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.

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.

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