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Widget watch: Classic arcade games updated

si_widgetLast week I posted about the ill-fated Pac Man widget, which was only available for a few minutes before Namco hit the developer with a cease and desist order. If you weren't one of the lucky few who got a copy before it disappeared, take a look at Imagery Media. They're producing "reworked" versions of classic arcade games, like Pac Man, Space Invaders, Tetirs and more, all different enough to avoid copyright disputes. In fact, their updated Asteroids game (called "Pathfinder") features some very nice background images. "Alien Hunter" replaces Space Invaders, and has a real Anime feel. Definitely worth your time, so check them out if you like these classic games.
 

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Last week I posted about the ill-fated Pac Man widget, which was only available for a few minutes before Namco hit the developer with a...
 

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Dave Caolo

micah: Thanks so much for commenting. I've been having a good time with your widgets. Keep us informed, we look forward to more.

August 18 2005 at 12:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Micah Acinapura

Hey, this is micah from Imagery Media, I was the developer on these widgets, I'm glad you guys liked them, and keep on the lookout for more because we're always working on new widgets.

August 18 2005 at 11:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LD

I made an offer previously to work on what would essentially be a MAME widget. There are a few games that are playable in Firefox but not Safari (I thought Apple was supposed to have good Java support). Anyway, a widget could be released without any roms and the user would have to "find" the roms for themselves.

July 16 2005 at 3:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bloodthirstyrobot

I was really glad that the Pac Man wasn't still available for download at dashboardwidgets.

July 16 2005 at 2:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
teece

Pathfinder is fun. The physics are much more playable than the usual astroid clone. Also, while it may be different enough to avoid infringing the original, the music played at the intro. is a blatant rip-off of the first few seconds of Tori Amos' "Caught a Light Sneeze." Silly rabbits.

July 16 2005 at 2:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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