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While a nascent games industry was laser focused on emulating the success of Taito’s Space Invaders, one designer tried to make something completely different and ended up creating our second design icon: PacMan.

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   • Toru Iwatani  Mechanics of Pac Man  

Extra Footage

Tokyo Landscapes | Bolo Bellheimer
   • [Doc] Tokyo Landscapes 1971 // 1980  

The Ultimate Early 80s Arcade Tribute | Patrick Scott Patterson
   • The Ultimate Early 80s Arcade Tribute  

Pinball Machine, 1970s USA | thekinolibrary
   • Pinball Machine, 1970s USA, HD from 16mm  

80s Japan Video Arcade | NichiBeiTrader
   • 1980s Japan  Video Arcade ゲームセンター  

Happy Birthday PacMan: A look at news coverage in 1982 | Patrick Scott Patterson
   • Happy Birthday PacMan: A look at new...  

Professor Toru Iwatani Gamelab Legend Award Interview | Gamereactor
   • Pixels, PacMan 35th Anniversary  Pr...  

Traffic, Busy Streets, Shibuya Crossing | thekinolibrary
   • 1980s Tokyo, Japan  Traffic, Busy St...  

Manhattan, New York 1980 | Mackenzie Rough
   • Manhattan, New York 1980  

Buckner & Garcia Pacman Fever | EDUARDO ANDRES CONTRERAS NOBIZELLI
   • Buckner & Garcia  Pacman Fever (Exte...  

1984 PacMan Cereal Commercial | xntryk1
   • 1984 PacMan Cereal Commercial  

PacMan Atari commercial compilation | Toy lover
   • PacMan Atari commercial compilation  

When PacMan was King CBS Evening News | Shatner Method
   • Video Arcade "Addiction": When PacMa...  

Music used in this episode

Sun Bleach Lifeformed (https://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/album...)
Various Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
PacMan Fever Buckner & Garcia

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Tom and Jerry © Warner Bros
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Little Ghost QTaro © TV Asahi
Casper the Friendly Ghost © DreamWorks
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World © Universal Pictures
PacMan © Warner Bros

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