![]() ![]() “And there’s Pac-Man World, when Pac-Man entered a 3D world. ![]() “Outside of the original Pac-Man within the maze-game concept, there was the Pac-Land arcade game in which Pac-Man appeared as more of a full character with hands and feet giving him more abilities (the game also took him out of the maze),” says Iwatani, reflecting on some of Pac-Man’s later appearances. Thus, Pac-Man will be loved forever, and I’m proud of that.” And there’s still more he’d like to do with the character Mede hierdoor is Pacman een van de meest succesvolle spellen aller tijden en overtreft zelfs spellen als Tetris en Street Fighter. ![]() Er werden binnen een jaar meer dan honderdduizend Pacman arcademachines verkocht. “It might be a bit of a stretch to use a Beatles comparison, but if the song “Yesterday” is looked at as THE standard musical number for music, then I think Pac-Man is THE standard for games. Pacman is een echte klassieker Pacman is voor het eerst uitgebracht als arcadespel op. “I described the ‘swallow’ sound effect that I wanted to Kai-san by eating fruit, and by making actual gurgling sounds.” He sees Pac-Man as one of the medium’s exemplars “I asked for a game version of the typical Japanese mimetic words ‘Paku Paku’ that’s commonly used to describe people eating food,” explains Iwatani. “Empowering Pac-Man to chase the ghosts gives players a refreshed perspective on the game’s core gameplay, and I think this idea also appeals to a new generation of female players who have grown up empowered and want to be the pursuer rather than being the pursued.” He “modeled” the sound effect Pac-Man makes when swallowing to sound designer Toshio Kai himself “My opinion is that Pac-Man became popular with everyone, from youngsters to elders to men and women because of our original idea to make a game that spoke to both female customers and couples,” he says. 35 years later, Iwatani sees the game as plausibly feminist ![]()
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