Pac-Man!

Pac-Man was released by Namco today in history on May 22,1980. The goal of this arcade game was to gobble up white dots and fruits in a maze-like setting while dodging four dangerous, brightly colored ghosts. Here are a few other fun facts on all things Pac-Man:

• The novelty music single "Pac-Man Fever", created by Atlanta-based duo Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia, debuted on January 30, 1982. It spent fourteen weeks in the top 40, and its highest charted position was number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982.
• Pac-Man was originally developed in Japan.
• The name Pac-Man comes from the Japanese word pahu, which means "to eat".
• Billy Mitchell was the first person to get a perfect score of 3,333,360 points on July 3, 1999 at the Funspot Family Fun Center in New Hampshire.

"Pac-Man Fever." Time 119.14 (1982): 64. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 May 2013.

Bearman, Joshuah. "The Perfect Game." Harper's Magazine 317.1898 (2008): 65-73. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 May 2013.

Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc., 1996. Print 

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