What Pac-Man Brought to Game Design | Design Icons
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While a nascent games industry was laser focused on emulating the success of Taito’s Space Invaders, one designer tried to make something completely different - and ended up creating our second design icon: Pac-Man.
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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GBXqCAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA173&pg=PA173#v=onepage&q&f=falseThese games inspired Cliff Bleszinski, John Romero, Will Wright, and Sid Meier | Joystiq
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https://pacmanmuseum.com/history/Toru-Iwatani.phpPostmortem: Pac-Man, Iwatani's rhapsody in yellow | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/244181/Postmortem_PacMan_Iwatanis_rhapsody_in_yellow.phpThe Pac-Man Principle: A User's Guide To Capitalism | Google Books
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rck2DWvonsExtra Footage
Tokyo Landscapes | Bolo Bellheimer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnMipDBx2IThe Ultimate Early 80s Arcade Tribute | Patrick Scott Patterson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWevidSFyjYPinball Machine, 1970s USA | thekinolibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzaY67xomrg80s Japan - Video Arcade | NichiBeiTrader
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yjv3EVEfzEHappy Birthday Pac-Man: A look at news coverage in 1982 | Patrick Scott Patterson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O1dYCz1rAEProfessor Toru Iwatani Gamelab Legend Award Interview | Gamereactor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47g7TVIVRbATraffic, Busy Streets, Shibuya Crossing | thekinolibrary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSMlZRRrrwManhattan, New York 1980 | Mackenzie Rough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6blCkVMwERcBuckner & Garcia - Pacman Fever | EDUARDO ANDRES CONTRERAS NOBIZELLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwnAdqBCg01984 Pac-Man Cereal Commercial | xntryk1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9cb96jMi5cPac-Man Atari commercial compilation | Toy lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00i4taTqOmQWhen Pac-Man was King - CBS Evening News | Shatner Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6iV1CkCnWkMusic used in this episode
Sun Bleach - Lifeformed (https://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/album/fastfall-extras)
Various - Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & GarciaWreck-It Ralph © Disney
Tom and Jerry © Warner Bros
Popeye © Turner Entertainment
Little Ghost Q-Taro © TV Asahi
Casper the Friendly Ghost © DreamWorks
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World © Universal Pictures
Pac-Man © Warner Bros - Video Language:
- English
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- 16:01
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