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Young girls are photographed June 1, 1982 playing Pac-Man at a video arcade in Times Square, New York City. (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images)
Features
08.12.26
How Two Jingle Writers Turned a Sudden Video Game Obsession Into a Hit Novelty Song in 1981
By
Jim Beviglia
Young girls are photographed June 1, 1982 playing Pac-Man at a video arcade in Times Square, New York City. (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images)
