Speaking of awesome Google Doodles / logos. I hadn't seen this one back in May but check out the awesome Pacman Logo that Google made. They still have it up due to it's immense popularity. Google created the Doodle for the 30th anniversary of Pacman, back in May 2010.
Anyway, check out the page. It's interactive! Insert a coin and remember the 80's in all it's glory!
PACMAN FACTS:
Pacman mania grew so large that it had an animated television series (Pac-man: the Animated Series, 1982-1983) and a top ten hit single (by Buckner & Garcia, peaked at #9 in March of 1982)!
When Pac-Man was released, it created a new game genre that appealed to both genders, deviating from the videogame norms of Space Invaders, Asteroid or Pong.
Pac-Man was based off a Japanese folk hero named "Paku" who was known for his appetite. The original Japanese name for it was "Puck Man".
The game was only moderately successful in Japan. Upon release in the United States in 1980 however, the game took off, and took the title of "Best Selling Arcade Game" from then title-holder "Asteroids".
Pac-Man was the first videogame to feature power-ups and cut scenes.
Weird Al Yankovic titled a song "Pac-Man" in a parody of the Beatles "Tax-Man".
Hip-hop Emcee L'il Flip sampled sound from the game in his single "Game Over", which reached the top-20. Namco eventually sued Sony Music regarding this.
Billy Mitchell was the first person to achieve a perfect play score in July of 1999 after playing for 6 hours. He beats his score again though, in 2009, when he achieved the perfect play score in only 3hrs, 40m.
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