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Pac-Man Fever (other)
Pac-Man Fever may refer to: * ''Pac-Man Fever'' (album), a 1981 album by Buckner & Garcia ** "Pac-Man Fever" (song), the 1981 title song from the album * ''Pac-Man Fever'' (video game), a 2002 video game released for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2 * "Pac-Man Fever", an episode of the US TV show ''Supernatural'' (season 8) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-Man Fever (album)
''Pac-Man Fever'' is a 1982 album recorded by Buckner & Garcia. It is also the name of the first song on that album. Each song on the album is about a different classic arcade game, and uses sound effects from that game. The album was originally released in LP, cassette, and 8-track tape formats, and was later completely re-recorded for re-release on CD in 1999 and 2002. The title song, " Pac-Man Fever", was released as a single in December 1981 and became a top 10 hit, peaking at #9 in March 1982 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and earning gold certification by the RIAA for selling over 1 million copies; the single sold 2.5 million copies in total as of 2008. It had been released independently earlier in the year on the BGO Records label, before being picked up by CBS. The album's second single, "Do the Donkey Kong", peaked at #103 on ''Billboards Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Like the title song, the album itself went on to receive a gold certification from the RIAA, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-Man Fever (song)
"Pac-Man Fever" is a hit single by Buckner & Garcia. Capitalizing on the video game craze of the early 1980s, the song, about the classic video game ''Pac-Man'', peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States in March 1982. That same month, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for over one million units shipped to retailers; the single sold 1.2 million copies by the end of 1982, and 2.5 million copies in total as of 2008. VH1 ranked it at number 98 on their list of ''100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s''. A follow-up release in May 1982, "Do the Donkey Kong", just missed the ''Billboard'' chart, ranking number 103. This song was featured in the ''South Park'' episode "Splatty Tomato" as well as the ''Family Guy'' episode " The D in Apartment 23", both aired in 2017. Background Buckner and Garcia were in the Atlanta area in 1981, recording TV jingles and other low-profile studio work. They were eating at a restaurant down the road in Marietta, and they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-Man Fever (video Game)
''Pac-Man Fever'' is a party game developed by Mass Media and published by Namco, released for GameCube and PlayStation 2 on September 3, 2002, exclusively released in North America. Players move about on a virtual game board, with the object of the game being to reach the end first. It allows for up to four players, featuring six characters from other Namco games to choose from: Pac-Man (''Pac-Man''), Astaroth (''Soulcalibur''), Heihachi Mishima (''Tekken''), Ms. Pac-Man (''Pac-Man''), Tiger Jackson (''Tekken''), and Reiko Nagase (''Ridge Racer''). Gameplay There are three different types of game boards to play—Tropical, Space, and Medieval—each with its own set of minigames. After selecting a board, players can also choose to play a short, medium, or long game, each having a different number of tiles that corresponded to the length's name. The object of the game is to get to the finish first. The game is played in rounds; each round begins with a four-player minigame, the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |