The Pac-Man arcade game was released in 1980 by Namco and it’s probably the most famous arcade game ever. 1up.com has published a few concept drawings made by Toru Iwatani, the creator of Pac-Man, from 1979. Pretty cool stuff.
Original Pac-Man Design Sketches, Circa 1979, Surface Online [1up.com]
The Pac-Man arcade game was released in 1980 by Namco and it’s probably the most famous arcade game ever. Good.
At the recent Festival of Games in Utrecht, Netherlands, Pac-Man series creator Toru Iwatani had a little secret to share! No, not that kind.
A speaker at the event, Iwatani decided to surprise the attendees by whipping out the original Pac-Man concept drawings from 1979.
What coincidental timing! Pac-Man just celebrated his 30th birthday, an event celebrated at E3 2010.
At the recent Festival of Games in Utrecht, Netherlands, Pac-Man series creator Toru Iwatani had a little secret to share! No, not that kind. A speaker at the event, Iwatani decided to surprise the attendees by whipping out the original Pac-Man concept drawings from 1979.
Pac-Man (パックマン Pakkuman?) is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980.[1][2] Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture.
Upon its release, the game—and, subsequently, Pac-Man derivatives—became a social phenomenon that sold a bevy of merchandise and also inspired, among other things, an animated television series and a top-ten hit single.
“Ghost” (Pac-Man) is a computer game in the history of the arcade game by Namco classic, the company YanGuChe design and the Midway Games, released in 1980. A corner of wafers YanGuChe creation is the game source of inspiration [1].
Pac-Man in the 80 s became popular in the world, is considered the most classic game arcade game, one of the leading role of the big mouth image even as a kind of public cultural symbols, or the industry representatives of the image. Its developer Namco the image as the mascots and a company logo, have been used for many years.