Pac-Man(Japanese:パックマンHepburn:Pakkuman?)is anarcade gamedeveloped byNamcoand first released inJapanin May 1980.[1][2]It was created by Japanese video game designerToru Iwatani. It was licensed for distribution in the United States byMidwayand released in October 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day,Pac-Manis considered one of the classics of the medium, and an icon of 1980spopular culture.