Pacman

Why They Made Pac-Man

The point of the game was to attract girls. Today's player is slightly more likely to be male, gaming in the late 1970s was pretty much exclusively a men's club. Iwatani wanted to change this, creating something that could appeal to both woman and families.

How To Play PAC-MAN

When all the pac-dots are eaten, Pac-Man is taken to the next stage. Between some stages one of three intermission animations plays. four enemies (Inky, Blinky,Pinky and Clyde) roam the maze trying to catch Pac-Man. If an enemy touches Pac-Man, a life is lost and the Pac-Man itself withers and dies. When all lives have been lost, the game ends. Pac-Man is awarded a single bonus life at 10,000 points by default.

Pac-Man

Pac-Man Maze

Pac-Man was released in Japan on May 22 1980. Pac-Man is an arcade game first released in Japan on May 22,1980.

Pac-Man is considered one of the classic video games,and an icon of 1980s popular culture.

GHOSTS

INKY

BLINKY

Unpredictable. his movements can make him dangerous.

Blinky will usually take the shortest route to you and tends to follow.

Toru Iwatani

Designer and creator of the arcade game Pac-Man

PINKY

CLYDE

Pinky will take a roundabout path to surprise you. Watch out!

Clyde likes to wander off, which makes him less of a threat.

Maze