Pac-Man
Created By: domi
Last Modified: 01/26/06
Summary: 1980. The Cold War was starting to thaw. Long-haired musicians were everywhere. Materialism swept North America. Coke was huge (and I don't mean Pepsi's rival). Arcade games were starting to get off the ground. But small blips of dots and bleeping sounds weren't enough to kick-start what would become a multibillion dollar industry. Mario, Link, Sonic, Cloud, Lara Croft, and Duke Nukem were all years away. Vids needed a mascot, a face - someone who could stand for the entire quarter-sucking industry....
y.Classic Arcade Games - Pacman
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Pac-Facts
Pacaphernalia
1980-1981: The Birth of a Legend
1982: Pac-Man Gnaws at Popular Culture
1982: Pac-Man Eats Into Pinball Profits
1983: Friends of Pac-Man Invade
1984-1989: Pac-Popularity Declines
1990-1995: Pac-Man Reborn
1995 -Present: Pac-Man Goes Hi-Techs
Interview With Billy Mitchell
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History and reactionThe game was developed primarily by Namco employee Toru Iwatani.
The first known "perfect Pac-Man game", in which the player must complete all of the 255 levels, a maximum point score without ever being caught, was played in 1999 by Billy Mitchell. The maximum score is 3,333,360 points.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PacmanThe Pac-Man arcade game begins with the enemies in the middle of the screen and Pac-Man below. Four power pills are among the dots to be eaten.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacman
