PAC-MAN lovers will want this Fun, Retro Style Digital Watch.
The Casio Computer Co., Ltd has just announced the release of the A100WEPC, a collaboration model featuring the iconic PAC-MAN game that is popular around the world.
The Casio A100WEPC is based on the recent reissue of the F-100 digital watch, which was originally released in 1978 and if you are a Casio watch enthusiast or collector you will know that this was Casio’s first watch that came with a full resin exterior.
So, the F-100 was light on the hand, it was durable and this was the watch that started the Casio resin watch lien-up, more notably the G-Shock range which is still running very successfully.
The PAC-MAN arcade game was first released in 1980 by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. (then Namco), and it has countless fans around the world. The F-100 watch was also the first Casio quartz watch delivering advanced functionality with a stopwatch and calendar functions.
The new A100WEPC watch is based on the recently released A100 watch, which reprises the design of the original F-100, including the unique four-button front layout. The styling is designed to evoke the fun, retro look of the PAC-MAN game.
The watch face features colorful pixelated PAC-MAN and ghost characters, and the center ILLUMINATOR logo is rendered using the PAC-MAN font. The face design faithfully replicates the PAC-MAN game screen, down to details like the pink line marking the exit of the nest from which the ghosts emerge. The gold-plated watch case is inspired by the color of the PAC-MAN arcade game cabinet.
The top watch band is laser etched with a rendering of PAC-MAN being chased by ghosts, and the reverse scene with PAC-MAN chasing ghosts is rendered on the bottom band. The case back also features the PAC-MAN logo and icons.
The watch comes with special packaging imprinted with PAC-MAN character icons and the game score screen, to deliver the full look of the PAC-MAN game.
Released in 1980 by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. (then Namco), PAC-MAN became popular for a concept anyone could grasp — eat! — a highly refined game system, colorful graphics, and bright, pop characters running through a maze.
Now both the game and its characters have come to represent Japan and have thousands of fans around the world. In 2005, it was recognized by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS as the “most successful coin operated game.” Currently, PAC-MAN can be seen in various endeavors with the theme “Be PAC-TIVE!!”
