Namco's Pac-Man

Pac-Man is one of the most iconic video games out there.  It is a bright, colorful static screen with lots of distractions.  The walls help you escape from the ghost, however, the opposite is true as well.  If you can see the patterns that the ghost move in it is very easy to do well at the game.

The avoidance of enemies and the big pills to stop or slow enemies reminds me of the Atari game, Adventure only limited to one screen only.  The big pills are like the spear.  The game also reminds me of Space Invaders or Galaga in the fact that you have to clear the board before you complete the level.  It is hard to relate this game to modern or more recent games, Pac-Man is its own game there is not many other ways to rewrite the game for modern day games.