I saw this Pacman book on Awful Library Books and thought “ahh, prime blog fodder… a book filled with funny Pacman stuff”… so I did some research. And I was disappointed. These aren’t jokes. They’re Pacman themed cartoons that aren’t at all funny.
Here are some examples that I dug up (here).
For those looking to brighten up a loungeroom or home theatre with some Pacmany goodness I suggest going no further than this set of shelves. For those not looking to do that – I suggest checking out this shelf and reconsidering.
You’re thinking “you’ve posted so many of these games in real life things that they no longer impress me”… and you’d be right. But the team at cracked.com have taken their rendering of five classic game characters to new levels. Justifying the elements of the drawing with well thought out zoological assessments of the lifestyle of the character involved…
Here’s why Pacman should have teeth.
“Though he was a fearsome hunter, Pac-Man was also an omnivore–he fed off live prey as well as vegetation (see cherries). Therefore he probably had a set of teeth quite similar to a human’s: Longer, sharper incisors to the front, with molars to the rear. Because Pac-Man didn’t have the razor-sharp claws or other grabbing capabilities we see in most land-based predators, he probably ate most like a snake. This connection strengthens when you notice his trademark gaping maw, which allowed him to swallow prey more quickly and use his stomach to do most of the digesting. This also accounts for the unusual shape of Pac-Man: We’re only familiar with the fuller, rounder body because his handlers obviously wanted to use a sedated, well-fed creature during gameplay to help limit aggression and the potential for violence.”
Have you ever wondered what would happen if some sort of video game worm hole opened up and Pacman ended up in Super Mario World?
Me neither.
While we’re on the subject of cool Flickr sets… here’s a collection of crocheted characters from classic games…
You can buy these, and others, from etsy.
Video games are so unrealistic it’s hard to imagine why there are people out there dedicated to stamping them out on the basis that they cause crime.
Not only is gravity in Mario’s world in an iterative state of flux – it’s completely implausible that an Italian plumber could run around bashing his head into blocks of bricks. Bricks that are suspended by nothing more than skyhooks…
Cracked set its readers the task of bringing reality back to the gaming world.
And ghosts are totally irrational…
No Duck Hunt is complete without a PETA protest…
How’s this for an in store display – Pacman and ghosts made entirely out of tinned fish.
From a bunch of “Canstruction” art on Flickr.
Pacman cars are great for running over blue ghosts. Just make sure you’ve used the right fuel.
From Flickr.
And another one.
This is a terrific Flickr set of eight bit cushions, quilt covers and miscellaneous manchester.
Here are some favourites.
This lot flips over and becomes this lot…
This paper Pac Man artwork will set you back a cool $300. Or you can just appreciate it online.
Did you know: the ghosts in Pacman were officially named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde
Unless you’re a little yellow almost-circle you can probably sleep soundly knowing that these ghosts won’t eat you. They don’t eat any of the fruit or the little golden orbs now do they?
This one is $26.50USD.
I really want a Roomba. I suspect it would scare our free range turtles. So I won’t get one. But I’d actually really like five. Because then I could re-enact this re-enactment of Pacman. Using Roombas.
Australian Roombas are marketed as iRobots. Which is a bit Will Smith if you ask me… only I can’t imagine a Roomba ever turning on humans and killing them. How would it? What’s it going to do? Suck my face off?
If you’ve got yourself a bunch of really awesome business cards (like these, these, or something this guy would be happy with) then you’ll need a business card holder that does them justice.
Try this on for size…
