Super Pac-Man Pinball was also planned to be released for the anniversary, though this game was canceled before release. Additional releases from around this time include Pac-Pix, Pac 'n Roll, and Pac-Man Pinball Advance as well as the Namco Museum 50th Anniversary and Namco Museum Battle Collection compilations. Pac-Man World 3 was also released for the 25th anniversary similarly to the original Pac-Man World, the game takes place on Pac-Man's birthday. Pac-Man/Galaga machine, a Pac-Man 25th Anniversary arcade machine was released, which features Pac-Man, Ms. The 25th anniversary is noted to have had a large focus on new video games, with roughly seven major new releases for the event. Pac-Man's 25th anniversary was held in 2005, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the original game. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze were released around this time though neither game is known to have been promoted with 20th anniversary branding. Pac-Man and Galaga, the machine was dubbed both "20 Year Reunion" and "Class of 1981". Pac-Man/Galaga arcade machine celebrating the anniversary of both Ms. The main release for the occasion was the Ms. Strangely, this seems to have been due to Namco of Japan believing an incorrect date of "October 10th, 1979" was Pac-Man's initial release date.įollowing Pac-Man's 20th anniversary, celebrations would also be held for the 20th anniversary of Ms. It has been noted that - despite Pac-Man's original test-market date being May 22nd, 1980 - the majority of 20th anniversary celebrations were held in 1999 rather than 2000. Mitchell's score received a large amount of publicity, and Mitchell was invited by Namco to attend several promotions for the 20th anniversary. Shortly before the 20th anniversary, a "perfect Pac-Man game" was reportedly set by Billy Mitchell in 1999. Other titles released for the 20th anniversary include Pac-Man: Adventures in Time and Microsoft Return of Arcade: Anniversary Edition. Pac-Man World's story also surrounds Pac-Man's "birthday", further tying the game into the anniversary. Pac-Man World was the main video game release for the event, which was subtitled "Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary" in its original release. Various video game releases and other promotions were held for the event, beginning in 1999 and continuing into 2000. With new console and mobile games launching every year, its popularity has crossed the globe for over 40 years.The first major Pac-Man anniversary celebration was for the 20th anniversary of the series. series with high ratings (56% of share) in the U.S., which resulted in receiving the “most successful coin-operated game machine” award from the Guinness World Records in June 2005. in October 1980, it gained popularity far higher than in Japan, called “PAC-MAN™ fever.” It spawned a wide merchandising program with more than 400 items and a T.V. Once it was officially introduced in the U.S. Issued by the sovereign government of Niue.ĪBOUT PAC-MAN™PAC-MAN™ is an arcade video game originally released in 1980 by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.Reverse: Features the official PAC-MAN™ 40th anniversary logo along with an officially licensed illustration of PAC-MAN™ being chased by the ghost nicknamed "BLINKY.".Obverse: Displays the Niue coat of arms along with the face value and year of issue surrounded by officially licensed PAC-MAN™ sprites from the original 1980s classic arcade game.Multiples of 20 come in officially licensed PAC-MAN™ branded plastic tubes. Worldwide mintage of only 25,000 coins!.999 fine Silver $2 coin! Issued by Niue and minted with officially licensed PAC-MAN™ imagery on both sides, this unique bullion coin is must have! Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the video game icon PAC-MAN™ with this.
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