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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: G-Mode Archives+: Pac-Man is now available on PC via Steam as well as the Nintendo Switch family of systems. This Japan-only release brings back the region's cell phone version of the original Pac-Man arcade game.
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A glitch in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U once occurred where if the game pauses as Pac-Man is charging a Smash Attack, he will be shown floating away from where he was standing. This glitch was fixed when the game was first updated.
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On August 12, 2019 the official Pac-Man Twitter account posted a picture of a woman named Samantha replacing Pinky in the lineup of ghosts. It has never been specified who Samantha is, and she has yet to appear again.
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(Content warning: Drugs) Created in 2006 by Roy Lazarovich, "The Pill" is a fanmade 3D-animated short where Pac-Man, desperate to get a leg up on the ghosts chasing him, stumbles upon a dubious drug store in the middle of the maze.
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In interviews for the launch of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Bandai Namco representatives have stated that the Pac-Man we follow in the series is the son of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man.
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NEWS: Martin T. Sherman has confirmed via Instagram that he is voicing Pac-Man in Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac, effectively reprising the role he had as the character in Pac-Man World 3!
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Mojang Studios announced a Pac-Man DLC pack for Minecraft!
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS was being developed at the same time Pac-Man's Ghostly Adventures era was in full swing. Despite this, Masahiro Sakurai went with Pac-Man's iconic look, and would've considered dropping the character altogether if he had to use the redesign.
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This infamous meme image unfortunately comes from the IGN staff's reaction to Nintendo's E3 2003 conference - when they unveiled Pac-Man Vs. The ALT text explaning this comes from a 2011 article looking back on Nintendo's E3 history.
"So why all the sad faces? Well, Nintendo's biggest announcement of the year was Pac-Man Vs. Seriously, that was the biggest announcement. It was a decent game, but its reliance on Game Boy Advance-to-GameCube connectivity came across as gimmicky at the time – and while it would have been a fine product to feature in a supporting role at the show, it was instead positioned as Nintendo's most major surprise. While Xbox fans were being treated to huge hype-builders like Halo 2, we were getting a multiplayer version of a 23-year-old arcade game that required two different video game systems to play." -Richard George & Lucas M. Thomas, of IGN

ALT "So why all the sad faces? Well, Nintendo's biggest announcement of the year was Pac-Man Vs. Seriously, that was the biggest announcement. It was a decent game, but its reliance on Game Boy Advance-to-GameCube connectivity came across as gimmicky at the time – and while it would have been a fine product to feature in a supporting role at the show, it was instead positioned as Nintendo's most major surprise. While Xbox fans were being treated to huge hype-builders like Halo 2, we were getting a multiplayer version of a 23-year-old arcade game that required two different video game systems to play." -Richard George & Lucas M. Thomas, of IGN

