Character Analysis: PAC-MAN (V2)
Character Analysis: PAC-MAN (V2.1) Background Name: PAC-MAN Age: 44 (As of 2024) Height: 5’4” | 165 cm First Appearance: PAC-MAN (May 22, 1980) Likes: Chomping Ghosts, Eating, Power Pellets, His Family, Crack Dislikes: Evil Ghosts, Not Eating, AtGames The Year was 1980, Video Games have been on the rise, from your Galaxians, to your Space Invaders, but something was missing… No, someone. Enter Toru Iwatani , a Video Game Designer. As we all do, Iwatani was going about his day, helping himself to a Pizza, and when he grabbed his first slice, inspiration was struck… “This can be used for game design” he claimed, and immediately got to work. He would soon design a familiar shape that would take the video game world by storm. This is the Birth of an icon : Pac-Man Popup: According to Iwatani, this story is only “half-true”. He claims that he took the Japanese kanji for mouth “ 口” and heavily rounded it f...