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supernova1965
23-05-2011, 06:31 AM
Pac-Man Arcade Game Released (1980)

First released in Japan in 1980, Pac-Man went on to become one of the most famous arcade games of all time. Developed by Namco video game designer Toru Iwatani, the game became an icon of 80s pop culture and is often credited with being a landmark in video game history. For the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man in 2010, Google turned its homepage logo into a fully playable version of the game. How much productivity did businesses reportedly lose from employees playing the game? More... (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/partner.aspx?pid=fw&set=encyclopedia&word=Pac-Man)

TrevorW
23-05-2011, 02:32 PM
Thanks Warren

and for those history buffs

check out

http://www.historyorb.com/today/

Suzy
23-05-2011, 04:05 PM
Did PacMan come out the same time as Space Invaders?

I didn't like PacMan :shrug:
There was no shooting :question:
No rockets :question:
No adrenalin :question:
They were just silly round balls with a pie shape for a mouth :screwy: and gobbling things up. :rolleyes:

I was waaay too busy loving space invaders.:D

mozzie
23-05-2011, 05:04 PM
suzy
space invaders was either in 1977 or 1979 the later i think!!!!!!

supernova1965
24-05-2011, 07:57 AM
I am Pacman champion and I have the shirt to prove it:thumbsup: