Toru Iwatani

Game Designer

Birthday January 25, 1955

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Tokyo, Japan

Age 71 years old

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About

Former video game designer who created the classic arcade games Pac-Man and Pole Position. He worked for the software company Namco.

Before fame

He joined Namco in 1977 where he came up with the idea for "Pakku-Man." The game was released to the public in 1980.

Trivia

The final game he developed was Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox 360.

Family life

He was born in Tokyo, Japan.

Associated with

He appeared in the Adam Sandler-starring film Pixels in a cameo appearance.