When the discussion of archaic, iconic games hits any group of young geeks or old nerds, the topic often turns towards PAC-MAN, Space Invaders, Pong, or Frogger. Invariably, depending on how long the conversation lasts, someone brings up one of the other classics that many often forget because it is one of the only ones with a popular series of continuations in modern gaming: Donkey Kong. Artist Baznet created an amazing series of 8-bit images that put characters like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones into the game. Check it out: [caption id="attachment_36307" align="aligncenter" width="600"]…

There’s so many fantastic games out there, and so many of these are custom-designed for you to touch and interact with as the action takes place all across the iPad’s lickable 10-inch screen. We’ve taken a little time gaming in our den, and here’s our pick of five great games for iPad. 1. Battle for Wesnoth HD $4.99 This huge strategy/turn-based role-playing game should appeal to Civilization players and has recently been updated for the fifth time. It is a huge sprawling adventure, featuring numerous creatures, monsters and players. The game’s extremely addictive, not least because…

Or: The Pac-Man Call. I… I can’t even really explain this video (well, it’s just audio, really). Poor Lorainne just can’t seem to figure out how to make Google Pac-Man disappear. Over a brutally hilarious five minutes, the ever-helpful Brian holds Lorianne’s hand through a tour of her screen real estate and the secret to making ‘The Pac-Man Game’ leave her in peace. The finale is frustratingly cute: ‘how many calls have you gotten about this?’ Lorianne asks with a laugh, surely expecting a triple-digit number. I’ve said to much already, just listen. This is exactly why I don’t discuss computers…

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man today, Google has converted its company logo over the search bar into a fully playable version of the game allowing players to weave around the corridors made by the company name. Google’s logo changes have been nothing new over the past 10 years, with the company changing it’s doodles for holidays and special occasions regularly. Up until now the only interactive logo was posted last Halloween allowing users to click to see more candy, but with this new Pac-Man doodle they have taken their interactivity to a new level. When the team found out that…