So Pac-Man is an obvious success or we wouldn’t be here discussing it nearly 40 years later. You can imagine what kids would have scratched out on the arcade cabinets to change that to… The Success Of Pac-Man Either way, Pac-Man was brought to the world with midway making the smart move of changing the name from Puck-Man. He also made the ghosts look “cute” to further appeal to girls. Not that the guys in the arcades would know what to say to them.Īpparently the iconic image of Pac-Man was designed after the creator, Toru Iwatini saw a pizza with a slice missing. Up to then, video games were primarily for the bros, and it was thought that a game that had universal appeal would bring in more of the ladies. The development of the game started in 1979 with the intent of appealing to both men and women. Pac-Man started out in Japan as Puck Man but was released in North America as Pac-Man by Midway games. Those traits being shadowy, speed, bashfulness, and pokey. ![]() Interesting, however, each of the ghosts not only has a name but a personality trait. He is trying to avoid getting eaten by four ghosts who actually have names: The Pac-Man video game was created by Namco in 1980 and is just a yellow pie with a slice missing eating a bunch of dots in a maze. If you for some reason need an update on what Pac-Man was I would like to welcome you back to civilization and hope your time being raised by wolves was uplifting and joyous. Setting The Stage For The Pac-Man Cartoon The Pac-Man cartoon is an interesting story as it took a different approach compared to most cartoons of the 80s. The simple dot eating Pac-Man took the world by storm and, of course, would lead to a cartoon series. There was no way not to know of the Pac-Man video game as it was -and is- one of the biggest games in history. I just barely remember the Pac-Man cartoon as I was only around 5 years old at the time. It was based on the successful Pac-Man game, came out in 1982 and ran for 44 episodes. The Pac-Man cartoon was put out by Hanna-Barbara and aired on ABC. Survive a few rounds of gameplay, and be treated to humorous intermissions between Pac-Man and the ghosts.When something rises in massive popularity, you need to exploit in in every way possible and that’s what happened when Atari had a huge hit on their hands and released the Pac-Man cartoon. This only lasts for a limited amount of time, as the ghosts' eyes float back to their center box, and regenerate to chase after Pac-Man again. During this time, the ghosts turn blue, and Pac-Man can eat them for bonus points. Pac-Man can turn the tables on his pursuers by eating of the four Energizers located within the maze. One touch from any of these ghosts means a loss of life for Pac-Man. Pac-Man's goal is continually challenged by four ghosts: The shy blue ghost Bashful (Inky), the trailing red ghost Shadow (Blinky), the fast pink ghost Speedy (Pinky), and the forgetful orange ghost Pokey (Clyde). ![]() One of the most popular and influential games of the 1980's, Pac-Man stars a little, yellow dot-muncher who works his way around to clear a maze of the various dots and fruit which inhabit the board. ![]() Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, FM-7, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Intellivision, iPhone, MSX, Neo Geo Pocket Color, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Palm OS, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, PC Booter, PlayStation 4, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum
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