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On this day in 1980: Pac-Man was released.

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Jon Erlichman1 year ago

Creator Toru Iwatani was 25 years old when Pac-Man was released. He wanted to make a simple, colourful game based around eating. After eating a slice of pizza, he noticed the rest of the pizza looked like a character.

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The Art of Flight is a homage to 80s/90s arcade action shmups with a fresh twist on the genre. Pilot multiple ships at the same time to take on oncoming waves of enemies in this fast paced space shooter. Wishlist on Steam today!

Holger Schlegelmilch1 year ago

@WZorNET I love Retro Gaming 👌

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What a time in history... Bios and Rom ruled the world...

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