Pac Man Fever

Remember that song Pac Man Fever??

I don’t know what it is but I have been in a Pac Man/Donkey Kong vibe/obsession for the last couple of weeks.  One day @ work I was in the midst of working on a testing assignment and I started thinking about those arcade video game toys they had designed to give an arcade feel.  They made those items back in the 80’s, I particularly remembered the Pac Man/Ms. Pac Man/Donkey Kong ones.  I wanted one back during that time and even put in on my Christmas list (when that item was VERY POPULAR) but alas just like with all of my other “dream toys” Christmas List  items I didn’t get it!!

Originally I was interested (and still am) getting that Namco Museum for Nintendo DS on EBay (that has Pac Man on there) and my mini Pac Man obsession grew from there.  Little did I know when I started looking @ EBay for those Pac Man & Donkey Kong arcade games did I realize they wanted a some serious dough for those things.  I have seen as low as starting out as $5 to going as high as $300+, particularly if the item is in mint condition with the instruction book & other paperwork, AC Adapter and in some cases still maintained in the ORIGINAL 1980’s BOX.  Reading up on various websites lead me to the insight into these are actually now considered collector’s items.  I remember my fondness and loving memories of being an 80’s child playing Pac man on the Commodore 64.

I did my lil occasional watching a few of the PM and DK auctions and dipping my hand back into the EBay game (after not doing it for a few years) to place bids.  I wanted to get it yet I was not desiring to pay crazy sums of money over $30 at least.  Well I guess persistence, patiently watching an auction, and a snow day with few people @ work    PAID OFF!!  I finally ended up purchasing a Pac Man mini arcade game with the price of $18.01 plus the shipping/handling of $10.58 and the entire total being $28.59 (under $30).  I still have my eye on possibly (?) getting Donkey Kong but I am not sweating that too much. 

Now to make the set complete I saw a cute lil stuffed Pac Man also on EBay that would look just “totally cute” (LOL) next to my arcade game.  I decided against getting that stuffed Pac Man.

It’s a shame though that I had to fulfill that “dream toy” Christmas Wish List item as an adult.  If I had that joker as a kid I could have gotten top money for it if I opted to sell it!!