Pac-Man Games – Better Than The Rest?
Pac-Man’s release in 1980’s Japan marked the beginning of a whole new era of video-gameplay. Blasting open the video-game genre to welcome women as well as men, not only did this simple game appeal to everyone, but it was addictive.
With a gameplay that never ends, and a simple and at times frustrating strategy that must be followed, the nature of a competitive person encourages never ending attempts to get to the next level. The world record, which has been unbeatable for over ten years now, was set by Billy Mitchell on July 3rd 1999. His score of 3,333,360 points was reached in just 6 hours (that’s 256 levels!), and apparently Pac-Man’s creator has set a reward of $100,000 for someone to pass the 257th split-screen level. No one has yet claimed this elusive title.
So with a game that’s easy for all yet impossible to finish, it’s easy to see how Pac-Man games have truly taken over the gaming world. Inspiring a world championship of Pac-Man players in itself is indicative of it’s addictive nature, and the fact that in todays gaming age it’s hard to find anyone that doesn’t know about, play and love this 30 year old game is a testament to it’s success.
Having netted over $1 billion in it’s first year, Pac-Man shook the gaming world to its core, revolutionizing gameplay and creating new gaming genres, but for it’s success to have continued well into the twenty-first Century is proof that not only is Pac-Man a great and cherished game by all, but it truly is better than the rest.
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