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:

Pac-Man is available now on the Nex Playground console via Playpass. As such, this take on the arcade game is played entirely with motion controls.

Along with the classic mode emulating the game's fundamentals, there are other modes featuring new mazes and power-ups.

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In 2011, Bandai Namco released Galaga 30th Collection for iOS devices in celebration of the game's anniversary that year.

Players would be able to play a remake of Galaxian for free, and remakes of Galaga, Gaplus, and Galaga '88 were available to buy through the app.

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イワシカちゃん × パックマン コラボ4コマ漫画🥠
パックマン、美味しいからって食べすぎ！

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While prior stand-ins for Ms. Pac-Man were their own characters created for new products and iterations, Pac-Mom's appearances have consisted of occupying roles she previously held.

This - as well as the other Pac-family name changes - implies Pac-Mom is Ms. Pac-Man herself.

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Waka Waka! If Kapibara-san can eat grass, so can I!

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Check out this a-MAZE-ing collab!

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In Pac-Man World 2, the only one of the ghosts' boss mechs to don a distinct design is Blinky's Frog.

Artist Pete Conlon shared several boss designs he conceptualized during his time at Namco, showing that there could have been more, had they been approved for implementation.

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For the franchise's 30th Anniversary, Bandai Namco provided us a sneak peek at what would become the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures animated series.

Observant viewers may notice plenty of subtle differences between this and the show itself.

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In late 2018, Bandai Namco expanded its American arcades beyond Level 257 (which got rebranded as Pac-Man Entertainment by this time) with smaller-scale locations known as Pac-Man Zone.

These were designed for mall spaces, and mainly housed modern-era arcade games.

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Bandai Namco Amusement's YouTube channel has a video series named "Exciting Variety! More Fun Section!" that provides an energetic look into their facilities, events, and games.

Here, the hosts indulge in the Pac-Man-themed Namco Noritake Shinmachi center that opened last year.

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Hanna-Barbera Productions and King World Productions once mixed the Pac-Man animated series with two other shows to create "The Pac-Man / Little Rascals / Richie Rich Show"

This 90-minute program aired episodes of each of the three cartoons from 1982 to 1983.

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Such a good maze companion @halvorthefrenchie (IG & TIKTOK)! 🐾

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Early Game Boy Advance ports of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man have graphics that are somewhat brighter than the originals.

This is to accommodate for the GBA's lack of built-in light. Namco Museum 50th Anniversary changes their colors back, as later GBA models employed light features.

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＼💛コラボグリーティング💗／

イワシカちゃんとパックマンの
コラボグリーティングイベントが開催決定✨
ぜひ、ピンク色のものを持って遊びに来てね！

📅12月5日（土）
📍岩下の新生姜ミュージアム

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Namco's entire presence in the video gaming industry can be traced back to Gee Bee, which is the very first video game the company has ever put out.

It was also designed by Toru Iwatani, who would channel the lessons learned from making the title into the gameplay of Pac-Man.

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Alongside the animated series and tie-in video games, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures spawned an expansive toy line throughout its run.

The commercial below advertises the "Gooage Spewing Gigantic Pac" and "Ghost Grabbin' Pac" set of figures.

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食欲の秋

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If you want to see a full session, check out my recording of my playthrough here:

NOTE:
The game has an achievement-style system in the form of medals, and - sadly as shown here - prevents you from reaching the final stage if you have not earned them all

https://t.co/zX5wBqqXXs

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Thanks to the preservation efforts for Keitai Archive, Pac-Man SP is finally playable beyond its 2011 Japan-only cell phone release!

While heavily taking after Pac-Man Arrangement+ for PSP, Pac-Man SP boasts distinct level designs and is rendered in pixel art like the 1996 game.

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Back in 2020, I spent a week prototyping a Pac-Man game I intended to pitch someday. And...I never did.

I call it "Pac-Man Slide"
Pac goes only one way until he hits a wall. Players are to figure out how to move around with this in mind.

I still enjoy the level with the ladders

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パックマンを探す時のゴースト達