During the Press Briefing Namco and Microsoft went on stage to show the Xbox Live Arcade versions of Pacman and Galaga, especially the leaderboards and the achievements.
Update : All videos have been removed at Microsoft's request.
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They're trying really hard to impress, some aspects could/should be changed but that's another story.
I remember playing packman on my phone. (microsoft SPV)
I'm pretty sure the only reason for the limit is so that Core users can get in on the fun, with their silver accounts and 64mb memory cards. They are the target audiences for XLA, after all.
Edit: That said, I really hope that turdburglar with the perfect Pac-man game gets on Live to try to reclaim some fame on the leaderboard, he cracks me up whenever they feature him on tv with a videogame documentary. With any luck, they'll interview him for an XBL video. He talks about his accomplishment like he singlehandedly discovered plastic; I dont think I've ever heard anyone so full of themselves in my entire life.
Come to think of it, it probably wouldnt be impossible to squeeze Daytona and Sega Rally into under 60MB either with todays audio compression etc greatness.
Would prefer Ms Pacman or Pacman Jr but whatever..will buy any classic Namco puts on the arcade.
And uhh, Galaga and Pacman are freaking classic games..if their not your cup of tea that's fine but there are still plenty of people that love old arcade games..Namco's classics are perfect fits for the arcade. Galaga is an awsome precursor to the schmup genre--and for a shooter from 1981 (especially if they include the upgraded versions like Galaga '88) it still holds up very well..it's one of the best games from that generation of gaming..maybe you just don't appreciate older games?
Joergen: You could probably port those games--but if MS goes easy on the file size limits, it might be possible for people to start using emulation instead..this would make it a lot easier for devs. to port over content to the arcade..if for example, Capcom could just make their own CPS2 emulator..they could easily release 100's of arcade games in a relatively short time span.
Personally, I can't wait to play Galaga...even though I have it on my PSP...Galaga with global leader boards makes me very happy :)
They should include Ms. Pacman and Pacman Jr. as part of some sort of bundle.
Joergen: You could probably port those games--but if MS goes easy on the file size limits, it might be possible for people to start using emulation instead..this would make it a lot easier for devs. to port over content to the arcade..if for example, Capcom could just make their own CPS2 emulator..they could easily release 100's of arcade games in a relatively short time span.
And indeed I meant true emulation. PC based genesis and snes emus even allow for online co-op through a networking layer that translates the commands as a virtual second player. Its all possible when done right.