'Pac-Man' Creator Releases First New Mazes in 26 Years

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The year was 1981: Big hair, high-waisted jeans and popped-up collars were popular fashions, “Bette Davis Eyes” topped the charts, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” hit theaters, and everyone was saving up quarters to play the latest video games. Also that year, a new video game by game designer Toru Iwatani at NAMCO LTD. (currently NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.) hit arcades around the world and would soon become a pop- culture phenomenon and one of the most beloved games of all time.

That game was “Pac-Man®,” and today Microsoft Corp. and NAMCO BANDAI Games made video game history by unveiling the “Pac-Man Championship Edition” — featuring the first new Pac-Man mazes in more than 26 years — available only on the Xbox 360™. This brand new game was introduced today in New York City at the first-ever Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship, presented by Quiznos. As a special surprise from Iwatani and NAMCO BANDAI Games, the 10 tournament competitors became the first in the world to play and compete on the “Pac-Man Championship Edition” before its launch at 9 a.m. GMT (5 a.m. EDT) on June 6, 2007, only on Xbox LIVE® Arcade on the Xbox 360.

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#1 rbet on 06 Jun 2007 - 20:12

#2 The Tjalian on 06 Jun 2007 - 20:36

Holy mother of god! That *IS* gaming history. Damn!

(1 reply) #3 PureLegend on 06 Jun 2007 - 20:52

Didn't PAC-MAN have one maze?

I can only remember 1 maze...

#3.1 rIaHc3 on 06 Jun 2007 - 21:06

Quote - (PureLegend said @ #3)

Correct. The rest of the levels were simply the ghosts getting faster.

#4 CheeseFart on 06 Jun 2007 - 21:03

the one i have on the atari 2600 only has one maze but it uses different colours each round

#5 lothodon on 06 Jun 2007 - 21:27

this new one kinda blows... if your into the old that is. i guess i'm to old and jaded to allow a redo of such a classic.

#6 Kushan on 06 Jun 2007 - 23:00

So...what's different about it?

"It's a completely new version of Pac-man"
"No, it's the same old game"
"But it's got a new level"
"..."
"A NEW LEVEL!!!"

#7 DaViD_BRaNDoN on 07 Jun 2007 - 01:02

Any screenshots of the new mazes?

#8 Gnome on 07 Jun 2007 - 02:47

Way to show off the new power of the XBox 360 and the creative powerhouse that is Microsoft...

Yay.

(3 replies) #9 +Dakkaroth on 07 Jun 2007 - 02:52

Meh, I didn't really care too much for Pacman. I found this game Pacxon to be a lot more fun though.

http://onemorelevel.com/games.php?game=341

( Not trying to link to any personal site as it isn't mine, moderators. Just a cool game is all. )

#9.1 dissonation on 07 Jun 2007 - 08:11

Wow, that's addictive.

#9.2 YaZoR on 07 Jun 2007 - 08:20

It's nothing but Qix

#9.3 Neobond on 07 Jun 2007 - 09:56

Cool!

(1 reply) #10 EnzoFX on 07 Jun 2007 - 10:09

i remember pac man having 2 mazes, a blue one and a green one which was a little tricker

#10.1 Raa on 07 Jun 2007 - 15:40

Does anyone remember CD-Man?

That was awesome, I could play it for hours.

Now THAT was entertainment at its finest!! ^_^

#11 benac on 07 Jun 2007 - 17:29

Pac-Man always angered me.

Isn't this like 26 Years too late?

#12 Jugalator on 11 Jun 2007 - 10:10

Holy crap! *rushes out to buy an Xbox 360*

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