If an enemy touches Pac-Man, a life is lost and the Pac-Man itself withers and dies. Four enemies (Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde) roam the maze, trying to catch Pac-Man.
Between some stages one of three intermission animations plays. When all pac-dots are eaten, Pac-Man is taken to the next stage. The player controls Pac-Man through a blue maze, eating pac-dots (also called pellets) and fruit. It is part of the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Pac-Man is one of the longest running video game franchises from the golden age of video arcade games. According to the Davie-Brown Index, Pac-Man has the highest brand awareness of any video game character among American consumers, recognized by 94 percent of them. The character has appeared in more than 30 officially licensed game spin-offs, as well as in numerous unauthorized clones and bootlegs. It is also one of the highest-grossing video games of all time, having generated more than $2.5 billion in quarters by the 1990s. Pac-Man is often credited with being a landmark in video game history, and is among the most famous arcade games of all time. Pac-Man succeeded by creating a new genre and appealing to both genders. The most visible minority were sports games that were mostly derivatives of Pong. When Pac-Man was released, the most popular arcade video games were space shooters, in particular Space Invaders and Asteroids.
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Upon its release, the game – and subsequent Pac-Man derivatives – became a social phenomenon that sold a large amount of merchandise and also inspired, among other things, an animated television series and a top-ten hit single. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. It was licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway and released in October 1980. Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Namco and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980.
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