Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon

Name: Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781789099393
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By Arjan Terpstra and Tim Lapetino

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Summary

Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon traces the creation and legacy of the legendary arcade game, exploring its origins from Toru Iwatani's "pizza slice" inspiration to its worldwide arcade success. Featuring historical imagery, concept art, and marketing photos, the book offers insight into the design philosophy and creative teams behind Pac-Man.

With over 40 new interviews from key figures, it delves into the game's unprecedented cultural impact beyond gaming arenas.
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Format: Hardback

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Ideal for gamers, design enthusiasts, pop culture fans, and anyone interested in the history of iconic video games and their influence on the arts and culture.

This is a gorgeous, hardcover retrospective, the first-ever history of PAC-MAN.

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Full of historical imagery, concept designs, marketing photos and more, the book examines the game’s design philosophy and origins through the artists, designers, developers, and other creative teams who brought Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon to life.

This new non-fiction book will journey from creator Toru Iwatani's "pizza slice" inspiration to the game’s incredible success in arcades and beyond. The book also dives into Pac-Man’s unprecedented impact on pop culture, with more than 40 new interviews from key players around the world.

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Forbes hailed it as "2021's Best Gaming Book... the most definitive take on everyone's favourite pill-popping, haunted hero." The Chicago Tribune named it one of the "best gift books to give in 2021." Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, praised it as "a beautifully designed and immaculately researched visual history of the first rock star video game character." Borg.com called it possibly "the best video game history yet."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789099393

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 340

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About the Author

ARJAN TERPSTRA is a video games writer, historian and curator, and author of the books Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art and Design, FINAL FANTASY XV Art and Design, and Killzone Visual Design. As a curator, he is involved in games curation for the Storyworld Museum in Groningen (The Netherlands), and programmed the exhibition Wakawaka! 40 Years of PAC-MAN there in 2020. He lives in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, with his wife and two kids. TIM LAPETINO is a writer, creative director, and geek culture historian. He is the author of the best-selling book Art of Atari, as well as co-author of Damn Good: Top Designers Discuss Their All-Time Favorite Projects, and editor of Undisputed Street Fighter and Sky Captain and the Art of Tomorrow. His award-winning design work has been published in more than a dozen books and magazines, and he continues to investigate the intersection of design and geek culture. He lives in Chicago, IL, with his wife and two children.