These photos capture the excitement and craze surrounding the iconic Pac-Man game, highlighting its cultural impact and the joy it brought to gamers everywhere.
Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd argue over a new Pac-Man machine in a 1982 episode of “Taxi.”
Kids play Pac-Man in an arcade, date unknown.
“Coleco Pac-Man, 1982.”
“Grandpa trying out Pac-Man while my other grandpa looks on, 1982.”
“Man playing Pac-Man at arcade (1980s).”
“Showing off my PAC-MAN skills to my cousins and grandparents, 1987.”
“Michael Jordan playing Pac-Man at UNC in 1983.”
“Halloween early 1980s during ‘Pac-Man Fever.’”
“Girl playing Pac-Man at the arcade in 1983.”
“Winner of a Pac Man tournament, 1981.”
“Me rocking a PacMan Halloween Costume in 1986.”
“Pac-Man players. San Francisco, 1981.”
An advertisement for Ms. Pac-Man, circa 1982.
A flyer for Pac-Man, date unknown.