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PAC IN THE GAME

■ The reveal was a special edition of , which featured brand-new artwork that captured the essence of the 40th anniversary branding. Additionally, 256 of these’s creator, Toru Iwatani. Needless to say, the Quarter Arcades team jumped at the chance of collaborating with the iconic games developer. “’s 40th is such an incredible milestone in the history of gaming that we wanted to be able to celebrate this with the fans, so creating a 40th anniversary cabinet as they did back in the day seemed the best way to honour this occasion,” explains Matt Precious. “Getting Toru Iwatani to sign 256 versions, one for each level of the game, was just incredible, and I think it shows the fantastic collaboration we have together.”

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