PAC MAN ARTWORK EVOLUTION PLUS

A true classic of the golden age of gaming, published by Namco. Obviously the first and, in many people’s eyes, the best Pac-Man game. See below how Pac-Man has stayed in our gaming minds all these years. The playable games are Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst, and Flower. Curated by Melissinos, the exhibit exploring the artistic evolution of video games is now touring museums.

PAC MAN ARTWORK EVOLUTION PLUS

This is not an exhaustive list and doesn’t contain every port and home console variation, but it does highlight most of the arcade titles plus a couple of extra home versions and clones. More than three decades later Pac-Man would become a key part of The Art of Video Games. Let’s take a look at some of his key titles. It’s no surprise, therefore, that he has appeared in multiple games over the years and is still going strong. Pac-Man’s journey from arcade to art gallery began, innocuously enough, with a pizza. I would also personally say out of those two that Pac-Man has more personality and stands out the most. To create these new figurines, Neamedia contacted a renowned contemporary french artist, Richard Orlinski, and the whole project was supported By Bandai Namco.

Obviously, Mario and Sonic are universally known to gamers and non-gamers alike, but I would argue that the aliens from Space Invaders and the Pac-Man character are more recognisable. Planned and designed by Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man is without doubt one of the most iconic video games of all time.

Pac man artwork evolution