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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres A look at why Pac Man is the most popular video game of all time

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A look at why Pac Man is the most popular video game of all times

When 30 some years ago video games first arrived on the scene, their very novelty made the games instant classics. One of the earliest games was Pong, basically a much simpler version of Tetris but using only horizontal bricks, and having a ball that ricocheted off the top and the sides. When Pac Man arrived on the scene it was a marvel of sophistication and became an instant hit.

There are many aspects to Pac Man that made it an instant hit with consumers. Prior to the introduction of the first arcade video games, the...

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