Comments on: Doktor A’s Art Show, Featuring Pac-Gentleman

By: Kimberley Taylor

Kimberley Taylor — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:54:42 +0000

That is utterly charming. KHT

By: Doktor A.

Doktor A. — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:20:50 +0000

Look for an article on Pac Gentleman in the next issue of FHM magazine in the UK..

By: Pacgentleman « The Grumpy Owl

Pacgentleman « The Grumpy Owl — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:16:01 +0000

[...] But I do recognize Pacman as a classic. It’s amazing how well it holds up. There is great beauty in simplicity and its gameplay is excellent, even if its graphics are not. So while I lack any nostalgia for Pacman, I still like the steampunk sculpture, “Pacgentleman” by Doktor A. According to Brass Goggles he has an art show at Cardboard Spaceship that will be going until Nov. 31. [...]

By: sven

sven — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:23:50 +0000

Yes, I do. I’ve bought 2 of them on eBay a year ago. One’s a helicopter game and one’s a car racing game. They have two strips of film next to each other with images on it running at different speeds. You’ll have to navigate the running film strips with a vehical that is mechanically connected to a steering control wheel. Even the score counter is mechanical. They are also kind of crap really, having plastic gears and making a lot of noice. Also the design was cheap toy design, definitely not art.

By: Arkonbey

Arkonbey — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:57:14 +0000

Is anybody here old enough to remember when there were actually games that looked like this? I had a ‘Space Race’ game in the late 70′s that was a scroll of paper (with stars, planets, asteroids and other astronomical objects) and a little plastic spaceship that moved back and forth with a steering wheel.

By: Jenbug

Jenbug — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:37:11 +0000

I’m just thrilled that the ghosts have handlebars. Charming!

By: sven

sven — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:24:50 +0000

It does not work. You may find Doktor A’s remarks in the comments on the page below. I think he’s right in his comment, but making a working device would also take a lot of time, I’m sure. Mechanisms are always a pain in the ass.

http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/

By: Tinkergirl

Tinkergirl — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:20:58 +0000

Alas, Professor, it doesn’t work, but recently someone has cobbled together a ROM that would suit it very well, if it did work.

http://jerronimo.livejournal.com/1345860.html

I believe MAKE:Blog has unofficially thrown down the gauntlet to mame cabinet makers.

By: Prof. Zervo

Prof. Zervo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:06:17 +0000

I might be missing a finer point, or I’m just too lazy to find out – but does this magnificent contraption actually work, as the crank turning suggests? And would there be a lanterna magica rendition of this action somewhere on the aethernets…?

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:40:37 +0000

Games are frivolous waste of time. It will never catch on.

Sir Nigel Thuckrouts.

(LUV it)