- Pac-Man (allthetropes.org)
A well-known game developed by Namco (now Namco Bandai) from The Golden Age of Video Games, and one of the most popular games ever, Pac-Man was the first really successful Maze Game, and one of the first games to be popular with both sexes. It sparked a pop-culture phenomenon, and helped drive the early-1980s video game craze. Ironically, its poorly implemented Atari 2600 port helped turn Pac-Man Fever into Pac-Man Cancer. It also was the first video game to get an Animated Adaptation, with a reluctant Marty Ingels in the lead role.
- Pac-Man fan-made content policy [translated] (pacman.com)
This policy applies to the production of fan-made content such as fan art, manga, and cosplay costumes created by fans using titles from home video game series and arcade game series, including the Pac-Man series (hereinafter referred to as “Pac-Man and its IP game series”) released by Bandai Namco Entertainment in the past. This is a policy regarding sharing, etc. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment supports these activities of its fans and has established this policy in order to provide more peace of mind for their activities.
- Pac-Man (Wikipedia)
Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. The player controls Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called “Power Pellets” causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.