October 10, 1980

Midway releases the video game Pac-Mac to arcades in North America. While the Japanese  release under the name “Puck-Man” occurred in May of that year, the game’s popularity didn’t take off until being released in the US. Pac-Man will become the first true mega-hit video game in history, sparking “Pac-Mac Fever” and catapulting the video game industry into mainstream culture.