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Pac-Man is one of the oldest characters to be playable in the Super Smash Bros. series, with just Mr. Game & Watch rivaling his age.
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Pac-Man is the only character in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS to feature a different life icon depending on which of the two consoles you are playing. The Wii U version is on the left. The 3DS version is on the right.
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Pac-Man's reveal for the Super Smash Bros. games surprised and overjoyed even many at Bandai Namco, with director Masahiro Sakurai being told "I can't believe you made Pac-Man look this good!"
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Bonus fact: When Sakurai revisited the idea for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, he would've considered dropping Pac-Man altogether if he had to use the design seen in the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures branch, as he preferred the "old-school look" of the design he used.
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According to Masahiro Sakurai's Famitsu Column, during development of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Shigeru Miyamoto asked if him if he could include Pac-Man as a character. At the time, Sakurai rejected the idea, as the original game sprite came to mind. sourcegaming.info/2015/06/26…
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According to SteamDB at the time of this writing, the all-time peak player count for Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs on PC has yet to reach the game's 64-player quota. Only 52 players have ever been recorded to be playing the game on Steam simultaneously since its debut
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When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's "EVERYONE IS HERE!" banner was first unveiled, Pac-Man was positioned between Ganondorf and Shulk. As of Sora's reveal, he and Dark Samus have been moved next to Donkey Kong. This puts him closer to the middle of the overall picture.
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The Neo Geo Pocket Color version of Pac-Man has an exclusive ending screen only viewable upon completing level 256. (Footage by Pac-Man Champion / Buffysugo2025 via YouTube)
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For Pac-Man's 40th Anniversary, the Twitter account for Sonic the Hedgehog shared artwork of Sonic gifting Pac-Man a pair of his shoes. For Sonic's 30th Anniversary, Pac-Man's Twitter returned the favor by sharing artwork of Pac-Man using those same shoes to keep up with Sonic.
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In Pac-Man World 3, Pac-Man himself makes his introduction by asking "Did someone say cake?" However, this is the first time the word "cake" was ever said in the game.
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(Content warning: Language) "THIS IS JOEY, PAUL, WILLIE, AND FRANKIE!" Released in 1985 for MSX computers, "Oh Shit!" is a Pac-Man clone best known for its use of digitized speech. When the player loses a life, the game plays a sound byte exclaiming its title.
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NEWS: Nintendo has just announced a new Pac-Man title exclusive for Nintendo Switch Online members named Pac-Man 99! This is a battle royale game similar to Tetris 99 and Super Mario Bros. 35 before it. You can check out the trailer below for all the details about the game.
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Here is what the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster would like if it only consisted of characters that made appearances alongside Pac-Man in games outside of this series.
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WAIT WAIT HOLD ON PLEASE I ONLY JUST GOT UP
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NEWS: Pac-Man World: Re-Pac has received a new update. The credits have been expanded to include the staff of the original game, and the previously compressed music tracks have been enhanced in quality. In addition, new paid DLC has released in the form of an in-game jukebox.
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NEWS: More Pac-Man World: Re-Pac details have been discussed on Bandai Namco's Anime Expo livestream. -The hover jump lets Pac-Man flutter in the air for a bit -Like the GBA version, rescuing the Pac-family is optional -The UI is changed to make keeping track of items easier
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(Content warning: Strong language, drugs) "Here comes Pac-Man..." This infamous sequence from Bloodhound Gang's 1999 song, Mope, has an absolutely high Pac-Man offer the band members freebase.
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Yesterday, a new DJ Pac-Man virtual concert preceded the "Bandai Namco Entertainment Festival 2nd" events currently being hosted by Asobistage This 36-minute long show had Pac-Man jam out to music from various Bandai Namco IP such as Klonoa, Mr. Driller, Ridge Racer, Tekken, etc
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Toru Iwatani once explained in a 2010 interview on pacman .com that Pac-Man does not consider what is right or wrong as he eats; if a policeman were holding a gun, Pac-Man would eat the gun under the basis that guns are bad. The full quote can be viewed in the ALT text.
"PAC-MAN does not consider what is right or wrong. He’s only eating. His character can be described as: Let’s say if a policeman was holding a gun, PAC-MAN eats the gun because guns are bad. PAC-MAN doesn’t use common sense, and he eats all bad things, such as guns or nuclear missiles. However, it doesn’t mean that PAC-MAN has his own thoughts unlike movie heroes. I would like to create various stories based on the idea that PAC-MAN eats up the bad things in the world." -Toru Iwatani

ALT "PAC-MAN does not consider what is right or wrong. He’s only eating. His character can be described as: Let’s say if a policeman was holding a gun, PAC-MAN eats the gun because guns are bad. PAC-MAN doesn’t use common sense, and he eats all bad things, such as guns or nuclear missiles. However, it doesn’t mean that PAC-MAN has his own thoughts unlike movie heroes. I would like to create various stories based on the idea that PAC-MAN eats up the bad things in the world." -Toru Iwatani

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The car Pac-Man drives in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is the same one he used all the way back in Ridge Racer V for the Playstation 2.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

