The sweet spot for home turntable enthusiasts on a budget seems to be the $200 mark. This might be the best of the bunch.
One can only imagine the sake-fueled club hopping that led to the development of the Seiko Frequency drum machine watch.
Namco's New Arcade Collection
By James Grahame
The Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection was release several months ago for the PC, Xbox, PS2, Gameboy Advance and Gamecube. And somehow I didn't notice.
It offers up 14 classics from the 1980s: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rolling Thunder, Rally X, Bosconian, Dragon Spirit, Sky Kid, Xevious and Mappy.
The word on the street is that these appear to be based on the original arcade code and that any embedded easter eggs (such as Galaga's 'hold enemy fire') work as you'd expect. Perfect for those who still have all of the old Pac-Man game patterns buried in their subconscious. Street price is around $20.
