Buckner & Garcia's 1982 novelty album about arcade games got a 30th anniversary reissue, and honestly it still goes harder than it has any right to. "Pac-Man Fever" is the obvious headliner, a synth-pop earworm built on actual game sounds that charted top ten back in the day.
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But "Froggy's Lament" has this goofy funk groove, and "Do the Donkey Kong" leans into new wave territory that feels surprisingly legit. Every track gets a commentary version where the guys explain the recording process, plus an interview with Gary Garcia.
Pure early-80s cheese, proudly. If you ever wanted proof that the arcade golden age had its own pop music movement, this anniversary edition lays it all out.