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Tōru Iwatani

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Japanese video game designer, creator of Pac-Man (born 1955)

JapanActorsBorn 1955 · age 71
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Tōru Iwatani is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known and commemorated for being the creator of the arcade game Pac-Man (1980). In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.

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Tōru Iwatani
said · Jul 6, 2020
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I don’t particularly see any reason why gender would play a major role in game development.

Pac-Man Creator Toru Iwatani on the 40th Anniversary of the First Video Game Blockbuster (6 Jul 2020)

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Tōru Iwatani
said · Jun 19, 2020
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I never expected to see a day where people from around the world can connect via the Internet and communicate with others on smartphones.

Pac-Man's Creator On The Legacy, Pizza, And The Future (Jun 19, 2020)

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Filmography 1

Pixels2015 · ★ 5.8

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Television 1

High Score2020

Awards 1

2015CEDEC Awards - Special Award

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About this person

Country
Japan
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71
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25 languages

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