ALT Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Ridge Racer V

ALT Ridge Racer V

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NEWS: The next Pac-Man game will be unveiled at the upcoming New York Comic Con occurring from October 12th-15th, according to an article from Gaming Age. Other Pac-Man-related festivities at the convention will include a drone show, a pop-up shop, arcade games, and a live DJ.
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NEWS: PAC-MAN WORLD 2 IS GETTING A REMAKE!!! Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac, like its 2022 predecessor, is a full remake of Pac-Man World 2 built from the ground-up for modern platforms! You can expect to be 3D platforming as Pac-Man once more when the game releases on September 26th
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NEWS: More Shadow Labyrinth details have revealed: -Development began in 2020 -It is made in-house by Bandai Namco Studios -The Secret Level episode is a tie-in to this game, acting as a prequel -The standard release will retail for $29.99 USD; the "Secret Edition" is $59.99
Shadow Labyrinth standard edition

ALT Shadow Labyrinth standard edition

Shadow Labyrinth "Secret Edition"

ALT Shadow Labyrinth "Secret Edition"

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The beginning cutscene in the original Pac-Man World has Toc-Man complain that the cake for his party "should be chocolate!" The same scene in Pac-Man World: Re-Pac now shows the party does have a chocolate cake. However, Toc-Man instead remarks there are no strawberries on it.
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Gashapon machines make a return from Pac-Man Museum+ for the figures mechanic in Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac. Sue's Arcade contains ten machines, and there are up to 250 figures to collect in all. As before, coins will be needed for them, though some figures can be found in levels.
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Today's Daily Pac-Man feature is an interview with none other than Martin T. Sherman! Some know him as Thomas the Tank Engine. but around these circles you know him as Pac-Man. He voiced the character in Pac-Man World 3 and Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac! Follow along for the thread!🧵
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I have been informed that Pac-Man's "teeth" in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is not actually teeth. So I guess we *can't* believe it. What's actually happening is that the light effect here is reflecting off of the roof of his mouth in a way that makes it look like he has teeth.
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These images of Pac-Man and co. are used on the "sustainability" website for Bandai Namco Holdings, each complementing information related to material issues for product quality and protection of IP.
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Just this morning, a surprise arrived to my doorstep from Bandai Namco! I was mailed a Nintendo Switch copy of Pac-Man World: Re-Pac, as well as the Chrome Noir Chogokin figure! Thanks so much to the folks at @officialpacman for the package! I absolutely can't wait to play this!
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If you've been clamoring for the Gashapon figures from Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac to become real, then you may not have to wait any longer - especially if you are in Japan! Wave 1 of five figures based on the game has surfaced on Gashapon's product pages.
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This animated commercial for Pac-Land's release on the PC Engine (aka Turbografx-16) sees Pac-Man run and jump along with lots of other Pac-Men to capture the adventurous spirit of the game.
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The new artwork illustrated for the Pac-Man edition Atari 2600+ and the Pac-Man: Double Feature cartridge is done by none other than Hiro Kimura, who created the art for Atari's original versions of Pac-Man back in the 1980s.
Artwork used for the Pac-Man: Double Feature cartridge

ALT Artwork used for the Pac-Man: Double Feature cartridge

Promotional artwork for the Pac-Man-themed Atari 2600+ controllers (screenshotted from a post by @nickisonlinet via Discord)

ALT Promotional artwork for the Pac-Man-themed Atari 2600+ controllers (screenshotted from a post by @nickisonlinet via Discord)

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This 1980 commercial from Japan has Pac-Man introduce the then-latest arcade video game from Namco, Rally-X, to the viewing masses.
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This video from costume company Total Fabrication provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a Pac-Man costume that would be used by Namco in the late 1990s for events such as E3.
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Masahiro Sakurai recently uploaded a video on his YouTube channel demonstrating a wide variety of character attack animations from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in slow motion. Here is a snippet of the video where Pac-Man's side special move is shown off in this manner.
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The reason Galaxians were added to Pac-Man was simply because the developers were running out of ideas for things to use as bonus items.
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According to Pac-Man World designer Scott Rogers, Orson is gray because his natural color faded away after all the time he spends as Toc-Man.
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The "Retro E" wallpaper in Pac-Man Museum+ uses a portion of the cover / cartridge art from the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man.
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As reported previously, the soundtrack for Pac-Man World: Re-Pac has seen quality improvements as part of the recent update. Here is a comparison for how a few of the tracks sounded at launch and what they sound like now.
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NEWS: Bandai Namco has announced Pac-Man Museum+! This new Pac-Man Museum is coming to all major platforms and features a whopping 14 Pac-Man titles from across the franchise's history! Players can also customize their arcade and take on missions to unlock items for the room.
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The mere unveiling of Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac and the accompanying footage have bombarded me with all sorts of thoughts that I knew I needed to buckle down and organize. So please join me in this thread where I delve into what we've been given so far, and what I think! (🧵1/16)
My feelings for Pac-Man World 2 have varied wildly this decade. Some of you have probably heard my increasing criticisms of the game’s levels and elements that I didn’t think held up well over time. And I have been rather outspoken about how Namco didn’t see the PMW series at large as that big of a deal. But one thing’s for certain - this game, like for a lot of you, was a major piece of my childhood. The colorful graphics, the fun orchestral soundtrack, the smooth 3D platforming movement, and the sheer novelty of being in the shoes of Pac-Man all culminated into an experience that made the 2000s what they were for me. And all these years later, Bamco have found it fit to remake it for a new generation.

