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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 ...

Pac-Man is a maze action game developed and released by Namco for arcades in 1980. The original Japanese title of Puck Man was changed to Pac-Man for international releases as a preventative measure against defacement of the arcade machines by changing the P to an F . In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. The player controls Pac-Man , who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts . Eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the ghosts to turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points. Game development began in early 1979, directed by Toru Iwatani with a nine-man team. Iwatani wanted to create a game that could appeal to women as well as men, because most video games of the time had themes of war or sports.[ citation needed ] Although the inspiration for the Pac-Man character was the image of a pizza with a slice removed, Iwatan...

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 ...

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 ...

Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, are the primary group of fictional   ghosts   who serve as the main antagonists in the   Pac-Man   franchise.   Several different ghosts   have appeared throughout the franchise, aside from the ones in the main aforementioned group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_(Pac-Man) ------------------------------- 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 m...

Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, are the primary group of fictional  ghosts  who serve as the main antagonists in the  Pac-Man  franchise.  Several different ghosts  have appeared throughout the franchise, aside from the ones in the main aforementioned group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_(Pac-Man) ------------------------------- 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 sal...