Oct 1, 2007

Editorial: Pac-man & Legend!

Categories: Features

We all know this little yellow circle but did you know that he is almost 28 years old! (Thats not that old is it!)

Pac-man was developed by Namco and relesed in Japan on the 10th of October 1979, This soon became one of the most popular arcade game to date, It was one of the first to appeal to both males and females and is often said to be the landmark in Video Game history!

To this day Pac-man can be found in more than 30 officially licensed games, numerous unauthorized clones and bootlegs, has had his own TV show, a Top 40 pop single and hunderds of Toys, T-Shirts etc…

So today i thought i would show you the sort of things that you can buy that are to do with this legend that is Pac-man!

Pac-man Stuff

Braclet
This comes with Mr. Pac Man & blinky, pinky, inky and clyde, Pac-man and ghosts are printed on white shrink plastic, sealed with a glossy, clear sealer. the chain is silverplated with a lobster claw closure.
Board Game
Released in ’82 for a fad-length run alongside perennials like Monopoly and Battleship, Only thing is that its not as cool as the Origianl game.
LED for your Bicycle
These are Spoke LED lights that have been designed to look like Pac-Man and
Reversible Aluminum Earrings
Pac man and ghost are made from hand sculpted wire and the pac pellets are actually extremely tiny beads! Earrings are sterling silver Shepard’s hooks.

And this is not all! People have even gona as far as doing film trailers of what would be “Pac-Man: The Movie” Which is just classic youtube material!

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Or how about a chimp playing Pac-Man? (I know i didnt belive it until i saw it with my own eyes!)

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Mr. Pac- Man has also appered in an episode of Futurama called: Raiders of the Lost Arcade

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