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Pac-Man: Birth Of An Icon

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Arjan Terpstra and Tim Lapetino deliver a comprehensive and colourful history of Namco’s mascot in Cook & Becker’s latest lavish coffee-table tome. Bolstered by interviews with key figures, Birth Of An Icon offers rich insights into the arcade classic’s conception, development, design, marketing and legacy, alongside a wealth

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