Pacman has not won a Best of Denver since. Pacman "Best Bizarro Fashion/Rock Act" in 2002 as part of its "Best of Denver" awards Mr. Since 2001, the band has expanded to 4 members, adding first the Silver Ghost, then White Tiger, and finally Cockroach 3030 (now known as Anarchy Dragon).ĭenver alternative newspaper Westword named Mr. A running gag based on this is the intentional use of Engrish in the band's e-mail newsletters. Pacman now says he's from "Denver, Japan". After one such performance, some Japanese exchange students remarked, "Mr. Pacman started out as a project by film school student Avery Rains in 2001 who rapped over Commodore 64 video game music. Pacman songs are based on songs from classic video games, such as the Mega Man series. (Daniel Eriksson, who helped design the SidStation, was the first to use a Sidstation live on stage, at mekke 2000 Goto80 was the first to use a SID chip live onstage at the ECC in 1993.) Many Mr. Pacman uses a SidStation, controlled by his keytar, live on stage, and the Silver Ghost uses a Commodore SX-64 as a bass synthesizer. Although most musicians who use the MOS Technology SID chip do so only in the studio, Mr. Pacman's live shows include martial arts fighting with monsters, outrageous 1980s-style retro-futuristic outfits, and their signature Commodore 64-inspired electronic music with a rock attitude. Described as a performance art project as well as a band, Mr. Pacman is a bitpop/gamewave (or as the band calls themselves, "8-bit hero gangsta rock") band from Denver, Colorado. Silver Ghost, White Tiger, Anarchy Dragon,Ĭockroach 3030 (former name of Anarchy Dragon)
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