Pac-Man Then and Now
Pac-Man is 40 years old
Launched in: June 1, 1980
Developer(s): Namco
Current Version: Pac-Man's Pixel Bash (2018)
Video GamesArcadeWindows How Pac-Man looked like and how it is now:
Then
Now
Description
Pac-Man is a maze arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1980. The original Japanese title of Puck Man was changed to Pac-Man for international releases as a preventative measure against defacement of the arcade machines by changing the P to an F. Outside Japan, the game was published by Midway Games as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. The player controls Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four coloured ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called “energizers” causes the ghosts to turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.
