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Sunday, May 22, 2016

May 22nd

On this day - May 22 1980 - The first version of the arcade game "Pac-Man" was released

Pac-Man is a Japanese invented arcade game which was popular in the 80s. I was developed by Namco and created by Toru Iwatani. The game was first released in Japan on May 22nd, and in the US in October the same year. The games reception was just lukewarm in Japan, but it became an instant hit to everyones surprise in the US. The game is still being played today. Several other merchandise such as films have also been created about the yellow figure hunted by ghosts. Pac-man is considered as a land mark in the video game history and it is one of the most successful games of all time. Over 30 official spinn of games with bases in Pac-Mah has been released since 1980. The maximum score possible to achieve in Pac-Man is 3,333,360, and the current world record holder managed this in under 3 and a half hour.


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