ALT My feelings for Pac-Man World 2 have varied wildly this decade. Some of you have probably heard my increasing criticisms of the game’s levels and elements that I didn’t think held up well over time. And I have been rather outspoken about how Namco didn’t see the PMW series at large as that big of a deal. But one thing’s for certain - this game, like for a lot of you, was a major piece of my childhood. The colorful graphics, the fun orchestral soundtrack, the smooth 3D platforming movement, and the sheer novelty of being in the shoes of Pac-Man all culminated into an experience that made the 2000s what they were for me. And all these years later, Bamco have found it fit to remake it for a new generation.

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A couple months after Gorillaz debuted Pac-Man as part of Song Machine, animator Sandra D Rivas created this delightful tribute to the track. The animation loop is complemented by an equally mesmerizing chiptune remix of the song, which was arranged by Ockeroid.
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Pac-Man World: Re-Pac will be the first release in the series to be primarily developed by a Japanese team, that being Now Production. The series was previously Western-orientated, with USA- and UK-based studios all having been involved with making the games prior.
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NEWS: After many years off the air, the Pac-Man series by Hanna-Barbera will be returning to television as part of the MeTV Toons lineup. However, you'll have to be up late to see it Expect to catch the show on the network during Saturdays at 3:00 am EST, starting February 17th
Pac-Man Starting February 17th! Saturdays at 3am | 2c Follow the adventures of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Baby, and Chomp-chomp as they fight off ghosts and source Power Pellets.

ALT Pac-Man Starting February 17th! Saturdays at 3am | 2c Follow the adventures of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Baby, and Chomp-chomp as they fight off ghosts and source Power Pellets.

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At the end of Pac-Man World, Orson claims that "Nobody loves a ghost." The original plan for Pac-Man's encounter with Orson was to have Pac-Man say "I love you, Orson." before eating him. Without a voice to settle on or the budget/time to use subtitles, they kept Pac-Man mute.
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At one point, Snoopy of Peanuts fame was planned to be a playable character in Pac-Man World Rally. Recent findings in the files for the game's Xbox prototype include an early character icon, vehicle textures, and other related assets.
Screenshot of the final game with Snoopy's map icon modded back in. (@Crazy_Otto_)

ALT Screenshot of the final game with Snoopy's map icon modded back in. (@Crazy_Otto_)

Snoopy's character icon, as seen in a file viewer. Note: Other characters have this icon style as well, so it is not likely to have been final. (Screenshot by @nocontxtpacman)

ALT Snoopy's character icon, as seen in a file viewer. Note: Other characters have this icon style as well, so it is not likely to have been final. (Screenshot by @nocontxtpacman)

Snoopy's vehicle textures, as seen in a file viewer. (Screenshot by @nocontxtpacman)

ALT Snoopy's vehicle textures, as seen in a file viewer. (Screenshot by @nocontxtpacman)

