Daily Pac-Man

Daily facts, news, trivia, and other enlightening tidbits about Pac-Man! Owned and run by @RyanSilberman. Not affiliated with Bandai Namco.

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NEWS:

The animated series Pac-Man Snack Breaks makes its debut on YouTube with the first episode, "Welcome to New PAC-City." This three-minute escapade sees Pac-Man off on a quest to gather ingredients for the WORLD'S BIGGEST BIRTHDAY CAKE.

Video link in the replies.

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(Content warning: Sex)

When Ms. Pac-Man was still Crazy Otto, GCC jokingly made a build with a cutscene where Otto and his partner had sex.

It was a prank on GCC's Kevin Curran, who was then going to meet Midway's Dave Marofske to present and discuss the game.

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Shadow Labyrinth’s 1st anniversary is approaching! To celebrate, we’re collecting select player questions about the game, gameplay, and story to answer in an article that releases in July.

Reply here to share your questions by June 19.

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Unlike its arcade counterpart, no ghosts in cars can be found in the Famicom version of Pac-Land. However, graphics for them exist in the game's data.

Below is a mockup of how they would be shown in-game.

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After Crazy Otto was set to be a new Pac-Man game, GCC and Midway tried figuring out what the new character should be. These sprites are from when Ms. Pac-Man was briefly known as "Pac-Woman."

Namco's Masaya Nakamura was quoted as saying "Love the concept, get rid of the hair."

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In 2015, Google celebrated April Fool's Day by allowing players to turn locations on Google Maps into playable mazes for Pac-Man.

Two years later, a Ms. Pac-Man version of the game was used for April Fool's. The concept would also generally be revived in the form of Pac-Man Geo.

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Not only has Pac-Man Snack Breaks been streaming on YouTube via the official Pac-Man channel - viewers on the platform may unexpectedly encounter the entire debut episode as an advertisement.

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Pac-Man has made frequent appearances in the Ridge Racer series since R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 for the Playstation.

Sometimes he is depicted as part of a car's theming, while in other instances, he is shown to be driving his own vehicle.

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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX was released under a brand name known as Namco Generations.

It was created for modernized takes of classic IP, as Galaga Legions DX also released under the name. Unfortunately, plans for more games were canceled, and the project closed in 2012.

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Months ago, I ripped off the late Nintendo Power's "Star Power" spread to see if I could repurpose the idea of it into a cute new feature for Daily Pac-Man.

Except...this format really could only work on a magazine. So enjoy this as a crude one-off you gotta zoom in to digest.

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This early fan recreation of Pac-Man was built in Java for the SmilieGames website in the year 2000. Pressing T on the keyboard toggles a turbo feature that drastically speeds up the gameplay.

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Being that English L or R sounds are often used to substitute the Japanese "ru" sound in localization, Miru's name appears to be a point of internal contention.

While Pac-Man media typically refer to the character as "Miru," some appearances over-corrected her name to make "Mil"

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You can view the files yourself here:
https://t.co/klYUpS6PR1

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Recently unearthed by the Video Game History Foundation, the GamePro press CD for Pac-Man World contains a cavalcade of promotional graphics and renders that are typically seen elsewhere in much lower quality.

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Even in the 1980s, the thought of an authentic arcade experience at home was an idea that was played around with to some extent at Bally Midway.

Midway's George Gomez commissioned this prototype of a home arcade Pac-Man machine as part of such a proposition.

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In order to successfully pitch the maze-scrolling concept of Jr. Pac-Man, GCC crafted a cardboard prototype designed so pulling on the sides would reveal more of the maze displayed in the center.

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You can watch it here:
https://t.co/lHtdoUWxN5

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NEWS:

The animated series Pac-Man Snack Breaks makes its debut on YouTube with the first episode, "Welcome to New PAC-City." This three-minute escapade sees Pac-Man off on a quest to gather ingredients for the WORLD'S BIGGEST BIRTHDAY CAKE.

Video link in the replies.

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NEWS:

Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac has received an update granting players access to the newly in-game birthday outfit, released in celebration of the franchise's 46th anniversary.

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A birthday treat is on the menu 🎉

The FREE Birthday Hat costume is available now in PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC! #World2RePAC #PACMANDAY