Pac-Man

Pac-Man is a 1980 arcade maze action video game created and marketed by Namco. Puck Man's original Japanese title was altered to Pac-Man for worldwide sales as a precautionary step against arcade machine defacement by altering the P to an F. Midway Manufacturing distributed the game in North America as part of their license deal with Namco America. The player takes control of Pac-Man, who must consume all of the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four different colored ghosts. Eating giant flashing dots known as "Power Pellets" momentarily turns the ghosts blue, allowing Pac-Man to devour them for additional points.

The game's development began in early 1979, with a nine-man team led by Toru Iwatani. Iwatani intended to make a game that would appeal to both men and women because most video games at the time focused on war or sports. Although the picture of a pizza with a piece missing inspired the Pac-Man design, Iwatani has stated that he also completed the Japanese character for the mouth, kuchi. To appeal to younger players, the in-game characters were designed to be charming and bright. Puckman's original Japanese moniker was inspired by the main character's hockey-puck form, and he is now Bandai Namco Entertainment's mascot and flagship emblem.

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