On May 22, 1980, the video game world truly went mainstream.
“Pong” and “Space Invaders” were huge, sure, but when “Pac-Man” hit the scene, it was something completely different.
The yellow dude with the insatiable appetite for power pellets turns 30 tomorrow, having racked up everything from sales records to a breakfast cereal. Heck, even Google is getting in on the action, dedicating its home page to the game today and tomorrow (with the Google logo – technically called the “Google Doodle” – now a playable version of the game.
Chris Morris: Journalist 