Eight tracks of early-80s pop written entirely about arcade games, and it hit number nine on the Billboard 200. Buckner & Garcia committed fully to the bit. "Pac-Man Fever" weaves actual cabinet sounds into a synth-rock groove that's absurdly catchy.
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"Froggy's Lament" tells the story from Frogger's perspective over a funky bassline. "Ode to a Centipede" goes surprisingly dark. "Hyperspace" channels Asteroids into spacey new wave, and "Do the Donkey Kong" is exactly the dance track you'd expect from 1982.
Just pure novelty pop done with genuine musical chops and real affection for the arcades. If you've never actually listened to the full album beyond the title track, the rest of it holds up way better than you'd think.