ThinkGeek, the American retail company that specializes in apparel and accessories for video game, comic book, and other franchise fans, recently updated its selection with a new Pac-Man shirt.
The retro style of the shirt aims to stir of feelings of nostalgia up in classic video game fans, with the large yellow player character at the center of it. Surrounding the Pac-Man are the various fruits and ghosts that it must eat and avoid in order to progress through the game, along with a series of geometric designs and a spacey background that contributes to its retro theme. Beneath the Pac-Man is old school yellow lettering, which spells out "High Score!"
The Pac-Man shirt is currently available from ThinkGeek's web store.
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