Pac-Man was the game that defined a generation of games players. Originally released as a Japanese arcade game from Namco back in 1980, the game took the world by storm. It is one of the most popular and well-known video games to this very day and has now celebrated its 30th year with the re-launch of the game.
Ever since Google paid homage to the game by turning its search engine logo into Pac-Man, over a billion people are thought to have played the game during the last few days.
The online version of the game demonstrated to people what made the game so addictive in the first place and was a fine tribute to mark the milestone of Pac-Man.
The idea for Pac-Man came from Toru Iwatani who invented the game as he was having his lunch.
The game may be simple in its nature, with the main character attempting to navigate a maze eating dots while running from or chasing ghosts, but Pac-Man soon became the most popular video game around and spawned a number of games trying to recapture the same excitement. In fact, there have been over 50 versions of the title released so far.
One such game, entitled Pac-Xon can be played online for free. So, if you want to sample what it is like to play a classic Pac-Man game then make sure you try having a go at this.