Pac-Man is a maze game in which the player controls a yellow character named Pac-Man who must eat all of the pellets in a maze while avoiding ghosts. The ghosts are blue, red, orange, and pink. When Pac-Man eats a power pellet, he can eat the ghosts for a short period of time. Pac-Man was first released in Japan on May 22, 1980, and in the United States on October 19, 1980.
Console Availability:
This game has been released on a variety of consoles, including:
- Atari 2600
- ColecoVision
- Intellivision
- Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
- Sega Master System
- Sega Genesis
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Nintendo DS
- PlayStation Portable (PSP)
- Wii
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation Vita
- Nintendo Switch
Developer: Toru Iwatani and his team at Namco.
Milestones:Â It was a huge success, becoming one of the most popular video games of all time. It sold over 40 million copies worldwide and was one of the first video games to achieve mainstream success. Pac-Man is also credited with popularizing the maze game genre.
Here are some of the milestones that Pac-Man has achieved:
- In 1980, named the “Game of the Year” by Electronic Games magazine.
- In 1981, inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
- In 2005, ranked number one on IGN’s list of the “Top 100 Video Games of All Time.”
- In 2010, ranked number one on Time magazine’s list of the “All-Time 100 Greatest Video Games.”
Pac-Man is still popular today and is considered to be one of the most iconic video games of all time. It has spawned a variety of sequels, spin-offs, and merchandise. Pac-Man is also a popular character in popular culture, and he has appeared in movies, television shows, and comic books.
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