Born in the golden age of arcade games, Pac-Man turned a yellow circle and four quirky ghosts into a global obsession that’s still being played 45 years later.

Mastering Pac-Man got your name on the high-score screen and earned the envy of all those who tried to beat it.

The game was officially released May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the U.S. in October 1980, according to the Pac-Man website.

Inspired by a lunchtime pizza, Bandai Namco’s bright yellow mascot has endured remarkably since he first started chomping 45 years ago. From Saturday morning cartoons to cereal, pop songs to pyjamas, ...

Pac-Man's iconic yellow pie-shaped chomper turns 45 today. The game was officially released on May 22, 1980 in Japanese ...

Pac-Man is officially 45-years old, giving us the perfect opportunity to look back on the game's history and its reverence in ...

Pac-Man Day is celebrated throughout much of the world with various activities in honor of this legendary arcade video game ...

Krispy Kreme is looking to mine Gen X nostalgia with new donuts saluting the 45th anniversary of one of video gaming’s greats ...

Pac-Man is now 45 years old, and starting May 12, Krispy Kreme is celebrating his birthday with the Krispy Kreme x Pac-Man ...

Three kinds of Pac-Man doughnuts are now being sold at Krispy Kreme, though some grocery stores and Walmart will offer them ...

On the other side has a reproduction of the iconic maze screen with PAC-man being hunted by the ghosts in 8-bits. The sides of the lunchbox are decorated with ghosts Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde ...