I got a fever!

Pacman (Pac-Man) for the Atari 2600 ad from DC’s Detective Comics #518 (September 1982)
Pacman (Pac-Man) for the Atari 2600 ad from DC’s Detective Comics #518 (September 1982)

Fun facts: Even though it totally sucked compared to the arcade version, over seven million Atari 2600 cartridges of Pac-Man were sold.

It was a 4KB ROM cartridge.

The highest possible score for the arcade version of Pac-Man is 3,333,360 points.

The ad copy:

Love at first bite.

Home Video Games
Pacman.* Only from Atari.

Atari makes more home video games than anyone.
Have you played Atari today?

Atari
A Warner Communications Company

*Indicates trademark of Midway Mfg. Co. 1982 Atari Inc.

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