MS. Pac-Man.
MS. Pac-Man.
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How a bunch of MIT dropouts created Ms. Pac-Man

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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One of the most popular games in history was essentially the result of a bunch of college dropouts reverse-engineering someone else’s game.

Steve Golson, who worked at Ms. Pac-Man developer General Computer Corporation, talked at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco about the creation of the arcade classic, which was the most popular American-made arcade game and sold over 115,000 cabinets, and it was one of the first sequels to a major hit for a franchise that lives on to this day.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.