The Crazy and Profitable Origin of Ms. Pac-Man
It has been stated that imitation in the sincerest form of flattery. In the early '80s arcade market, imitation was a gold mine. According to a Time Magazine report from 1982, arcade games earned $2.8 billion in quarters in 1980, followed by $5 billion in 1981, which was almost twice the total of the entire U.S. movie industry for the same period. Competition was tough, and many of the games produ