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Bandai Namco supports charity challenge on world’s largest PAC-MAN machine


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andai Namco Amusement Europe, the coin-operated amusement machine supplier, has teamed up with Guinness


World Record holder Ronnie Weston for his  MAN machine. As part of the event, Ronnie and his friend


Martin Lewis will attempt to win a combined score of one million points in a single game on the   Ronnie will then try to bag the same score in


a solo round, hosted by Hollywood Bowl at the  venue has given both competitors access to their centre for practice sessions ahead of their attempt. The competitive gamer first discovered his


love of arcade games in 1979 and has since  yellow mascot. He has completed an impressive line-up of challenges featuring different sequels


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of the iconic game, raising £5,000 for charities, including the Willow Foundation, Great Ormond  The pair have already surpassed 70% of


their £1,000 initial fundraising target for their September challenge. 


 and it is a game that has always captured my attention. The competitive element came years  awarded several world records. 


charity fundraising as it is renowned worldwide as the highest-grossing arcade game of all time.  the years on a game that so many people have   to thank both Bandai Namco and Hollywood Bowl 





  support. The hard work and enthusiasm they have put into their fundraising is truly admirable. As our charity receives no government funding, we simply could not continue to support seriously ill children and their families without support from local   Tony Stone, Head of Amusements at Hollywood


  proud to offer our Lakeside centre for the occasion so they could put in the hours of practice required to take on this mammoth challenge. 


game with endless power-pellets to eat, this will be a heart-pounding event, for our champion players 


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