In the beginning, Namco created “Pac-Man,” a cute exercise in 8-bit graphics that features an incomplete yellow circle navigating a dot-filled maze while avoiding colorful ghosts. An instant hit, the ...

Pac-Man and all the villagers are sleeping, Pac-Land is at peace. But the mischievous Ghosts arrive during the twilight hours, and it looks like they’re up to no good! Watch the opening of Pac-Man ...

The distinction was the first attempt at extracting narrative heft from a property that was little more than a fun maze game, but it would not be the last. Just two years after the original “Pac-Man” ...