Pac-Man, designed by Toru Iwatani, was first released by Japan-based Namco into arcades on May 22, 1980. It was the first time Google made an interactive logo at its homepage, which routinely features artistic touches in keeping with holidays or special occasions. The Doodle came complete with the arcade game's trademark music and sound effects, and an 'Insert Coin' button where Google's 'I'm feeling lucky' button usually is. The company also featured an interactive Pac-Man game for its Google Doodle in 2010, the game's 30th anniversary. This version of Google Maps Pac-Man has been developed directly by Google, and also supports mobile devices. On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram.Go to Google Maps in a browser on your computer, or on the updated iOS and Android Google Maps apps, and find an area with lots of streets.Ĭlick the Pac-Man button in the bottom left corner, and Google Maps will change into a playable, giant version of Pac-Man.Ĭlick on the up, down, left and right arrows to move Pac-Man around, and the aim is to collect as many dots and cherries as possible while avoiding the ghosts. You'll also find other past Doodles and different ones from across the world here.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us You can still go back and play all of these games by heading to the Doodles Archive page. It has previously featured the garden gnomes game, peppers and ice-cream game, Mexican bingo, magic cat, Hip Hop beats and more. Google has so far shared ten Doodle throwback games including PAC-MAN. PAC-MAN using the WASD keys),' the original blog post from 2010 reads.

PAC-MAN joins the party and you can play together with someone else (PAC-MAN is controlled with arrow keys or by clicking on the maze, Ms. We also added a little easter egg: if you throw in another coin, Ms.

'Google doodler Ryan Germick and I made sure to include PAC-MAN's original game logic, graphics and sounds, bring back ghosts' individual personalities, and even recreate original bugs from this 1980's masterpiece.

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