I wish I had this ad when I original posted about Pac-man Fever. Oh well better late then never. Check out this sweet ad for what was the hottest video game novelty song of the 1980s, Pac-Man Fever.
Next week I will have to post “Do the Donkey Kong”. Stay tuned…
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I guess I was oblivious to this album at the time of it’s release. I sure could have used that inner sleave with the 5 winning Pac-Man patterns. Left with no such guidance, my games were sadly abbreviated.
I bought the 45rpm single as the album was out of my budget. VERY catchy tunes on this album. A nice example of sampling in music from 1981.
I remember wondering how in the world they got those electronic video game sounds into the organic beat of the music. It was still mysterious then!