PAC IN THE GAME

MATT PRECIOUS ON QUARTER ARCADES’ PAC-MAN CONNECTION

n Earlier this year, Numskull announced a very special version of Pac-man to tie-in with the 40th anniversary celebrations that would be taking place throughout 2020.

The reveal was a special edition of

Pac-man, which featured brand-new artwork that captured the essence of the 40th anniversary branding. Additionally, 256 of these cabinets were signed by Pac-man’s creator, Toru Iwatani. Needless to say, the Quarter Arcades team jumped at the chance of collaborating with the iconic games developer. “Pac-man’s

40th is such an incredible milestone in the history of gaming that we wanted to be able to celebrate this with the fans, so creating a 40th anniversary cabinet as they did back in the day seemed the best way to honour this occasion,” explains Matt Precious. “Getting Toru Iwatani to sign 256 versions, one for each level of the game, was just incredible, and I think it shows the fantastic collaboration we have together.”

That collaboration has been ongoing, as the original Quarter Arcades Pac-man machine wouldn’t have existed without Iwatani’s blessing. “Working with Toru

Iwatani is a dream come true, he is an absolute legend, and before we could bring our Pac-man machine to the market, we had to get it signed off by the man himself,” continues Matt. “I think he appreciated the effort and details we had put into the machine and that it was playing his original creation. He even signed a Quarter Arcades Pac-man for me as a thank you, which takes pride of place in my office.”