like that one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Wow. I never thought anyone could make an uglier Pac-Man than this one, but I guess Hozer found a way. What a guy! I actually like that one. +1! I love that box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 The game in that box must be easy to beat because the ghosts have only got one leg each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpendTooMuchOnAtari Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 The game in that box must be easy to beat because the ghosts have only got one leg each. LOL, now that's funny stuff! Good eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Ok I'll bite: This has been bugging me for a while now, what or who is a Hozer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Ok I'll bite: This has been bugging me for a while now, what or who is a Hozer? Hozer is a person who mades reproductions of various Atari 2600 games. You can reconize them cause he has a stange looking head on the corner of the label. Not that you can see it clearly in this case -- I can't. I'm just taking their word for it. What's curious to me is that I thought he just made copies of rare or uncommon games....why repro Pac-Man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Try using the "Search" function for anyone who wants to know something about any topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Ok I'll bite: This has been bugging me for a while now, what or who is a Hozer? Hozer is a person who mades reproductions of various Atari 2600 games. You can reconize them cause he has a stange looking head on the corner of the label. Not that you can see it clearly in this case -- I can't. I'm just taking their word for it. What's curious to me is that I thought he just made copies of rare or uncommon games....why repro Pac-Man? Thanks for the info. You also make a great point. Why the repro Pac-Mans? Try using the "Search" function for anyone who wants to know something about any topic. I know all about searching, I have my own board. For some reason I was gonna but didn't. Sorry, I got distracted big-time when the Yankees came back tonight in the 9th. Dunno what I was thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Whenever I see Hozer I think "Hoser". I don't know if people outside of Canada every made use of this word, but we sure did back in the 80's (thanks to Bob and Doug Mckenzie!). A quick look on Wiki made me laugh. Hoser is both a slang term and a stereotype, originating from and used primarily in Canada. It is not often used by Canadians, but it is sometimes used as "typical" Canadian slang by those imitating Canadians, similar to the word Eh. Origins: Like the very similar term hosehead, the term may have referred to farmers of the Canadian prairies, who would siphon gas from farming vehicles with a hose during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The expression has since been converted to the verb 'to hose' as in to trick, deceive, or steal - for example: "That card-shark sure hosed me." Hosed has an additional meaning of becoming drunk - for example: "Let's go out and get hosed." Connotations: Today, the word hoser evokes a stereotypical Canadian male, typically lower to middle class, white and English Canadian. He is especially concerned with drinking beer and watching hockey or curling. The hoser is understood as a product of a poor and white upbringing, but never from a more cosmopolitan lifestyle—he is more likely to come from a small town or a rural farm community than a big city, although hosers may also exist in the suburbs of major cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 It's a word I rarely hear used anymore; it went out of style in the big hair 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the info. You also make a great point. Why the repro Pac-Mans? Hozer (Randy Crutchfield) is known for making repros of virtually anything a binary exists of. I'd gather that it is not 7800's Pac-Man, but 7800's Pac-Man Collection. IBTL Edited May 18, 2010 by Nukey Shay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Ok I'll bite: This has been bugging me for a while now, what or who is a Hozer? Hozer is a person who mades reproductions of various Atari 2600 games. You can reconize them cause he has a stange looking head on the corner of the label. Not that you can see it clearly in this case -- I can't. I'm just taking their word for it. What's curious to me is that I thought he just made copies of rare or uncommon games....why repro Pac-Man? Thanks for the info. You also make a great point. Why the repro Pac-Mans? Try using the "Search" function for anyone who wants to know something about any topic. I know all about searching, I have my own board. For some reason I was gonna but didn't. Sorry, I got distracted big-time when the Yankees came back tonight in the 9th. Dunno what I was thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Wow. I never thought anyone could make an uglier Pac-Man than this one, but I guess Hozer found a way. What a guy! I opened that package when my uncle bought his 400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) Ok I'll bite: This has been bugging me for a while now, what or who is a Hozer? Hozer is a person who mades reproductions of various Atari 2600 games. You can reconize them cause he has a stange looking head on the corner of the label. Not that you can see it clearly in this case -- I can't. I'm just taking their word for it. What's curious to me is that I thought he just made copies of rare or uncommon games....why repro Pac-Man? Thanks for the info. You also make a great point. Why the repro Pac-Mans? Try using the "Search" function for anyone who wants to know something about any topic. I know all about searching, I have my own board. For some reason I was gonna but didn't. Sorry, I got distracted big-time when the Yankees came back tonight in the 9th. Dunno what I was thinking! I used two smiley faces and even said "sorry" and "dunno what I was thinking", indicating I made a mistake. I don't think an eye roll was necessary jeez... Edited May 19, 2010 by White Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) What I want to know is -- how did the seller get this? He has all original 7800 games and then suddenly this strange Hozer repro? Huh? Edited May 19, 2010 by SoulBlazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 He contacted Hozer to make it for him? As you could probably guess already, Randy doesn't have very good relations with modern homebrew authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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