Part III History

Pac Man:

• released in the US 1980
• designed by Japanese video game designer Toru Iwatani
• sold over 100,000 units in its first year
• Now playable on all devices

Asteroids:

• An arcade space shooter released in November 1979 by Atari, Inc. and designed by Lyle Rains, Ed Logg, and Dominic Walsh.
• Made for the arcade cabinet console
• Sold over 70,000 arcade cabinets
• Released in 1981, Asteroids Deluxe is the first sequel to Asteroids