Worst Game Ports Ever!

Street Fighter II port on the C-64. What were they thinking?!?!
We all have played them, great games that originally came out on a competing system which were ported to your system in a way that left you wishing for death to the programmers or project managers who botched the hell out of the game you waited to play for so long.
In the old days the Atari 2600 had a port of Pac-Man. To this day, if I met who was responsible for that abomination I'd (to this day) give them the finger. Especially since Ms. Pac-Man was much more faithful to it's arcade counterpart.
Recent times saw the first version of Madden for the PS3 running around 25 frames per second. No, it's not always the fault of the system you're playing on; it's the crap job the company of the game title did that left you saying, "I paid $50 plus dollars for this?!?!?"
This site has a list of ports that truly sucked. It's a trip down memory lane of rushed titles and programming incompetence.
I want to see your most hated ports here on Cowbell Tech. Let the venom flow free!!!

Pac is Back!!

Yes, our favorite 80’s gaming icon is back, and instead of gobbling up ghosts and power pellets, he’ll be saving your grubby paws from being burnt in the kitchen.  Urban Outfitters is now selling a silicon Pac Man Potholder.  A perfect gift for all those video game geeks out there that actually cook.

iBoo Dock Retros Your iPod

Are you an old school dork who reminisce about the 80's arcade era, wishing you could return to the golden age of video games? Well you're not going to get that chance, but you can relive some of your old Pac-Man love.

Check out the iBoo dock for your iPod.

It's nothing remarkable about these little docks other than that they.... well look like Inky, Binky, Winky, and Clyde. The eyes are speakers and the subwoofer is in the back, and for $90, it can be yours to take home. And with that, you get the reminder of how many quarters that rat bastard game ate of yours.

[Speakal via Gizmodo]

Pac-Man Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas geeks!!!

Take a look at this giant Pac-Man Christmas tree in downtown Madrid. Why they did it, we don't know, but it's cool.

[G4TV]

Pacman rocks!!

Check this awesome custom made guitar by Ian Schneller over at Specimen Products. This sweet 25 1/2″ scale instrument is made of ebony, basswood, and maple with mother of pearl accents, and is finished in the happy familiar yellow lacquer of our beloved arcade character.

Bonus: twelve blinking lights in the headstock controlled by a variable switch in the eyeball!
Now I want to see someone strap this thing on and crush a cover of Shadows of the Night.
Be sure to check Specimen’s website to see their other cool custom guitar, amp and audio horn designs.

All set to rock out with Pac Man Fever!!!

[Reuters via Make]

Pac-Man Debuts on Xbox Live Arcade: In HD

Pac-Man makes his Xbox Live Arcade debut today, reborn as Pac-Man Championship Edition. The game follows the same premise that everyone on planet Earth is familiar with, but adds a bunch of new mazes and several 21st century improvements like high def graphics and widescreen support.

Microsoft teamed up with the game’s creator and had a blowout launch in New York yesterday where they crowned the first Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Champion, some guy from Mexico.

The game costs 800 Microsoft Points, or $10 American.

Check it out after the jump. [Microsoft]