may 22, 1980 - Pac-Man released
Description:
Pac-Man is definitely a cornerstone of video game history. What was originally an arcade game turned into a game that introduced the most competitive of players to compete against each other, helping form what we call "e-sports" today.Pac-Man is also one of the few games that has been released on almost every gaming platform.
In 1981, across 100,000 Pac-Man machines, about 250 million games were being played each week.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 22, 1980
Now
~ 45 years ago