{"id":2437,"date":"2025-08-27T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:21:40","slug":"namco-capsule-factory-pac-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/namco-capsule-factory-pac-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Namco Capsule Factory (Pac-Man)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I was at the Tilt game arcade<\/a> in Arizona Mills in Tempe, AZ (formerly Game Works) with friends when I came across this neat Namco gachapon attraction. I didn’t give it a try, but it looked neat. Of course, I’m a sucker for anything Pac-Man. Apparently you have to slide the capsules into the holes to gain the prize inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was at the Tilt game arcade in Arizona Mills in Tempe, AZ (formerly Game Works) with friends when I came across this neat Namco gachapon attraction. I didn’t give it a try, but it looked neat. Of course, I’m a sucker for anything Pac-Man. Apparently you have to slide the capsules into the holes … <\/p>\n

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