Pac-Man Celebrates 30 Years!
Click Here To Play Pac-Man on Google.com
By Loc Da’Borg
May 22, 1980 was the day that started it all. Today marks the beginning of the 30th Anniversary of the classic game Pac-Man™. 30 years since this quarter-muncher was in arcades providing countless hours (yes hours) of enjoyment and frustration to many who have since grown up into middle age and had little ones of their own. What was once just a phenomenon of an interactive arcade game has since spawned a multi-billion dollar industry. Truly, if Computer Space was the grandfather of the modern videogame industry, then surely Pac-Man™ must be its father.
The game has spawned sequels, cartoons and a movie-in-production and is still played to this day on computers around the world, on modern game systems and is even to be found on iPhone and iPad with “Championship” editions released especially for this historic anniversary.
To help celebrate, Google has crafted into it’s homepage a playable doodle of the original Pac-Man™ with all 256 original levels and bugs. Just wait 10 seconds for it to load, or click on the “Insert Coin” button to start. This is Google’s first interactive doodle. The doodle will remain up on Google’s homepage until midnight May 22, 2010.
Pac-Man™ is a registered trademark of NAMCO-BANDAI Games, Inc. Click the image above to go to Google’s homepage and play Pac-Man™ while it’s still up!
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