Pac-Man

:For other uses of the term see Pacman (disambiguation).

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Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution by Midway Games in 1980. Immensely popular from its first release through today, Pac-Man is universally considered one of the classics of the medium and an icon of 1980s popular culture.

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The game was a stark contrast from many arcade games produced in its day, abandoning "shoot-em-up action" in favor of a unique, humorous, largely non-violent format that appealed to girls as well as boys — a contributing factor to its eventual critical and commercial success.

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Arcade game: An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, pubs, and video arcades. Most arcade games are video games or pinball machines....

Namco: Namco is a company based in Japan, best known for developing video games. Some of the company's most famous games include Pac-Man, Pole Position, Xevious, the Tekken series, the Soul Calibur series, the Tales RPG series, the Time Crisis series, the Ace Combat series, the Ridge Racer series, Wangan M...

Midway Games: Midway Games is a video game publisher known for such game series as Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Spy Hunter....

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