New Record In Pac-Man

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Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 18, 2009 @07:41PM from the dot-dot-dot dept.

inKubus writes "40-year-old David Race of Beaver Creek, OH has become the 6th gamer in history to gain a perfect score on the original Pac-Man video arcade game. Even more noteworthy is the fact that he's done it in faster time than any gamer in history, putting him at the top of a short list of gamers who have achieved perfection on the original arcade machine."

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What rom was used? by Darbacour · 2009-09-18 23:48 · Score: 2, Insightful

Did he play the original rom? or the "randomizer" version of Pac-Man? Or does anyone care anymore at this point?

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1. Re:What rom was used? by Raptor851 · 2009-09-22 08:49 · Score: 1
  
  "on the original arcade machine." AFAIK (can't get to the article from work) the arcade records are always on original hardware.
what music? by Canazza · 2009-09-19 01:36 · Score: 1

Was he listening to Rush?

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1. Re:what music? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-09-21 04:23 · Score: 0
  
  I LOVE THAT SHOW!!!
Re:Jesus by Thundarr+Trollgrim · 2009-09-19 04:15 · Score: 3, Funny

You know it's Slashdot when a "grammar nazi" has a spelling mistake in their criticism of a sentence.
Re:Jesus by Anonymous Coward · 2009-09-19 15:13 · Score: 0

It was there for ironing.
It all makes sense! by Antarctic+Pirates · 2009-09-19 16:00 · Score: 1

I can see why he got a perfect score so fast. He's from Beaver Creek, OH.
Beavercreek, not Beaver Creek by Anonymous Coward · 2009-09-19 16:24 · Score: 0

See subject...
For his next accomplishment... by popo · 2009-09-20 19:14 · Score: 1

...Mr. Race will attempt to lose his virginity...

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