Last I checked Pac-Man was cool when I was a kid. This multi-channeled resurgence of Pac-Man as an ironic pop-culture icon is disturbing.


First up, limited edition Pac-Man shot glasses, $29.95 for a set of 6 from Namco.





Second, a crafty-licious buttoneered Inky tote from Etsy, as ferreted out by the exceedingly clever Technabob.





Third, Pac-Man and friends plushie pillows. More like Pac-Man and Frenemies. I mean, last I checked Inky, Blinky, Clyde, et. al. were not FRIENDS with Pac-Man. And randomly you get the guy from Dig-Dug too. The whole set is $100.






The Pac-Man belt, via GearLive, it just SCREAMS "first date" to me.



And finally, the Pac-Man grenade. As someone throws it at you, you're thinking, "Hey cool I love Pac-Man OH MY GOD YOU JUST BLEW OFF MY HAND OWWWWWWWWW!!!!" OK, it's just an art project.





And let's not forget my earlier post about the Pac-Man engagement rings and the Pac-Man rug. Sheesh! All of this is totally grody to the max, as we used to say back when Pac-Man was cool the first time around. Oh golly, when things from my childhood become retro it makes me feel about a zillion years old. I've got to go renew my AARP membership right now, but maybe I will post about the new ThunderCats movie when I'm done so I can feel ancient all over again.