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PACAPONG's chaotic arcade game mash-up reflects our remix culture
Part of me wishes that Dick Poelen had gone further. His Mini Ludum Dare #68 game jam entry PACAPONG comprises four classic arcade games: Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Pong, and Donkey Kong. But why stop there? The disruptive child in me begs for more and more to be added. I want this mash-up to be taken to the extreme, until the processor can’t keep up, layer-upon-layer of retro gaming until a gorilla’s knee is no more discernible than a Power Pellet. of the same thinking that fuels the tumultuous side of remixing Perhaps that’s a symptom of my upbringing amid the enthusiastic…