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 Pushing a fire hydrant to grow is inspired by the Helmet power-up in the game, which could be obtained the same way. The Special Pac was an item found on the return trip that granted an extra life.
-Ms. Pac-Man was a character not created by Namco, but by the General Computer Corporation for Midway. She would eventually be owned by Namco years later, with a portion of royalties for her appearances and merchandise owed to GCC - although, starting in the 2010s, a lawsuit over a failure on Bandai Namco's part to pay royalties would eventually lead to her being unnamed, replaced by look-alikes, or outright absent from ''Pac-Man'' titles and her existing starring roles being sold at a premium compared to other legacy ''Pac-Man'' titles, eventually culminating in the early 2020s with the creation of a consistent replacement character titled "Pac-Mom" after GCC's portion of the rights were bought by micro-console manufacturer AtGames, replacing Ms. Pac-Man not only in new titles such as ''Pac-Man World: Re-Pac'', but also through graphics modifications to rereleases of titles such as ''Pac-Land'' and ''Pac-In-Time''. ''Pac-Land'' was the first appearance of the character in Japan.
+Ms. Pac-Man was a character not created by Namco, but by the General Computer Corporation for Midway, being the namesake of her debut game. ''Pac-Land'' was the first appearance of the character in Japan. Initially a Midway property, she would eventually be owned by Namco years later, with a portion of royalties for her appearances and merchandise owed to GCC - although, starting in the 2010s, a lawsuit over a failure on Bandai Namco's part to pay royalties would eventually lead to her being unnamed, replaced by look-alikes, or outright absent from ''Pac-Man'' titles and her existing starring roles being sold at a premium compared to other legacy ''Pac-Man'' titles, eventually culminating in the early 2020s with the creation of a consistent replacement character titled "Pac-Mom" after GCC's portion of the rights were bought by micro-console manufacturer AtGames, replacing Ms. Pac-Man not only in new titles such as ''Pac-Man World: Re-Pac'', but also through graphics modifications to rereleases of titles such as ''Pac-Land'' and ''Pac-In-Time''. ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is, to date, the final appearance of Ms. Pac-Man in a new title.
 The setting of Pac-Land reappears in later ''Pac-Man'' games, but with different designs. Its most notable appearances afterwards are in ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Man World 2}}'' and ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures}}''.