Pac-Man
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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 (68,257 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], July 1980[29], 1993[30], October 1988[31], and November 2, 1984[32]. 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[33].
Adaptations and Inspiration
Pac-Man was followed by Ms. Pac-Man[9].
Cultural Impact
Things named for Pac-Man include Pacman[34], a package manager[35], founded in 2002[36] and Pac-Man defense[37], a takeover defense tactic[38].
Why It Matters
Pac-Man ranks in the top 0.23% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,257 views/month, #44 of 19,301).[2] Pac-Man has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Pac-Man is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Pac-Man include Pacman[34], a package manager[35], founded in 2002[36] and Pac-Man defense[37], a takeover defense tactic[38].