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# Toru Iwatani

(1955)   Teacher

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Toru Iwatani is a teacher, best known for *Video Games Around the World*.

## Quick Facts About Toru Iwatani

Born January 25, 1955

Profession Teacher

Notable works Video Games Around the World

## About Toru Iwatani

Tōru Iwatani is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known and commemorated for being the creator of the arcade game Pac-Man (1980). In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.

##  Quotes by Toru Iwatani

> [I thought that one of the things women like to do is eat. So I started working on a game concept based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toru-iwatani/i-thought-that-one-of-the-things-women-like-to-do-is-eat-so-i-started/)

[Toru Iwatani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toru-iwatani/)

[Concepts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concepts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/toru-iwatani-67228_concepts_i-thought-that-one-of-the-things-women-l_814022.jpg)

> [So there I was, wondering what sort of things women would look for in a video game. I sat in cafés and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toru-iwatani/so-there-i-was-wondering-what-sort-of-things-women-would-look-for-in/)

[Toru Iwatani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toru-iwatani/)

[Cake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/toru-iwatani-67228_cake_so-there-i-was-wondering-what-sort-of-th_1109499.jpg)

> [I had no special training at all; I am completely self taught. I don't fit the mold of a visual arts designer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toru-iwatani/i-had-no-special-training-at-all-i-am-completely-self-taught-i-don-t/)

[Toru Iwatani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toru-iwatani/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b5/toru-iwatani-67228_art_i-had-no-special-training-at-all-i-am-co_2564555.jpg)

> [I had no special training at all; I am completely self-taught. I don’t fit the mold of a visual arts designer or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toru-iwatani/i-had-no-special-training-at-all-i-am-completely-self-taught-i-don-t-2/)

[Toru Iwatani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toru-iwatani/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/toru-iwatani-67228_art_i-had-no-special-training-at-all-i-am-co_2733235.jpg)

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