Retro Gamer  |  Issue 179
PAC MAN
It’s astonishing to think that Pac-Man has been entertaining gamers for nearly forty years. Our earliest memory of meeting the yellow pill muncher was in the very early eighties and it was mesmerising watching him rush around the screen, while trying to avoid the pesky ghosts. Feel free to give us a silent nod, if you (like us) wasted countless ten-pence pieces trying to get a high score. Well we are delighted to reveal that we have two Pac-Man articles this month for you to enjoy. One looks at the short, difficult creation of the infamous Atari 2600 port of Pac-Man (which was the first version of the game we ever played outside of the arcades) while the other, looks at the later isometric hit, Pac-Mania.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Retro Gamer Issue 179.