Peeking Behind Pixels: Astonishing Stories from the Creation of the World’s Most Iconic Video Games

Pac-Man – The Game That Ate the World

Toru Iwatani, a young designer at Namco, created Pac-Man with a simple goal in mind: to attract women to arcades. Inspired by a pizza with a missing slice, Iwatani created a game that was not about fighting but eating. The game's universal appeal and simple mechanics made it a global phenomenon, forever changing the face of gaming.