Atari 2600's Pac-Man and the 1983 crash
How an overhyped, underpreforming port of an arcade phenomenon became a cautionary tale in gaming history.
• By Oliver Karlsson
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How an overhyped, underpreforming port of an arcade phenomenon became a cautionary tale in gaming history.
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