Born in the golden age of arcade games, Pac-Man turned a yellow circle and four quirky ghosts into a global obsession that’s still being played 45 years later.

The game was officially released May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the U.S. in October 1980, according to the Pac-Man website.

Inspired by a lunchtime pizza, Bandai Namco’s bright yellow mascot has endured remarkably since he first started chomping 45 years ago. From Saturday morning cartoons to cereal, pop songs to pyjamas, ...

R ealizing that the iconic video game Pac-Man is turning 45 on May 22 this year might be more distressing to some people than ...

Pac-Man's iconic yellow pie-shaped chomper turns 45 today. The game was officially released on May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the United States in October 1980, according to the ...

Pac-Man is officially 45-years old, giving us the perfect opportunity to look back on the game's history and its reverence in pop-culture.