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NEWS: Bandai Namco has just announced a full-on remake of Pac-Man World! Pac-Man World: Re-Pac sees the original Playstation title rebuilt from the ground-up for modern platforms. It will be out for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC on August 26th.
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Since the Pac-Man DLC track for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds utilizes Pac-Village as seen in Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac, we can observe in the reveal what games are in Sue's Arcade Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and Pac-Attack return However, Ms. Pac-Man's gone and Pac-Attack is the SNES version
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This wallpaper illustration of Pac-Man's face was created by artist Katsuya Terada for the franchise's 30th Anniversary. He describes the theme of the art as "a smile that makes people feel the Pac-Man’s experience over the past 30 years."
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In Pac-Man World 2, there is a machine in Sue's Arcade you use to play mazes that you've unlocked by collecting Galaxians. Very bizarrely, this machine utilizes a screenshot of Pac-Gal, a bootleg ROM hack of Ms. Pac-Man released in 1981.
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While most versions of Pac-Man World: Re-Pac will reach a framerate of 60fps, the Nintendo Switch version will run at 30fps.
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Though some games in Pac-Man Museum+ had sprites altered to reflect the current appearance of Pac-Man's family, one instance was mistakenly left unchanged. Ms. Pac-Man can still be spotted in the credits sequence for Pac-Man Arrangement (2005).
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On February 8th, 2019, Bandai Namco's USA Twitter account referenced Bloodhound Gang's "Mope" by paraphrasing lines from the part of the song where Pac-Man appears. (Content warning for ALT text: Language)
PAC-MAN Official: "Happy Friday! Who's ready for some gaming?" Bandai Namco US, in response: "Oh snap! It's PAC-MAN! Hey, PAC-MAN what's up?!" Both tweets were posted on February 8th, 2019. Bandai Namco US's reply is a paraphrasing of the following portion from Mope: "Aw, shit. Here comes Pac-Man! Hey, Pac-Man! What's up?"

ALT PAC-MAN Official: "Happy Friday! Who's ready for some gaming?" Bandai Namco US, in response: "Oh snap! It's PAC-MAN! Hey, PAC-MAN what's up?!" Both tweets were posted on February 8th, 2019. Bandai Namco US's reply is a paraphrasing of the following portion from Mope: "Aw, shit. Here comes Pac-Man! Hey, Pac-Man! What's up?"

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In Pole Position II and the Namco Museum re-release of Pole Position on GBA, there is a billboard that shows Blinky looking down and exclaiming "But Clyde!" This is actually a redrawn still of a scene from the Pac-Man animated series, particularly the episode "Picnic in Pacland"
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It's established in the Mr. Driller series Toby "Kissy" Masuyo (from Baraduke) and Taizo Hori (Dig Dug) are Susumu's parents. However, the two eventually divorced Though Kissy rarely made appearances, a few instances in Dig Dug-related media demonstrated their rocky relationship
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Before the game would be known as Pac-Man World 3, it was initially revealed in 2004 through Nintendo's website as "Pac-Man World's End." Below is an unused splash screen that remained in the data of the PC version, showing the early working title in logo form.
PAC-MAN WORLD'S END Coming 2005 (Pac-Man and Clyde piloting the Toc-Man armor) (Namco logo) [Thanks to Pac-Modder for uncovering this screen!]

ALT PAC-MAN WORLD'S END Coming 2005 (Pac-Man and Clyde piloting the Toc-Man armor) (Namco logo) [Thanks to Pac-Modder for uncovering this screen!]

