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Tōkyō : Japan | May 21, 2010 at 12:01 PM PDT
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May 22nd, marks the 30th anniversary of everyone’s favorite and addictive game Pacman

Today, exactly 30 years ago, a Japanese man named Toru Iwatani was having pizza and when he looked down at what was left he got the idea to create a game which later came to be known as Pacman. In Pacman there is a small fast moving character which has to eat to get points and also has to take care that he doesn’t get eaten. The characters in Pacman are named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. Today, even Google is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pacman, by changing its Google Logo into a Pacman Doodle game! Users can actually click on the tab ‘Insert Coin’ and play the game while using the search engine. The Pacman game on Google Doodle has 256 levels and even has sounds. So on the 30th anniversary of Pacman, do not forget to play the Doodle game!

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Posted By voiceswriter voiceswriter | almost 3 years ago
congrats Pacman, happy b-day.
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