PAC-MAN FEVER.(growing market for old, out-of-print video games)(Brief Article) From: Entrepreneur | Date: November 1, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Old-school video games come out of retirement.

Gone is the hype of owning the latest Sega Dreamcast or Sony Playstation. Back are the beelines to the track-balls of antiques like Asteroids and Centipede. The search for video arcade classics, as well as obscure home-system cartridges, is the latest fad for collectors, and such items are soaring in value these days.

Generating an ever-increasing demand, the simplistic yet skill-sharpening games of yesteryear are outdoing their high-tech, vividly gory contemporaries, with numerous arcade owners and former aficionados buying ...