![]() His child hood passion for manga and animation made him realize that he could create a simple, cute icon that could munch on food.įact 11: Who created Pac Man? His idea was to have the bright yellow icon, which he called 'Paku' from the Japanese word meaning "chomp", making its way through a maze eating power cookies or biscuits along the way enabling 'Paku' or 'Puckman' to defeat his enemies. His inspiration came when it was most unexpected - at a pizza parlor of all places.įact 10: Who created Pac Man? Having been served with a pizza pie he cut himself a slice and noticed that when he removed one piece, it looked like a mouth. Toru Iwatani began to look for inspiration for the format of the game. Galaxian was a fixed shooter game involving spaceships and shooting enemies, once again targetting the market of boys and male teenagers.įact 8: Who created Pac Man? Toru Iwatani realized that there was a gap in the market for an arcade game that had a wider appeal and would be enjoyed by gamers of all ages and both sexes.įact 9: Who created Pac Man? The idea seemed highly logical and could be made into a great money spinner. The new arcade games revolutionized the gaming industry.įact 7: Who created Pac Man? Namco developed the arcade game Galaxian in 1979 which was designed to compete with the success of Space Invaders. In 1978 Space Invaders was released and Atari's Asteroids was released in 1979, both games were massive hits at arcades, especially with the young boys and teenagers. Video arcades, or amusement arcades were extremely popular venues. Manga is characterized by a highly stylized art and this would later influence Toru Iwatani in the style, colors and design of the Pac Man game and would become an icon of 1980s popular culture.įact 6: Who created Pac Man? Following his education Toru Iwatani gained a position with the computer software company Namco and became involved with the design of video arcade games. Toru Iwatani was educated at college in Tokyo but taught himself subjects relating to computer technology.įact 5: Who created Pac Man? As a child Toru Iwatani, like most Japanese youngsters loved reading 'manga', a style of Japanese comic books and cartoon strips that were enjoyed by both adults and children. It gained a much wider audience because it appealed to all ages and both sexes.įact 3: Who created Pac Man? The inventor of Pac Man, Toru Iwatani, was born on Januin Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.įact 4: Who created Pac Man? The early years of Toru Iwatani were spent in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan where he was raised by his family. ![]() ![]() Fact 1: Who created Pac Man? Pac Man was created by Toru Iwatani in 1980 during the Technology and Information Age of inventions.įact 2: Who created Pac Man? Prior to the invention of Pac Man in 1980, other popular arcade games like Space Invaders and Space Asteroids had achieved success with young boys and teenagers. ![]()
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