Pac-Man came first on May 22, 1980.
Sources suggest that Namco installed the first Pac-Man machine in a movie theater in Tokyo. Created by Toru Iwatani, the game has been one of the most popular in Arcades around the world. Of course, Pac-Man was one of the most popular games in history and created many spin-offs including Ms. Pac-Man.
According to TIME, before Mario was Mario, he was Jumpman. Americans first encountered him in arcades on June 2, 1981. Jumpman’s best friend — a pet gorilla named Donkey Kong — had turned on his owner, kidnapped his girlfriend and taken her hostage atop the towering steel beams of a construction site. Donkey Kong was a hit.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released in June of 1991 in the USA and Europe. It was developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega.
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