# Toru Iwatani
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toru iwatani (岩谷 徹, Iwatani Tōru, born January 25, 1955) is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known as the creator of the arcade game Pac-Man (1980).
== Early life ==
Iwatani was born in the Meguro ward of Tokyo, Japan on January 25, 1955.
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Pac-Man | The Liquid Gamer
Pac-Man is a Japanese video game franchise created by Toru Iwatani, the father of Pac-Man, but published, developed and owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Entries have been developed by a wide array of other video game companies, including Midway Games, Atari and Mass Media, Inc. See acast.com/pr…
Introducing Pac-Man
Namco’s ground-breaking arcade game Pac-Man had its first focus test in a Tokyo cinema foyer on May 22nd, 1980. Created by 24 year-old Toru Iwatani, it was originally called ‘Puck-Man’ and designed to appeal to women as well as men.
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Pac-Man Fever Takes Over the 1980s
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The Legends of Arcade History: From Pong to Super Mario Bros | FOX on Games - Video Game News & Industry Analysis
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We take a retrospective journey through the historical milestones that built the video game industry. From Atari's Pong accidentally launching the arcade boom to Nintendo saving its American division with Shigeru Miyamoto's Donkey Kong, we explore how these foundational hits changed entertainment f…
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