The year was 1982.

Sylvester Sloan had two hit movies at the box office, Rocky III and Rambo First Blood,

Hot Games and RK's included Nintendo's Popeye and Donkey Kong Jr. as well as Curet's

pervertime and kangaroo.

And reaching her noise.

And reaching number nine on the Billboard Music Chart was a song about Pac-Man.

What a world.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Back in the Day, IGN's Retro Podcast brought to

you by Gabe Scoop.

I am your host, Damon Hatfield with me this week because a few of the more retro-minded

the old folks.

Yes, some of the old folks here at IGN, the folkies, including Sam Claiborne.

What's up everybody, what's up everybody, what's up everybody.

Brian Altano is here and Scott Brahmin.

What's going on internet?

This show, we're focusing, with the Pac-Man fever because the whole Pac-Man fever album,

which we'll get to in a second, is coming to Rock Man Network soon, I think I'm going

to be able to play Rock Man, all these great video game songs.

I know the kids have been asking.

That was months ago, that was announced, it was the biggest news of my life at that time.

Sam and I were very, very excited, but that news came.

I don't know how that's, so that's not out yet, I didn't know that.

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