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Pac-Man , stylized as PAC-MAN, is an  arcade game  developed by  Namco  and first released in  Japan  in May 1980. It was created by Japanese video game designer  Toru Iwatani . It was licensed for distribution in the United States by  Midway  and released in October 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, and an icon of 1980s  popular culture . Upon its release, the game—and, subsequently,  Pac-Man derivatives —became a social phenomenon that yielded high sales of merchandise and inspired a legacy in other media, such as the  Pac-Man animated television series  and the top-ten hit single  "Pac-Man Fever" . Pac-Man was popular in the 1980s and 1990s and is still played in the 2010s. When Pac-Man was released, the most popular arcade video games were  space shooters , in particular,  Space Invaders ...

BB-8  (or Beebee-Ate) is a  droid  character in the  Star Wars franchise , first appearing in the 2015 film  Star Wars: The Force Awakens . Spherical with a free-moving domed head, BB-8 is portrayed by both a  rod puppet  and a remote-controlled robotic unit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8 ------------------------------- Star Wars  is an American  epic   space opera  franchise, centered on a  film series  created by  George Lucas . It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars ------------------------------ An  alarm clock  (or sometimes just an alarm) is a  clock  that is designed to alert an individual or group of individuals at specified time. The primary function of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or short naps; they are sometimes used for other reminders a...

Marvel Comics is the common name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc., formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, an American publisher of  comic books  and related media. In 2009,  The Walt Disney Company  acquired  Marvel Entertainment , Marvel Worldwide's parent company. Marvel started in 1939 as  Timely Publications , and by the early 1950s had generally become known as  Atlas Comics . Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, the year that the company launched  The Fantastic Four  and other superhero titles created by  Stan Lee ,  Jack Kirby ,  Steve Ditko  and many others. Marvel counts among  its characters  such well-known superheroes as  Iron Man ,  Captain America ,  Hulk ,  Thor ,  Doctor Strange ,  Spider-Man ,  Deadpool ,  Wolverine ,  Ms. Marvel  and  Ant-Man , such teams as the  Avengers , the  Guar...

The Tasmanian Devil, commonly referred to as  Taz , is an  animated cartoon   character  featured in the  Warner Bros.  " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " series of cartoons. Though the character appeared in only five  shorts before  Warner Bros. Cartoons  closed down in 1964, marketing and television appearances later propelled the character to new popularity in the 1990s. His first name is revealed in the 1957 short Bedeviled Rabbit, when his wife addresses him as "Claude." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devil_(Looney_Tunes) ------------------------------ A clock is an instrument to measure, keep, and indicate time . The word clock is derived (via Dutch , Northern French, and Medieval Latin ) from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning " bell ". A silent instrument missing such a striking mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece. In general usage today, a "clock" refers to any device for me...

Batman  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  DC Comics . The character was created by artist  Bob Kane  and writer  Bill Finger , and first appeared in  Detective Comics  #27 (1939). Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the  Dark Knight , and the World's Greatest Detective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman ------------------------------ Batman: The Animated Series  is an American  animated   television series  based on the  DC Comics  superhero  Batman . It was developed by  Bruce Timm  and  Eric Radomski . Produced by  Warner Bros. Animation , it originally aired on  Fox Kids  from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. During its second season, the series was given the on-screen title The Adventures of Batm...