Pac-Man

Step into a few shops along College Avenue, and it's easy to see a trend toward retro. With Pac-Man-adorned T-shirts and a subculture of Atari players, the question begs to be asked. What else has gone retro? The Recording Industry Association of America reported that vinyl LP sales grew fr...

By Brian Szabelski In 1981, Midway began distribution of a Japanese arcade game called Puck Man, which was renamed in North America as Pac-Man. Created two years earlier by Namco's Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man broke ranks with most of the other arcade games, steering away from space-themed shooting games and bir...

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Playlist has posted a new review of Ms. Pac-Man for iPod, one of several games available for Apple's portable multimedia device. Ms. Pac Man recreates the pellet gobbling action of the original arcade title, but awkward controls and a tiny visual footprint resulted in a score of 2.5 out of 5 fr...