10 Disastrous Video Games That Lost Their Creators Millions
6. Pac-Man
'How dare you speak ill of Pac-Man, after all he's done for the gaming industry?' I love Pac-Man as much as the next gamer - and have a tattoo on my foot to prove it - but the downgraded Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man was barely worthy of the illustrious name. Even the poorly rendered Pac-Man in the picture looks a bit peeved to be involved. The Atari version of Pac-Man was completely, terribly redesigned from the more technically demanding arcade version. It sold seven million copies, making it the best-selling Atari game of all time, but that still left five million unsold, and the Atari 2600's reputation in tatters due to the poor quality of this supposedly flagship game. Pac-Man's awful quality exacerbated the industry's worsening reputation, ultimately speeding up its downfall in 1983 - when overproduced, low-quality games plummeted in value due to lack of demand. Pac-Man itself may have sold well, but its impact played a big part in simultaneously destroying the console it was released for.
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I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
