In the original Pac-Man (released in October 1980 as an arcade game in Japan), the red ghost Blinky was written to follow behind Pac-Man, Pinky is tasked with getting in front of Pac-Man, Clyde ...
Pac-Man is famous for its four different-coloured ghosts, but Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde could have been all one shade if the president and co-founder of the games company that created Pac-Man ...
Ever wanted to play Pac-Man for real? I mean actually physically run around a maze collecting power pellets and dodging the classic ghosts Blinky, Pinky Inky and Clyde? Of course, you have.
When it comes time to take out the giant glowing-yellow Pac-Man ... the ghosts. Squint at the cars' license plates to spot a subtle, visual joke. They are called Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde ...