and thank you for your contributions to our world. Masaya Nakamura, the inventor of Pac Man, has left us at age 91.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/business/pac-man-masaya-nakamura-dead.html?_r=0

I don't want this to come off as a crass question, but I thought he passed away last year.

Either way, his impact on the world was legendary and eternal.

I hated and I hate Pac-Man, but the game itself was just a minor blip compared to what he actually did when he created it. So much more I can never thank him enough for.

Not crass at all. But the time stamp on The NYT article is pretty clear. I just think you must be remembering someone else.

RIP :(

RIP :(

RIP :( He did not, but his dedication to his products should be a major example to all the other publishers, rights owners and "release it regardless of it being done because xmas" persons out there:

RIP

=(

RIP

RIP

Never know her before. But as a gamer I give her my respect. RIP

Yeah i read about that too. I didn't know who invented Pac Man, but now I know. Too late. Rest In Pieces.

As a homage, they should make a new version of Pac Man, add Masaya's ghost as the fifth ghost. Along with the existing ones (Winky, Twinkie, Dinky and Kinky, or what were they called again).

Rest in peace Masaya Nakamura a true pioneer of the gaming world.

I personally believe todays gaming world would be a shadow of what it is without guys like this entertaining and inspiring the first generation of gamers.

PACMAN was the game that got me hooked on gaming in the first place, i spent most of my youth playing games like pacman space invaders at the local arcade many eons ago :P. and i have loved games ever since and I thank guys like him for it.

That's sad to hear. At least he lived a long life and made something so big.

Also, I could not resist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CsyGe4F8CQ

RIP...

Played and loved pacman back in the day original and especially the sega mega drive of pacman where he could jump over ghosts and some ghosts could also jump.Also my nephew loves watching the cartoon of pacman so i have to sometimes watch it too.Wonder if there are any pacman games for pc.
Anyway RIP