Introduction
Pac-Facts
Pacaphernalia
1980-1981: The Birth of a Legend
1982: Pac-Man Gnaws at Popular Culture
1982: Pac-Man Eats Into Pinball Profits
1983: Friends of Pac-Man Invade
1984-1989: Pac-Popularity Declines
1990-1995: Pac-Man Reborn
1995 -Present: Pac-Man Goes Hi-Techs
Interview With Billy Mitchell
Related Links
Table of Contents

By Doug Trueman

Pacaphernalia
Below you'll find our mini-museum of Pac-related products that existed at one point. If you have any of them, you might want to hang on to them: They could be worth something someday.

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Mastering Pac-Man
A hard-to-find book on how to crush the original Pac-Man game. At last check, even Amazon.com didn't have it.


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Playing Ms. Pac-Man to Win
Another strategy guide on how to kick butt on Pac-Man, this time for the ladies. Good luck finding this one.




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Pac-Man Fever Album Cover
The record cover to Pac-Man Fever. "Record? What's a record?" A CD rerelease recently came out (see Related Links).



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Pac-Man Drum Set
Yes, a miniature drum kit complete with Pac-Man on the kick drum. Notice the Pac-Men on the cymbals and rims.



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Pac-Man Ashtray
Great for putting out your cigarettes after a long, trying battle with Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.




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Pac-Man Playing Cards
I raise you four ghosts and a power pellet.






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Pac-Man Whoopie Cushion
Too easy....






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Pac-Man Stuffed Toys
Snuggle up to your animated pizza at night with these cute Plush Pacs.





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Chef Boyardee Pac-Pasta
Get all the vitamins and minerals you need from this wicked Pac-Pasta.





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Pac-Man Cereal Bowl and Glass
Perfect for eating your Pac-Man cereal.




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Pac-Man Cereal
Munch on this in your Pac-Man bowl while watching the Saturday-morning Pac-Man cartoon. Part of a balanced breakfast.




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Pac-Man Handhelds
These used to be all the rage. If you got one under your Christmas tree you were the luckiest kid on the block.




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Pac-Man Hot Rod
The final stop on our Pacaphernalia list is this actual working Pac-Man Hot Rod. Model not included.




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