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Ms. Pac-man

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Ms. Pac-man important facts (a nerdy public service message):

• It’s very important that you understand that Pac-man and Ms. Pac-man are COMPLETELY different games. It is not simply that she has a bow in her hair. Pac-man actually gets boring very quickly because it is the same level repeated over and over. Ms. Pac-man is a much more fun game whererin the levels change and you have to chase down all the fruit.

• The game is at a level of greatness that each ghost has a distinct personality, a stupid name and is programmed to react differently.* You should be most careful around Pinky (the pink ghost) and Inky (blue ghosts). You can be less careful around the Sue (orange) which is the stupidest which will probably run away from you.
  

• There are loads of places have a real Ms. Pac-man machine for you to play. An incredibly incomplete list includes: some Urban Outfitters stores, JFK airport** and of course Barcade in Williamsburg. But the reality is there is only one Ms. Pac-man machine you need to know about in all of New York City. There is an amazing Pac-man machine at the Golden Dove Diner on Staten Island.** The machine has 5 different kinds of Pac-man and the option of playing each version in fast and regular modes. Also: the Golden Dove has excellent challah french toast.

• If you can’t get out to Staten Island***you can of course play a semi-decent version here:



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*Stupid but true.

***Don’t bother playing at JFK as it costs $1 per game. Never play Ms. Pac-man for more than 25 cents unless you are really, really bored.

** Take the X1 bus from Manhattan or the S79 from Bayridge.