TimesOnline.co.uk recently scored an interview with the creator of Pacman, Toru Iwatani. They reminisce on the classic yellow hero who has stood the test of time, with his 25th birthday not long ago, Pacman is what gaming legends are made of.The original idea behind the game was inspired by a slice of pizza.
Iwatani sits down and tells the whole story, starting exactly 26½ years ago when a 24-year-old Namco programmer strolled into a now demolished restaurant in central Tokyo, called Shakeys. It was here that he ordered the marguerita pizza that, with one slice removed, provided the visual inspiration for Pac-Man's famous profile.
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