Pac-Man holds a fascinating spot in the hierarchy of video game characters. He no longer sits at the top like Mario and Sonic and he doesn’t have the clout of recent heroes such as Master Chief and ...

Reportedly inspired by a pizza with one slice removed, Pac-Man was developed by Toru Iwatani, a programmer for the Japanese company Namco. His primary motivation was to develop a nonviolent game that ...

In a faraway time known as the 1980s, cartoons like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ruled Saturday mornings. Some cartoons were glorified commercials for a line of action figures or plush dolls ...

Released in 1982 during the franchise’s Hanna-Barbera cartoon era, Pac-Man’s foray into holiday music is almost certainly not what you’re expecting. It isn’t an album filled with traditional carols ...

Impress your friends, pick up girls and meet guys with a little “Pac-Man” trivia in honor of the game’s 30th anniversary. The game "Puck Man" was unleashed by the Namco company in Japan on May 22, ...

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Port of Pac-Man for MZ-700/1200 computers. If you're wondering why this taste of the planned Pac-Man television show looks a little blurry, it's because… There was a Pac-Man cartoon series in the ...