Pac-Man on NES is basically the arcade classic crammed into your living room—and yeah, it’s still as simple and weirdly hypnotic as ever. You’ve got your yellow circle chomping dots, four ghosts doing their best to ruin your day, and that iconic wakka-wakka sound burned into your brain. The controls are stupidly simple (just move), but good luck clearing the whole maze without getting cornered by Blinky or Pinky.

Funny thing—when this first hit arcades, it was a total curveball. No spaceships, no sports, just a hungry little guy and some very persistent ghosts. The NES version isn’t perfect (the colors are a bit off, and the music’s tinny), but it’s still the same frantic scramble for power pellets and high scores. Also, if you’ve never seen the weird fruit bonuses float by like some kind of edible UFOs, you’re missing out.

It’s one of those games where you swear you’ll stop after one round, and suddenly it’s 2 AM and you’re muttering about Inky’s cheap tricks. The ghosts have patterns, sure, but good luck remembering them when they’re ganging up on you.