Pac-Man_Atari_2600_footage.ogv (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 6.1 s, 400 × 300 pixels, 411 kbps overall, file size: 308 KB)
Summary edit
- This media file has an associated English-language subtitle file TimedText:Pac-Man Atari 2600 footage.ogv.en.srt
| Description |
This video shows a game of the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man in progress. The Atari 2600 console could not display the four ghosts on the screen at the same time. The four different ghosts take turns displaying on the screen and only one ghost is present at any given time, which creates a flickering effect. |
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| Source |
How To Beat Home Video Games - Vol. 1 The Best Games (1982) |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
7 seconds of full video. Portion only shows gameplay related to the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man |
| Low resolution? |
yes |
| Purpose of use |
The video is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The video provides a visual display of the game's method of play and features an aspect which critics have discussed. It shows the "flickering" ghosts to help readers better understand the described translucent effect and why it was criticised. |
| Replaceable? |
Atari, its current parent company, and Namco have not released any such images to the public domain. |
| Other information |
Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the creator providing graphic design services to relevant concerns and video game marketing to the public. The game and its graphics is copyrighted to Atari. The video this clip is extracted from is copyrighted to Vestron. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Pac-Man (Atari 2600)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pac-Man_Atari_2600_footage.ogvtrue | |
Licensing edit
 | This is a sample from a copyrighted video recording. The person who uploaded this work and first used it in an article, and subsequent people who use it in articles, assert that this qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:
Any other uses of this recording, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this recording and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use" please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed. |
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| current | 17:59, 6 November 2009 | 6.1 s, 400 × 300 (308 KB) | Guyinblack25 (talk | contribs) | == Summary == {{Non-free fair use rationale |Description=This video is displays screenshots of the Atari 2600 version of ''Pac-Man''. The Atari 2600 console could not display the four ghosts on the screen at the same time. The |
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