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May 22, 1980: First Pac-Man Video Game Installed

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May 22, 1980: Pac Man was installed in a movie theater in Tokyo.

1980 – The first Pac-Man machine was installed. Namco installed the first Pac-Man machine in a movie theater in Tokyo. Created by Toru Iwatani, the game has been one of the most popular in Arcades around the world.  Of course, Pac-Man was one of the most popular games in history and created many spin-offs including Ms. Pac-Man. Pac-Man was released in North America October of that year.

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March 3, 1982: Pac-Man vs. K.C. Munchkin for Odyssey2

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March 3rd, 1982 K.C. Munchkin was deemed too much like Pac-Man

1982 – a popular game for the Odyssey2 system was called K.C. Munchkin. However, this game looked a little too much like Pac-Man. A Federal court in Chicago, IL. agreed. They ordered Philips Consumer Electronics to take the game off store shelves. A sequal was released called Crazy Chase, which was a game that mocked the legal battle of the Pac-Mac – K.C. Munchkin. Of course that game was very close to Centipede, which could have caused a new legal issue altogether.

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Infographic: 11 Facts of Pac Man

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Back in 1980, Pac Man graced the geek population. I remember spending many a quarter on munching dots, solving mazes and beating ghosts. But did you know the ghosts had their own agenda? Did you know that it was suppose to be Puck Man?

This infographic will show you 11 things you might not know about the iconic game.

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  1. Pac-Man was created by Toru Iwatani to pick up girls
  2. Each Ghost has its own marching orders
  3. The Japanese version translates to Puck-Man (Munch-Man)
  4. Pac-Man Released in Japan on May 22, 1980. It released in the US October 1980
  5. The president of NAMCO wanted all the ghosts to be one color: red. The staff convinced him to change his mind
  6. A marketing exec realized the “P” could get vandalized with Pack-Man. Therefore, he suggested they change to Pac-Man
  7. Pac Man is the most recognized video game character
  8. Pac-Man holds 8 Guinness world records
  9. Pac-Man Fever hit #9 on the Billboard hot 100 charts
  10. The perfect game – clear 255 levels and earn 3,333,360 points
  11. Ms. Pac-Man is considered by some to have de-throned Pac-Man in popularity

 

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