![]() ![]() Iwatani began thinking about ideas based around the word taberu, meaning "to eat." And gradually, the concept of a game called Pakku-Man (derived from paku paku, a Japanese slang word akin to chomp) began to form. I wanted to come up with a 'comical' game women could enjoy." "There were no games that everyone could enjoy, and especially none for women. "All the computer games available at the time were of the violent type-war games and Space Invader types," Iwatani said in 1986. In response, Iwatani began thinking about a concept which ran counter to those games. Japanese arcades of the late 1970s and early 1980s were dark, masculine places full of space shooting games inspired by the success of Space Invaders-including Namco's own enormously successful Galaxian. PAC-MAN WAS DESIGNED AS A RESPONSE TO SHOOTING GAMES LIKE SPACE INVADERS. Two years after Pac-Man's release in 1980, he designed Pole Position. In fact, Iwatani initially expected that he'd work on pinball machines, but instead ended up designing the Breakout-inspired paddle games Gee Bee (1978), Bomb Bee and Cutie Q (1979). When then 22-year-old Toru Iwatani started work at Namco in 1977, he had no particular interest in designing video games. PAC-MAN DESIGNER TORU IWATANI HAD NO TRAINING AS A DESIGNER OR PROGRAMMER. Here's a brief look at some of the fascinating facts behind Pac-Man's making, its impact, and its legacy. But Pac-Man's success was far from certain its designer initially had no interest in games, and the public reaction to it was initially mixed. Whereas most arcade games of the era involved shooting marauding aliens, Pac-Man looked like a miniature, interactive cartoon: a comical tug-of-war between a round, yellow character with an addiction to munching tiny white dots and a quartet of roaming ghosts with big, anxious eyes.Īs we now know, Pac-Man was a massive hit, and its grip on pop culture is still strong today. Requires 1-20 amp dedicated circuits and a level, dry operating surface.When Pac-Man emerged in the early 1980s, nothing else looked or sounded quite like it. Participants must be 8+up Liability Waivers We deliver, setup and return to pick up after the event. If you have questions, please call us at 84 or email Rob Broms at Attendants We deliver and supervise our 350+ attractions and carnival games the lower 48 states of the United States including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. We have many years of experience providing entertainment for colleges, family reunions, park districts, weddings, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, high schools, corporate events, trade shows, festivals, carnivals, picnics, backyard parties, churches, holiday parties, country clubs, middle schools and elementary schools. ![]() We are fully insured and are state inspected. ![]() They ensure that all safety requirements are followed. Record-A-Hit staff is dedicated and friendly. If you can’t find a video arcade game that you would want for your event, please call or email us and we’ll try to locate it. We also have sit-down car driving game available. Here are other video arcade games that are available: Your guests will love the free-standing video arcade. Pacman is a classic video arcade game that is a must have at any party or event arcade. If Pacman eats a power pellet, he can then eat the ghosts and send them back to their home. Your guests will move Pacman around the maze eating pellets while trying to avoid the ghosts. ![]()
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