This game took me to the edge of my seat. I was kicking, shouting, and maneuvering the joystick as hard as I can just to eat the "dots" and avoid those jelly-fish looking monsters called Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. And I did it all not in my house, but in a neighbors. A childhood friend was gracious enough to share some playtime with me and other neighborhood kids. We always had a swell time. :)
This game was born the same year as I was, through the genius of a Japanese Tōru Iwatani. In Japanese, it was called Pakkuman - inspired by the phrase paku-paku which is the sound of the movement of the mouth when opened and closed in succession. Thus, Pac-Man!
Pac Man web states "Pac Man was first released in Japan in 1979. After it's release in the US it became very popular. Pac Man is considered as one of the classics, a peaceful game, a game people love to play. When Pac Man came out, most arcade games in the US were primarily shooters such as Space Invaders and Asteroids. Pac Man succeeded by creating a new genre and is often credited with making a mark in video game history.
How to Play the Game? A perfect Pac-Man game is when the player completes all 256 levels with maximum points without losing a life. To get the maximum score of 3,333,360 points it is necessary for to eat every fruit, pellet, a blue monsters and dot for 256 boards.
To preserve the legacy of the game, a free Pac Man game is available at http://www.pacmangame.net/ so families and children can play the game.
In honor of this arcade games' 30th anniversary today, May 21, 2010, Google changed their logo to feature the Pac-Man and the characters are moving!
I will sure play this with my daughter soon! :)
This game was born the same year as I was, through the genius of a Japanese Tōru Iwatani. In Japanese, it was called Pakkuman - inspired by the phrase paku-paku which is the sound of the movement of the mouth when opened and closed in succession. Thus, Pac-Man!
Pac Man web states "Pac Man was first released in Japan in 1979. After it's release in the US it became very popular. Pac Man is considered as one of the classics, a peaceful game, a game people love to play. When Pac Man came out, most arcade games in the US were primarily shooters such as Space Invaders and Asteroids. Pac Man succeeded by creating a new genre and is often credited with making a mark in video game history.
How to Play the Game? A perfect Pac-Man game is when the player completes all 256 levels with maximum points without losing a life. To get the maximum score of 3,333,360 points it is necessary for to eat every fruit, pellet, a blue monsters and dot for 256 boards.
To preserve the legacy of the game, a free Pac Man game is available at http://www.pacmangame.net/ so families and children can play the game.
In honor of this arcade games' 30th anniversary today, May 21, 2010, Google changed their logo to feature the Pac-Man and the characters are moving!
I will sure play this with my daughter soon! :)
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