Pacman's 30th Birthday!

Ah, even that ageless veteran of gaming, the yellow circle with a mouth, is getting a bit old. However, there are still many fans, enough to give him a heck of a party. There were Pacman parties in San Francisco and New York.
Pacman was first released on May 22, 1980 in Japan and was created by Toru Iwatani. Though it was considered an OK game that wouldn't sell well, this prediction was proven wrong in America. American gamers wanted a break from the space shooters and sports games which dominated the market at the time. Also, since there was no gender-specific things, it was wildly popular with everyone. It became a pop-culture icon, spawning many spoofs and sequels, allusions in TV shows, and a hit single. To commemorate the event, Yesterday Google made its first interactive Google Doodle: A fully playable version of Pac-Man incorporated into the logo.