when was pac man released in the us
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title: Pac-Man text: Pac-Man , stylized as PAC-MAN, is an arcade game designed by Toru Iwatani of Namco and first released in Japan as Puck Man in May . Licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway Games, it was released in October 1980 when top arcade games were stark space shooters, such as "Asteroids". "Pac-Man" established the conventions of the maze chase genre, and is considered one of the classics of the medium and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Upon its release, the game—and subsequent entries in the series—became a social phenomenon that crossed over to other media, such as title: Toru Iwatani text: (甲斐 敏夫) for sound and music, finished the game. It was released to the Japanese public on May 22 of that year, where it became a huge success. It caught the attention of arcade-game manufacturer Midway, who bought the United States rights for the game and released the game in the U.S. as "Pac-Man". Due to its innovative concept and continuing international popularity, it is regarded as one of the all-time classic video games. Iwatani returned to his "Pac-Man" roots in 2007 when he developed "Pac-Man Championship Edition" for the Xbox 360, which he states is the final game he title: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures text: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, also known as , is an American/Japanese/Canadian computer-animated comedy-adventure television series featuring Namco's classic video game character Pac-Man. It is produced by 41 Entertainment, Arad Productions and Bandai Namco Entertainment for Tokyo MX (stereo version), BS11 (stereo version) and Disney XD (bilingual version). The series first aired on June 15, 2013, on Disney XD, and debuted July 1, 2017 on KidsClick in the US, on March 17, 2014, on Family Chrgd (as Disney XD) in Canada and premiered on April 5, 2014, on Tokyo MX and BS11 in Japan, and title: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures text: aired on Disney Channel on March 3 and ended on October 30, 2014, to give way for the special programming of "Monstober". It returned to air on March 2, 2015. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, also known as , is an American/Japanese/Canadian computer-animated comedy-adventure television series featuring Namco's classic video game character Pac-Man. It is produced by 41 Entertainment, Arad Productions and Bandai Namco Entertainment for Tokyo MX (stereo version), BS11 (stereo version) and Disney XD (bilingual version). The series first aired on June 15, 2013, on Disney XD, and debuted July 1, 2017 on title: Pac-Man text: the original sprites with the sprites from "Pac-Man Championship Edition". Namco Networks made a downloadable bundle which includes their PC version of "Pac-Man" and their port of "Dig Dug" called "". In 2010, Namco Bandai announced the release of the game on Windows Phone 7 as an Xbox Live game. "Pac-Man" has numerous sequels and spin-offs, only one of which was designed by Tōru Iwatani. Some of the follow-ups were not developed by Namco either, including the most significant, "Ms. Pac-Man", released in the United States in 1981. Originally called "Crazy Otto", this unauthorized hack of "Pac-Man" was created by