Remember the ambient noise emanating from an arcade when you first walked through the door? With the Portland Retro Gaming Expo coming up this weekend, Fangwheel decided to stop in and have a chat with Art Santana of Ground Kontrol. For those of you who may not be familiar with Ground Kontrol, it is the only video arcade in Portland, Oregon that operates over 60 classic video games and 27 pinball machines, that is also a bar after 5pm. Founded in 1999 and purchased by its current owners in 2003, Ground Kontrol has gone on to become one of the premium establishments in the Portland, Oregon area. They also sell refurbished Atari 2600 consoles, Nintendo Entertainments Systems and Super Nintendo consoles to boot.
The Ms. Pac-Man arcade game celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. It was released in 1982 by the now-defunct Chicago-based Midway Games. Ms. Pac-Man is one of the most recognized arcade games in video game history. It’s not only because it was one of the first games to have a female character as the main protagonist, but also because Ms. Pac-Man is a sequel to Pac-Man‘s popular arcade game.
The Ms. Pac-Man arcade game celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. It was released in 1982 by the now-defunct Chicago-based Midway Games. Ms. Pac-Man remains one of the most recognized arcade games in video game history.
This seemed long overdue.
One of the most beloved and influential video game icons of all time set to become major live-action motion picture Wayfarer Studios and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. announce plans to jointly develop and produce a live-action movie.