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Usually when creating the graphics for games in the 1980s, developers would use graph paper to sketch out their designs. However, during development of Crazy Otto (before it ended up being Ms. Pac-Man), GCC instead used a Lite Brite toy to envision the game's sprites.
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Namco Roulette is the first taunt in the Super Smash Bros. games to have an official name. This convention would later be followed by Demon's Wrath, the side taunt of Kazuya in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Although this title is not represented directly in the collection, Pac-Man Museum+ takes a lot of visual cues from Pac-Man World. Not only is Pac-Man's family based on their appearances in Pac-Man World, but Pac-Man's own idle animations mimic those seen in the game as well.
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As with many websites promoting video games, the website for Pac-Man World featured free goodies consumers could check out and / or download. One of these goodies is a video of Pac-Man dancing in front of a black background.
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NEWS: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures will leave Netflix after December 31st. The series remains available to watch on other streaming services such as Peacock, Tubi, Philo, and Sling TV. However, it is worth noting we have seen HBO Max drop it back in August.
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This year's Tokyo Toy Show saw Pac-Man and Blinky move around on the show floor as Bandai's first moving Gashapon machines. Blinky is a capsule vendor, while Pac-Man is used for recycling empty capsules. The items available are part of the franchise's recent "Shine On" branding.
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There is a subway train in Stockholm that features Pac-Man and three ghosts inscribed in some of the holes of its air vents.
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(Content warning: Ableism, gross-out) The '90s was a different time...for better or for worse In an attempt to embody the attitude of the decade, this TV ad for Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures compares the player's control over Pac-Man to having a "special friend" they can abuse
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NEWS: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac is available now in all territories for consoles and PC! Save Pac-Land from Spooky's clutches once again on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, or Xbox Series platforms. Sonic collaboration DLC will be following suit this November.
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NEWS: Pac-Man Museum+ is now available internationally, and for all of its designated platforms! The game is also available as part of Xbox Game Pass. To commemorate the release of Pac-Man Museum+, Bandai Namco put out this lovely animated trailer!
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A prototype for the SNES version of Ms. Pac-Man reveals early title screen artwork that depicts Ms. Pac herself with a completely different design. The final title screen reverts to how the SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive version’s title screen looked.
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Pac-Man is amongst a fraction of characters in the Super Smash Bros. games to be able to wall jump. In his own franchise, the only game where Pac-Man is able to naturally wall jump is in Pac-Man World 3. He can also do it in the Ghostly Adventures games, but just as Rubber Pac.
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Recently, @Crazy_Otto_ obtained an image of the full Pac-Man World Rally cast from one of the game's developers - with the notable inclusion of Snoopy, strongly supporting the idea that he was planned to be in the game as a playable racer.
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This 1980s Pac-Man style guide was lately shown off in a livestream Hamster Corporation held for the Arcade Archives release of Galaga The guide features plenty of Tadashi Yamashita's illustrations for Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Baby, and the ghosts (or "monsters," rather)
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On February 12, 2021, the official Microsoft Edge Dev Twitter account promoted games like Pac-Man that were available through the Edge Extensions store These were illegal extensions each containing an emulator with a ROM for the advertised game. The tweet has since been deleted
Microsoft Edge Dev (Verified checkmark): @MSEdgeDev (Megaphone emoji) Calling all Pac-Man, Tetris, and Mario Kart lovers. Did you know Microsoft Edge has these plus more vintage games on the extensions site? See the full list (Hand pointing down emoji) msft.it/6011pNlzh #EdgeExtensions #BrowserExtensions

ALT Microsoft Edge Dev (Verified checkmark): @MSEdgeDev (Megaphone emoji) Calling all Pac-Man, Tetris, and Mario Kart lovers. Did you know Microsoft Edge has these plus more vintage games on the extensions site? See the full list (Hand pointing down emoji) msft.it/6011pNlzh #EdgeExtensions #BrowserExtensions

