Pac-Man

Save your game going to move PAC-MAN around the outside of the stage and always one step ahead of those pesky ghosts!

Creator Toru Iwatani, who designed Pac-Man after a pizza with one piece missing, says he had women on his mind when thinking of the game.

When PAC-MAN consumes all the Pac-Dots across one half of a maze, an item appears on the opposite side of the maze.

And here's the whole code of Pac-Man visualized with all the go-to, go-back-to, also made into a beautiful choreography.

By changing their abstraction to the background, the Pac-Man designers achieved their goal in a highly constrained environment.

Everyone was watching Manny "the Pac-Man" Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer and politician, in his latest televised fight.

But where you find space invaders, surely David we're going to find Pac Man as well.

Surinam horned frogs are also known as Pac-Man frogs due to their wide mouths.

The designers invented the concept of Pac-Man smell.

Later on that day, Google released a permanent Google Pac-Man site, due to the popular user demand for the playable logo.

Note: Joystiq assumes no responsibility for any repercussions that result from playing Google's Pac-Man doodle at work.

For more details about Pac-Man's special day, head over to the Museum of Computing's events page.

Perhaps more intriguing is a 'Human Pac-Man event' planned for Swindon town centre's Wharf Green.

That's exactly what web giant Google has today, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man's Japanese release.

Their ravenous appetite and huge mouths have earned them and other horned frogs the pet-trade nickname "Pac Man frogs. "

The guitarist on stage at Beijing's Mao Lifehouse club wears an enormous furry Pac-Man mask.

Creative series of four rings inspired by the popular Pac-Man game.

Join the fun as PAC-MAN, which celebrates its 30th anniversary with an exciting new match 3 game, PAC-MAN Party!

"From Jules Verne to Pac-Man, you have the reins to our brand and iconic logo and can run free with your innovative ideas. "

If PAC-MAN loses a life the number of points per Pac-Dot is reset.

How could anybody classify the likes of SPACE INVADERS and PAC MAN as art?

Many people believe that the Pac-Man symbol is hidden within the LG logo.

It was then removed on Sunday, May 23, 2010, initially replacing Pac-Man with the normal logo.

Oh, and if you're wondering what to get Pac-Man for his birthday?

Iconic video arcade game Pac-Man is celebrating 30 years today.

Pressing this once enabled you to play the Pac-Man logo.

Pac-Man really is a gaming icon though.

Loaded with 60 classic titles, from Pac-Man to 1942, this rig also sports a 1080p screen.

Add some randomness to the ghosts movements, and you have Pac-Man.

You stayed home and played Ms. Pac-Man while I went to work like a chump?

Remember the interactive Pac-Man doodle from last year?

MS Pac Man Quest For The Golden Maze

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