{"id":1861,"date":"2024-11-28T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2024-11-28T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:05:31","slug":"pac-man-pocket-game-by-tomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/pac-man-pocket-game-by-tomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pac-Man pocket game by Tomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I’ve had this since I was a child in the early ’80s. The steel balls inside once shown with luster, but have dulled over 40 years. The plastic has gotten scratched up considerably. This is a pocket pachinko-type game. Roll the dial and it drops the balls onto the pegs. Move Pac-Man across the bottom to catch them as they fall and bring them to the center hole for points. My daughter Ulan used to play with this in the car when she was a tiny girl. Now she’s grown up and has a smartphone. She’s growing so quickly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve had this since I was a child in the early ’80s. The steel balls inside once shown with luster, but have dulled over 40 years. The plastic has gotten scratched up considerably. This is a pocket pachinko-type game. Roll the dial and it drops the balls onto the pegs. Move Pac-Man across the bottom … <\/p>\n

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