One of the most popular and influential games of the 1980's, Pac-Man stars a little, yellow dot-muncher who works his way around to clear a maze of the various dots and fruit which inhabit the board.

Pac-Man's goal is continually challenged by four ghosts: The shy blue ghost Bashful (Inky), the trailing red ghost Shadow (Blinky), the fast pink ghost Speedy (Pinky), and the forgetful orange ghost Pokey (Clyde). One touch from any of these ghosts means a loss of life for Pac-Man.

Pac-Man can turn the tables on his pursuers by eating of the four Energizers located within the maze. During this time, the ghosts turn blue, and Pac-Man can eat them for bonus points. This only lasts for a limited amount of time, as the ghost's eyes float back to their center box, and regenerate to chase after Pac-Man again.

Survive a few rounds of gameplay, and be treated to humorous intermissions between Pac-Man and the ghosts.

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Alternate Titles

"Puck-Man" -- Working title
"Pac - Man" -- Intellivision in-game title
"Pac Man" -- Alternate Apple II media spelling
"PacMan" -- Atari 5200 In-game title
"NES Classics: Pac-Man" -- European GBA title
"パックマン" -- Japanese spelling

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The Press Says

Mean Machines	Jan, 1991	80 out of 100	80
N-Force	Jul, 1992	80 out of 100	80
All Game Guide	1998		70
Nintendo Power Magazine	Apr, 1991	3.2 out of 5	64
Power Play	Mar, 1991	53 out of 100	53

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Trivia

When the game first appeared in Japanese arcades in 1979, it was called Puck-Man. When Midway ported to America, the company decided to re-name it Pac-Man because they were concerned that English speaking players might vandalize the "Puck" to spell a certain swear word.

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