1980
Video game developer and publisher Namco first released Pac-Man in Japan on May 22, 1980. The game was licensed and released in the United States by Bally/Midway on October 1980.
Ghosts in the machine
Each of the four ghosts in the game has a nickname: Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
Maxed out
The original arcade version of Pac-Man has a highest possible score of 3,333,360.
Eat ‘em up!
Each maze contains 240 small ‘pac-dots’ worth 10 points each that must be eaten.
Most Successful
In 2005 Pac-Man received the Guinness World Records award for being the “Most Successful Coin-Operated Game”.
Chart-topper
The song ‘Pac-Man Fever’ was released in 1982 and went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Family game night
Milton Bradley released a board game based on Pac-Man in 1982.
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