WTOP’s Matt Kaufax gets a sneak preview of Continues Arcade and experiences some intense nostalgia with favorite video games ...

In the original Pac-Man (released in October 1980 as an arcade game in Japan), the ghosts, also known as the "Ghost Gang," each had unique AI traits that contributed to the game's enduring appeal.

A downward trajectory was unmistakable by the 1960s, although the Arcade remained at least somewhat active in the 1980s. Its doors closed — permanently, it was feared — on Jan. 31, 1991.