Tōru Iwatani (岩谷 徹, Iwatani Tōru, born January 25, 1955) is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known...

Tokiko Iwatani (岩谷 時子, 1916–2013), Japanese lyricist, poet and translator Toru Iwatani (岩谷 徹, born 1955), Japanese video game designer Toshio Iwatani (岩谷...

Tōru is a masculine Japanese given name. Tōru can be expressed with several kanji. Some examples: 徹, "penetrate" 透, "transparent" 享, "enjoy" 亨, "smoothly"...

points. Game development began in early 1979, directed by Toru Iwatani with a nine-man team. Iwatani wanted to create a game that could appeal to women as...

colorful ghost characters from the Pac-Man video game franchise. Created by Toru Iwatani, they first appear in the 1980 arcade game Pac-Man as the sole antagonists...

such as Ghosts 'n Goblins, Alex Kidd, and Wonder Boy. Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani has since labeled it as his favorite Pac-Man sequel for its interesting...

protagonist of the video game franchise of the same name. Created by Toru Iwatani, he first appeared in the arcade game Pac-Man (1980), and has since appeared...

playfield. It was designed by Shigeru Yokoyama, with spritework done by Toru Iwatani. It is the third and final game in the Gee Bee trilogy. Cutie Q is described...

military scientist. Denis Akiyama portrays Tōru Iwatani, the creator of the Pac-Man franchise, while the real Iwatani has a cameo role as a repairman. Fiona...

including Midway Games, Atari and Mass Media, Inc., and was created by Toru Iwatani. The eponymous first entry was released in arcades in 1980 by Namco,...

previously released Ms. Pac-Man, which Namco had little involvement with. Toru Iwatani returns as designer. Sound and gameplay mechanics were altered radically...

alongside producer Nobutaka Nakajima and designer and the father of Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani, the original creator of Pac-Man — Championship Edition was the final...

pop bumpers and other objects in the playfield. It was developed by Toru Iwatani, known as the creator of Pac-Man and Pole Position. Outside Japan, it...

game of the same name programmed by Tod Frye. Originally created by Toru Iwatani and released in 1980, Pac-Man was later ported to many home video game...

Pac-Man Arrangement in 1996. Development was directed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani. It was licensed to Atari Games for release in North America. Pac-Mania...

"bashishi game", it was designed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani and composed by Nobuyuki Ohnogi. Iwatani came up with the idea for the game after an experience...

Comedy Superhero Action Adventure Based on Pac-Man and Characters by Tōru Iwatani Developed by Tom Ruegger Paul Rugg Avi Arad Directed by Moto Sakakibara...

Itagaki: Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Devil's Third Shigesato Itoi: Mother Tōru Iwatani: Pac-Man, Pole Position David Jaffe: God of War, Twisted Metal Jennell...

usage of a full-color display, and being among the earliest creations by Toru Iwatani, made the game of historical value. In his blog Before Mario, Erik Voskuel...

Fujita, actress Waka Inoue, model, actress Risa Tsubaki, voice actress Toru Iwatani, arcade game designer, most notable for Pac-Man and Pole Position Shigeru...

Bee, its first original game, in October 1978. Designed by new hire Toru Iwatani, it is a video pinball game that incorporates elements from Breakout...

will release eight other balls when touched. The game was produced by Toru Iwatani, known as the creator of Pac-Man. It was created as a response to Taito's...

insects, pizza and fried eggs. The film was inspired by an interview with Toru Iwatani, the creator of Pac-Man, who said the original source of inspiration...

the original Pac-Man game, and watch an interview with Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani. The game started out as a similar but deeper game called Pac-Man Adventures...

Dumb and Dumber To Harry’s adoptive father Michael Yama 2015 Pixels Tōru Iwatani Denis Akiyama 2016 Silence Ichizo Yoshi Oida Arrival General Shang Tzi...

at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), with Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani invited to the presentation as a guest. The game was released in Japan...

its faculty including such notable practitioners as Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani and Xevious creator Masanobu Endō. The university also operates the Suginami...

Pac-Man Genre Adventure Comedy Based on Pac-Man by Toru Iwatani Developed by Jeffrey Scott Written by Jeffrey Scott Directed by George Gordon Carl Urbano...

Computer Corporation that made accelerator boards for arcade games; Toru Iwatani, the creator of Pac-Man; Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, Inc.; Karen...

Crisis Developer(s) Namco Publisher(s) Namco EU: SCEE (PS1) Producer(s) Toru Iwatani Kazunori Sawano Takashi Sano Designer(s) Hirofuki Kami Takashi Satsukawa...