![]() ![]() Pac-Man Bike (a small children's bike with Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian, Donkey Kong, and Frogger varieties) *Coleco Tabletop Games (playable mini arcade games came in Pac-Man, Ms. *Pac-Man Figures (small figures of Pac-Man, Pac-Man in a tuxedo, an angel Pac-Man, and Blinky) Some of the merchandise they made include: They also used some of these licenses to create mini figures of the most popular game characters. These games ran on C batteries and were impressive at the time. In 1982, they got ahold of the license for games like Pac-Man, Frogger, and Donkey Kong to produce miniature arcade machines to be bought in stores. 700. *Pac-Man Bank (a rerelease of Tomy's original Pakkuman bank)Ī leader in the toy industry, Coleco was the manufacturer of Cabbage Patch Kids. *Wind-Up Pac-Man and Friends (a line of wind-up toys that included Pac-Man, Ms. Vintage Pac-Man Ghosts Salt and Pepper Shakers PacMan Blinky and Inky Salt and Pepper Pots 1980s Arcade Games, Gamers Gift, Retro Kitchen (742). *Pac-Man Pocket (a small mechanical version of the arcade game) Old School - Arcade - Retro - Gaming- Vintage - Nintendo - Retro Gaming (611). ![]() Instead, however, Pac-Man was so successful that Tomy asked Namco if they could have the rights to resell their original brand under Pac-Man's name, to which Namco accepted. When Pac-Man was released in arcades in 1980, Tomy threatened to sue Namco. Mouth" in English), a set of things like water games, wind-up toys, and piggy banks themed after a creature with a large mouth. Tomy, believe it or not, was the original creator and copyright holder of "Pakkuman" ("Mr. Their relation with Pac-Man, however, was quite different. They are known for various video game-themed toys based off of games like Mario and Kirby. Tomy is a Japanese toy manufacturing company still around today. ![]() Due to the popularity of Pac-Man in the early 80's, many companies attempted to cash in on the game's success by making various pieces of merchandise. ![]()
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