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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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Pac-man	NES	$3.00
	Pac-Man	NES
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User Reviews

Simple fun, but not worth your money anymore	Pixelspeech (890)
Retro game with a central character and simple objective	Katakis (37454)

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The Press Says

All Game Guide	1998		80
Jeuxvideo.com	Jan 13, 2012	15 out of 20	75
Total!! UK Magazine	1994	60 out of 100	60
Total! (Germany)	Aug, 1994	3.25 out of 6	55
Player One	Jul, 1994	50 out of 100	50

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Trivia

Pac-Man was the first video game to inspire a popular pop song, which was played on the radio, had a full-length record and a single. The song in question was Buckner and Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever".

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This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (69582), Trixter