First Home Console for Pac-Man: Atari 2600 (1982)

Pac-Man debuted in arcades (1980). The first home console port was the Atari 2600 (VCS) version, released March 1982.

• Infamous for flickering ghosts, missing maze details, and sound limitations.
• Sold 7M+ cartridges despite criticism; fueled the 1983 crash narrative.
• Better ports followed: Atari 5200 (1983), NES (1993, Tengen/Namco), Genesis/Mega Drive (1991, Namco).