14 Nostalgic Photos of Pac-Man Fever

Carly Tennes Published 06/10/2024 in wow

Long before COVID-19 spread across the world, another pandemic took over the globe, sending kids, teens, and video game lovers of all ages into a frenzy: Pac-Man Fever. Since its debut in 1980, the game quickly rose the ranks to iconic status, not only in the world of arcade games but the '80s zeitgeist as a whole.

From adorable Halloween costumes to basketball legend Michael Jordan trying a turn at his local arcade, here are 14 nostalgic photos of Pac-Man's heyday.

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Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd argue over a new Pac-Man machine in a 1982 episode of “Taxi.”
2.
Kids play Pac-Man in an arcade, date unknown.
3.
“Coleco Pac-Man, 1982.”
4.
“Grandpa trying out Pac-Man while my other grandpa looks on, 1982.”
5.
“Man playing Pac-Man at arcade (1980s).”
6.
“Showing off my PAC-MAN skills to my cousins and grandparents, 1987.”
7.
“Michael Jordan playing Pac-Man at UNC in 1983.”
8.
“Halloween early 1980s during ‘Pac-Man Fever.’”
9.
“Girl playing Pac-Man at the arcade in 1983.”
10.
“Winner of a Pac Man tournament, 1981.”
11.
“Me rocking a PacMan Halloween Costume in 1986.”
12.
“Pac-Man players. San Francisco, 1981.”
13.
An advertisement for Ms. Pac-Man, circa 1982.
14.
A flyer for Pac-Man, date unknown.
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1.
Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd argue over a new Pac-Man machine in a 1982 episode of “Taxi.”
2.
Kids play Pac-Man in an arcade, date unknown.
3.
“Coleco Pac-Man, 1982.”
4.
“Grandpa trying out Pac-Man while my other grandpa looks on, 1982.”
5.
“Man playing Pac-Man at arcade (1980s).”
6.
“Showing off my PAC-MAN skills to my cousins and grandparents, 1987.”
7.
“Michael Jordan playing Pac-Man at UNC in 1983.”
8.
“Halloween early 1980s during ‘Pac-Man Fever.’”
9.
“Girl playing Pac-Man at the arcade in 1983.”
10.
“Winner of a Pac Man tournament, 1981.”
11.
“Me rocking a PacMan Halloween Costume in 1986.”
12.
“Pac-Man players. San Francisco, 1981.”
13.
An advertisement for Ms. Pac-Man, circa 1982.
14.
A flyer for Pac-Man, date unknown.
15.