![]() ![]() Pac-Man was the brain child of Namco game designer Tohru Iwatani. I will only cover the video game itself, and stay away from the many other media facets that Pac-Man made his way into. NOTE: This is a comprehensive history on the origin and life of Pac-Man, the video game. You should buy it either for that, or to prove how much of a geek you are. Personally, I found this game quite dull, but I enjoy playing it on occasions for the nostalgia value. Unfortunately, they had a tendency to jam, and the marbles did not simply disappear into Pac-Man as they had in the video game (a glaring design flaw). They are real-life replicas of Pac-Man himself, which open their mouths as they are pushed along the board and take the marbles up into their bellies through a hole in the bottom. One of the most innovative features of the Pac-Man board game is the players' pieces. This turns it from a game of skill and strategy into a game of skill, strategy, and a fair slice of chance. It differs in just one respect: the introduction of dice. The board game features ghosts, food to pick up in the form of white and yellow marbles (yellow marbles are 'ghost eaters') and portals to move from one side of the board to another with just one move. Designed to be easy to learn and play in order to appeal to a similar target audience as the original video game, but never having the entertainment value of its ancestor, this remains a worthy addition to any collection, mainly because of its nostalgia value. The board game version of Pac-Man was a faithful reproduction of the video game in cardboard and plastic. Information derived from Twin Galaxies Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records.Ī board game created by Milton Bradley in 1980 and based on the video game of the same name. Mitchell also holds the world record on the classic Donkey Kong game (as of July 4th, 1999). And best of all, it was an American."Ī few months before, Rick Fothergill of Hamilton, Ontario fell just 90 points short of the highest possible score. ![]() No matter how many people who accomplish it afterwards, it will always be Armstrong who will be remembered for doing it first. "It's like Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. "I had to be the first," Mitchell explains. He arrived July 1st, with the sole purpose to beat the Canadians to the highest high score. The highest high score can only be achieved by eating EVERY fruit and EVERY blue ghost on every one of the 256 levels in addition to every dot and energizer. Please see our "Help" page for return shipping charges.The arcade version of Pac-man had a highest possible score of 3,333,360 which was achieved for the first time by Billy Mitchell on July 4th, 1999 in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire. They may be returned to you upon request at your expense. All rejected trade-ins will be discarded unless we receive an instruction at the time of order placement. If for any reason your trade-ins are not meeting our quality standards, your trade-in value can be changed or voided at our discretion. Dirty, stained, scratched, cracked, etched or chipped.Labels, stickers or writing that cannot be removed.In order to assure high quality standards, products in the following conditions will not be accepted: reserves the right to determine if the condition is acceptable for trade-in. ![]() Product(s) sold to eStarland must be in excellent working condition as well as in good cosmetic condition. Please inspect your items prior to trade-in. Any part(s) of the product you trade-in are in questionable condition to you, we may not accept the specific part(s) or product in whole. The products you trade in at must meet the following standards for proper processing of your order. ![]()
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