With this in mind I built 1-Pixel Pac-Man, the classic coin-op experience but with characters that consist of just one pixel. Playing a throw-back like this wouldn’t be the same without some ...

Then he has to run for his life. Played in this scene for laughs by actor Denis Akiyama in the movie "Pixels," the character of Pac-Man’s creator is in fact based on a real person, Toru Iwatani.

So how is it that Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger and a host of other (formerly) beloved arcade characters made their way out of the '80s and into our world?! As the Pixels trailer explains ...

His movie appearances, live action ones especially, are limited to a cameo appearance in 2015's Pixels. It was no good. Whether Pac-Man will be a quality outing like the Sonic the Hedgehog movies ...