Pac-Man (1980)

Namco

Arcade

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Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called … Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control 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 temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points. Read more

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Developers
Namco
Publishers
Midway Manufacturing, Namco
Genres
Arcade
Themes
Action, Survival
Franchises
Pac-Man
Series
Pac-Man
Also known as
Puck Man (Japanese title, romanization)

Release dates

  • May 22, 1980 (Japan) Arcade
  • Oct 1980 (North America) Arcade

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