Having been part of the pop-culture landscape for over 30 years now, Pac-Man is a pretty familiar character, in fact, he’s an icon. But, even the most well known icons have their secrets!

Just this week, Toru Iwatani, creator of the game, revealed that while you play the game, it might seem as if the four ghosts are actively chasing you, but that’s not exactly true. Instead, it’s only Blinky, the red ghost, who doggedly pursues you throughout the game. Pinky, the pink ghost and PHAG’s favorite (naturally), simply wants to position itself at a point that’s 32 pixels in front of Pac-Man’s mouth. The blue ghost, Inky, is seeking to position itself at a similar fixed spot, and Clyde, the orange ghost, moves completely at random. Who knew?

What we know is that our awesome Pac-Man pot holder is a definite score! When paired with our “cutting” edge Pac-Man cookie cutters, you’ll be the winner in your kitschen- you retrosexual!