Pacific Novelty was a developer of coin-operated arcade video games. Deep Death was their first title, which was later licensed by Game Plan

Game Plan (company)

Game Plan was a pinball manufacturer that produced pinball tables from 1978 to 1985. Game Plan was a subsidiary of AES Technology Systems and was located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois...

 and re-released as Shark attack

Shark attack

A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year around 60 shark attacks are reported worldwide, although death is quite unusual. Despite the relative rarity of shark attacks, the fear of sharks is a common phenomenon, having been fueled by the occasional instances of serial attacks,...

 (1981). Thief

Thief (arcade game)

Thief is a 1981 arcade video game that is extremely similar to Pac-Man.The player operates a car being pursued by several blue police cars, in a maze that is supposed to represent city streets. There are eight mazes in all, which change every level in a set order, then repeat starting with the...

, a Pac-Man

Pac-Man

is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...

 styled maze chase was their greatest success.

Development history

Deep Death 1980

The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea 1983

NATO Defense 1982

Pop-A-Ball 1988 (non-video redemption game)

Pop-A-Ball II 1990 (non-video redemption game)

Shark Attack 1981

Thief

Thief (arcade game)

Thief is a 1981 arcade video game that is extremely similar to Pac-Man.The player operates a car being pursued by several blue police cars, in a maze that is supposed to represent city streets. There are eight mazes in all, which change every level in a set order, then repeat starting with the...

1981