Pac-Man

Summary

Pac-Man is a video game^[1]. Pac-Man ranks in the top 0.23% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,679 views/month, #44 of 19,301).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pac-Man is the creator of Tōru Iwatani^[3].
• Pac-Man's instance of is recorded as video game^[4].
• Pac-Man's instance of is recorded as esports discipline^[5].
• Pac-Man was published by Namco^[6].
• Pac-Man was published by Midway Games^[7].
• Pac-Man's genre is maze video game^[8].
• Pac-Man was followed by Ms. Pac-Man^[9].
• Pac-Man's developer is recorded as Namco^[10].
• Pac-Man's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[11].
• Pac-Man's designed by is recorded as Tōru Iwatani^[12].
• Pac-Man's operating system is recorded as Android^[13].
• Pac-Man's operating system is recorded as iOS^[14].
• Pac-Man is part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade^[15].
• Pac-Man's Commons category is recorded as Pac-Man^[16].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Game Boy Advance^[17].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Windows Phone^[18].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Android^[19].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Atari 5200^[20].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Commodore VIC-20^[21].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Atari 2600^[22].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as MSX^[23].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Commodore 64^[24].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Q751719^[25].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Linux^[26].
• Pac-Man's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Namco^[6] and Midway Games^[7]. Pac-Man is the creator of Tōru Iwatani^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include May 22, 1980^[28] and July 1980^[29]. Pac-Man's genre is maze video game^[8]. Pac-Man is part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade^[15]. Pac-Man was distributed by digital download^[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Pac-Man was followed by Ms. Pac-Man^[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Pac-Man include Pac-Man defense^[31], a takeover defense tactic^[32] and Pacman^[33], a package manager^[34], founded in 2002^[35].

Why It Matters

Pac-Man ranks in the top 0.23% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,679 views/month, #44 of 19,301).^[2] Pac-Man has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Pac-Man is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Pac-Man include Pac-Man defense^[31], a takeover defense tactic^[32] and Pacman^[33], a package manager^[34], founded in 2002^[35].