{"product_id":"pac-men-zine","title":"Pac-Men Zine","description":"\u003cdiv data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-price\" data-font-size=\"large\" data-is-descendent-of-single-product-template=\"true\" class=\"has-font-size has-large-font-size wp-block-woocommerce-product-price has-large-font-size\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom architectural and horticultural flourish to mythological and literary symbol, the ubiquity of the labyrinth as both an aesthetic and a conceptual motif has persisted for millennia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the labyrinth’s earliest documented appearance actually described a convoluted underground structure in Twelfth Dynasty Egypt c. 1800 BC, later manifestations bore a closer resemblance to the gamified structure with which we now associate the term—one incarnation being that of the printed maze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating back to Renaissance sculptor Francesco Segala’s early pictorial mazes, the printed labyrinth has remained a mainstay pastime for centuries. And as the second half of the twentieth century ushered in the video game era, the labyrinthine maze board saw a bevy of electronic translations—but none were as successful as Pac-Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePac-Man was a global phenomenon upon its 1980 arcade release. Gamers from Japan to the US were entranced by the yellow pill-popper as they led him through snaking strings of pixelated pearls. The title spawned a new genre of interactive entertainment called “‘dot-eat’ games (ドットイート)” in Japan and “maze chase games” in the United States1, which spurred both distant derivatives and carbon copies alike—though some may have been more altruistically minded than others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dale Zine Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48921742770419,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/3415\/8142\/files\/Pac-Men_Zine_Dale_Zine.jpg?v=1778188706","url":"https:\/\/dalezineshop.com\/products\/pac-men-zine","provider":"Dale Zine Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}