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NEWS: ......... Pac-Man 99 is shutting down on October 8th; paid themes and DLC will be delisted on August 8th and September 8th, respectively The Switch battle royale is the third Pac-Man game this year to be closing, following Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle and Pac-Man Community
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Although Ms. Pac-Man is not a fighter in the Super Smash Bros. games, she does make a cameo in the Pac-Land stage. Just like in the Pac-Land game, she waits for the player to make it back home before the next trip begins.
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Reminder: -NFTs are extraordinarily harmful to the environment -You only get a string of code acting as a certificate instead of the actual product (Basically nothing) -No one should buy or sell NFTs
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Tucked away at the bottom of Bandai Namco's "sustainability" webpages is a little sprite animation of Pac-Man cleaning a beach.
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Recently, a trailer of Pac-Man Ghost Zone has been shared by the game's lead designer, William Anderson. This video was played during E3 1997 and features a variety of clips showing the game in action back when it was in development.
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Pac-Man Ghost Zone was inspired in part by Super Mario 64; when the game was reworked into Pac-Man World, though, the inspiration also changed The developers proceeded to take notes from none other than Crash Bandicoot. Designer Scott Rogers said this decision "saved our bacon"
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(Content warning: Spoilers) In Pac-Man World: Re-Pac, a quicktime event occurs when Pac-Man turns into Mega Pac to chomp Toc-Man as a finishing blow. If the player refuses to button-mash, Toc-Man will still eventually get chomped, but the resulting animation is less climactic.
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(Content warning: Gore) The January 1988 issue of NG Namco Community Magazine published works from a month-long art contest Namco held at the end of the October prior. Over 800 people submitted artwork based on their interpretations of Pac-Man's anatomy.
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Pac-Man appears as a faculty member in ShiftyLook's Namco High, a visual novel where - as a cousin of the Prince of All Cosmos - you hook up with one of many Bandai Namco (and even a few Homestuck) characters enrolling as students. He'll always remind you to be true to yourself.
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Pac-Man was one of several animated characters that people could lend their voice to through Zoobe. Many a "Pac-Man, more like..." joke was made through the resulting 30-second videos posted online.
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NEWS: Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots is now available on consoles in regions such as Japan. It'll debut on PC worldwide later today, and the international console launch will follow tomorrow Pac-Man makes a returning guest appearance in this new installment of the prolific series
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This animation of Pac-Man running around a beach, eating dots, and fighting enemies was created by Atsushi Saito for Bandai Namco in 2010 as part of conceptualizing a 3D Pac-Man platformer that would later be scrapped. The project was known as "Pac-Man World."
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NEWS: Pac-Man will be an unlockable playable character in Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots. This is his first appearancr in the series since 2011's Everybody's Golf 6 / Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational. The game is set to release on September 5th.
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Although unofficial, Paul Neave's remake of Pac-Man is nevertheless a very important piece of Internet gaming history. This game was so popular that if you were to go on just about *any* Flash game website throughout the 2000s, you'd find this version of Pac-Man ready to play!
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In the Japanese version of Pac-Man World 2, the "Canyon Chaos" level is renamed to "Hop! Step! Jump!" This is a reference to a piece of classic artwork from back when the original Pac-Man arcade game was known as Puck Man. (Thanks to @Crazy_Otto_ for providing today's fact!)
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Unity has announced it will charge a "Runtime fee" to developers whenever their game is installed by a customer, potentially starting as high as $0.20 USD per install To name a few, Pac-Man (mobile), Pac-Man 256, Pac-Man Museum+, and Pac-Man World Re-Pac are all made with Unity
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These Pac-Man World wallpapers were once made available to download from the Namco Arcade website circa 2000.
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The Galaxians in Pac-Man World 2 are not colored correctly. In the game, the top part is blue while the sides are red - an inverse of how the Galaxian is typically portrayed.
Pac-Man World 2 (Screenshot by @sleeprhit_)

ALT Pac-Man World 2 (Screenshot by @sleeprhit_)

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NEWS: Bandai Namco has addressed that Ms. Pac-Man will be turning 40 this year. In the portion of the news roundup discussing the game, there is a logo made specifically for the occasion.
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During the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation showcasing Terry Bogard, Masahiro Sakurai mentions that he jokes with the Bandai Namco team by calling Pac-Man "your company's character." They tend to play along with this by replying "Oh, yeah, our company's character."
Masahiro Sakurai, referring to Pac-Man: "Of course, this character was made by Bandai Namco Studios,"

ALT Masahiro Sakurai, referring to Pac-Man: "Of course, this character was made by Bandai Namco Studios,"

Masahiro Sakurai, referring to Pac-Man: "but when I talk to their team, I'll call him 'your company's character.'"

ALT Masahiro Sakurai, referring to Pac-Man: "but when I talk to their team, I'll call him 'your company's character.'"

Masahiro Sakurai, referring to Pac-Man: "They always come back saying 'oh, yeah, our company's character.'"

ALT Masahiro Sakurai, referring to Pac-Man: "They always come back saying 'oh, yeah, our company's character.'"

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NEWS: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac is available now in certain regions such as Japan. Pac-Man's latest 3D platforming romp will be releasing tomorrow internationally for PC, and the rest of the console release will follow on the 26th.
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