Pac-Man - Arcade

Games of 1980 - ranked by preference (9 games items)

"Release Date: May 1980 (JP) Publisher: Namco Developer: Namco Genre: Action A study would have to be done to confirm this, but I'd be willing to bet a decent sum of money that despite other game characters surpassing Namco's yellow mascot over time, that Pac-Man is still the most recognizable character in video games. Heck, back in the day, even the ghosts (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) were household names. But anyway, Pac-Man is one of those rare titles that if you have a young kid play it,"

Listal's Favorite Games Poll (373 games items)

"1 Voter: ThePackMan"

Charlie Brooker's Favorite Games (12 games items)

" Pac-Man himself may be an ultimately unknowable yellow disc, but his spectral pursuers had proper googly eyes and everything. And nicknames. And blood types. OK, not blood types. But this was one of the first games with identifiable characters, which goes a long way to explaining its success. - Charlie Brooker"

Action Games - ranked by preference (152 games items)

"Release Date: May 1980 (JP) Publisher: Namco Developer: Namco Genre: Action A study would have to be done to confirm this, but I'd be willing to bet a decent sum of money that despite other game characters surpassing Namco's yellow mascot over time, that Pac-Man is still the most recognizable character in video games. Heck, back in the day, even the ghosts (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) were household names. But anyway, Pac-Man is one of those rare titles that if you have a young kid play it,"

Arcade Games - ranked by preference (32 games items)

"Release Date: May 1980 (JP) Publisher: Namco Developer: Namco Genre: Action A study would have to be done to confirm this, but I'd be willing to bet a decent sum of money that despite other game characters surpassing Namco's yellow mascot over time, that Pac-Man is still the most recognizable character in video games. Heck, back in the day, even the ghosts (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) were household names. But anyway, Pac-Man is one of those rare titles that if you have a young kid play it,"

Listal's 100 Best Video Games: The Results (100 games items)

"quisma88 7 points the giraffe 9 points Jon 7 points bob 6 points Total 29"

A meme feat. Game Characters (20 games items)

"Pac-Man Simple but I mean c'mon. A brave warrior fighting ghosts without any weapons. Then coming across magical powers that weaken them and courageously moving on without knowing what's ahead. A true hero indeed! ;D "

Timeline of Favorite Games (37 games items)

" If the ghosts really wanted Pac-Man dead, why wouldn't they just put rat poison in place of some of those pellets? If ghosts aren't tangible creatures, how is Pac-Man eating them? If Pac-Pig eats everything in sight, is there really a need for him to eat diet foods like fruit? The only thing about this game that isn't questionable is how fun it was when it released. The yellow porker has aged well, too. RUNNER-UP: Boxing (Atari 2600)"

A Game Per Year (29 games items)

"1980"

Games summed up in 5 words (92 games items)

"Wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka."

Most Important Games of all Time (38 games items)

"Pac-Man (1980) was the first game to achieve widespread popularity in mainstream culture and the first game character to be popular in his own right."