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Phil Hayton

This tiny Atari console is naturally great for Pac-Man, but I use it to play one of the most cursed retro games from the '80s

Atari 400 Mini on woodgrain desk connected to Dough Spectrum Black OLED monitor and Pac-Man on screen.

Chances are that if I ask you to think of a classic retro console game, you'll instantly blurt out Pac-Man.

I mean, it's probably the most iconic arcade action romp of the 1980s, and likely the reason you'd consider buying a plug-and-play system like the Atari 400 Mini. However, I happen to use the tiny machine to play obscure releases that even players who grew up with the original won't remember, there's a specific caper that stands out as especially cursed.

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