Before texting, kids had to talk to their friends via a device called a "telephone." This Pac-Man shaped one is an undeniably cool piece of retro technology that was probably agonizing to press up against one's head for any length of time.

On The Tonight Show's June 10, 1982 episode, Pac-Man devoured host Johnny Carson. RIP.

The caption that accompanied this classic image read simply, "Teenage boy sitting in mouth of giant sculpture resembling Pac-Man character."

How many obsolete 1980's concepts can you find in this photo? We count 4: Pac-Man gum, Strawberry Shortcake, burgers in styrofoam containers, and the U.S. Postal Service.

Pac-Man designer Toru Iwatani created the game in hopes that more women would play, and succeeded not just in Japan but on a global scale.

David Sudnow, author of an early book on videogame culture called Pilgrim in the Microworld, plays a cocktail-style Pac machine in Berkeley, California on April 8, 1982.

Pop music duo Buckner and Garcia had a surprising hit with their novelty song "Pac-Man Fever," which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1982 and sold over a million copies that year.