When we talk about the principles of arcade games, many titles come to mind, but without a doubt there are some that are more popular than others and one of which we are sure that most of the most veteran users even the youngest You will know, it is the mythical "coconut-eater" or as it was well read in the serigraphy of arcade machines, Pac-Man. This game, which was distributed in 1980 by the Japanese company Namco, was a resounding success, so much so that today it is still played on the most modern devices and consoles.
Masaya Nakamura, was the founder of Namco (NaKamura Mmanufacturing Company), better known today as Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. after merging with Bandai, he was 91 years old when he passed away on January 22. Nakamura had an honorary position in the company for a few years and will undoubtedly go down in history as the father of one of the most outstanding games in the world.
Everyone knows the game Pac-Man and it is evident that Namco along with the late Nakamura, have been the main responsible for its success, but in reality the creator of the game was the video game designer Toru Iwatani, born January 25, 1955 in Japan. Both share the success of this game that undoubtedly all of us have played at some point, the most veteran even in those arcades of "halls" that today are extinct.
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