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{{Infobox Stage
{{Infobox Stage
|subtitle = ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Land}}''
|location = ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Land}}''
|name = Pac-Land
|name = Pac-Land
|image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-Pac-Land.png|300px]]|title2=Wii U|content2=[[File:SSB4UPac-Land.jpg|300px]]}}
|image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|tab1=[[File:SSBU-Pac-Land.png|300px]]|title2=Wii U|tab2=[[File:SSB4UPac-Land.jpg|300px]]}}
|caption = [[File:PacManSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Pac-Land as it appears in ''Smash''.
|caption = Pac-Land as it appears in ''Smash''.<br>[[File:PacManSymbol.svg|50px]]
|universe = {{uv|Pac-Man}}
|universe = {{uv|Pac-Man}}
|games = ''[[SSB4]]'' ([[SSB4-U|Wii U]])<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|games = ''[[SSB4]]'' ([[SSBU|Wii U]])<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|hometo = '''SSB4:'''<br>{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}<br>'''Ultimate:'''<br>{{SSBU|Pac-Man}}
|availability = [[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''SSB4'')<br>[[Starter stage|Starter]] (''Ultimate'')
|availability = [[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''SSB4'')<br>[[Starter stage|Starter]] (''Ultimate'')
|cratetype = Presents
|cratetype = Presents
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The stage then begins scrolling right-to-left, signalling the return trip. It starts with tall cacti that serve as obstacles, before moving into a canyon area that features collapsing log bridges. Hitting a certain point spawns a Special Pac item that grants temporary [[invincibility]]. After passing by a small lake, the stage returns to the town. Pushing a certain hydrant releases balloons that heal damage when touched. The stage ends at Pac-Man's house, where Ms. Pac-Man can be seen. The cycle then starts over again on a new trip.
The stage then begins scrolling right-to-left, signalling the return trip. It starts with tall cacti that serve as obstacles, before moving into a canyon area that features collapsing log bridges. Hitting a certain point spawns a Special Pac item that grants temporary [[invincibility]]. After passing by a small lake, the stage returns to the town. Pushing a certain hydrant releases balloons that heal damage when touched. The stage ends at Pac-Man's house, where Ms. Pac-Man can be seen. The cycle then starts over again on a new trip.


Every time a cycle starts, a splash screen displays the number of the current trip. Each cycle takes approximately two minutes and thirty seconds to complete. Unlike the original ''Pac-Land'', the cycles are the same each time, although the color of the sky is dependent on the trip (starting at midday and cycling through evening, night, and morning before returning to day).
Every time a cycle starts, a splash screen displays the number of the current trip. Each cycle takes approximately two minutes and thirty seconds to complete. Unlike the original ''Pac-Land'', the cycles are the same each time, although the color of the sky is dependent on the trip (every first trip is afternoon, every second is sunset, every third is night, and every fourth is morning).


===Ω forms and Battlefield form===
===Ω forms and Battlefield form===
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the [[Ω form]] of this stage takes place in the canyon area. Despite having walls and a platform extending below the [[blast line]], [[wall jump]]s are impossible here; this is the only stage with this distinction.
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the [[Ω form]] of this stage takes place in the canyon area. Despite having walls, [[wall jump]]s are impossible here; this is the only stage with this distinction. The platform also extends below the [[blast line]].


In ''Super Smash Bros Ultimate'', the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] are similar to the Ω form in ''SSB4''; however, the main platform does not extend below the blast line and is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are made of pixelated wood and are unique to this form. The characters are still flat, which also flattens the hitboxes and alters gameplay significantly as a result.  
In ''Super Smash Bros Ultimate'', the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] are similar to the Ω form in ''SSB4''; however, the main platform does not extend below the blast line and is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are made of pixelated wood and are unique to this form. The characters are still flat, which also flattens the hitboxes and alters gameplay significantly as a result.  
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The stage is a faithful recreation of the 1984 arcade game ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Land}}'', a side-scroller where Pac-Man sets off to return a lost fairy to her home. Starting at his house, Pac-Man goes left-to-right through three areas before reaching Fairyland. In exchange for returning the fairy, he receives a pair of Wing Shoes, which allow him to jump indefinitely. He then travels right-to-left through a fourth area to head home, after which the cycle repeats. Every area except the Castle is featured in this stage. While the original game's levels change as the game progresses, the Pac-Land stage has a predetermined layout that always remains the same.
The stage is a faithful recreation of the 1984 arcade game ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Land}}'', a side-scroller where Pac-Man sets off to return a lost fairy to her home. Starting at his house, Pac-Man goes left-to-right through three areas before reaching Fairyland. In exchange for returning the fairy, he receives a pair of Wing Shoes, which allow him to jump indefinitely. He then travels right-to-left through a fourth area to head home, after which the cycle repeats. Every area except the Castle is featured in this stage. While the original game's levels change as the game progresses, the Pac-Land stage has a predetermined layout that always remains the same.


''Pac-Land'' was loosely based on, and named after, the setting of the {{s|wikipedia|Hanna-Barbera}} [[wikipedia:Pac-Man (TV series)|''Pac-Man'' cartoon]]. It was the first Namco-developed installment in the ''Pac-Man'' series to feature the more anthropomorphic designs of the ''Pac-Man'' characters in-game. ''Pac-Land'' is notable for being one of the first games to use {{s|wikipedia|parallax scrolling}} (where the foreground and background move at different speeds to simulate perspective), long before it became a gaming mainstay in the 16-bit era. This effect is replicated in the ''Smash'' stage. Other elements of the stage are taken directly from the original game: the Helmet, Special Pac, and Wing Shoes power-ups are obtained in identical ways and result in similar effects to their original appearances.
''Pac-Land'' is notable for being one of the first games to use {{s|wikipedia|parallax scrolling}} (where the foreground and background move at different speeds to simulate perspective), long before it became a gaming mainstay in the 16-bit era. This is reflected by the parallax scrolling on the stage.


When {{s|wikipedia|Bally Midway}} localized the western release of ''Pac-Land'', they modified the sprites of Pac-Man and his family to further resemble the Hanna-Barbera model sheets, as opposed to their appearances from Japanese ''Pac-Man'' artwork used in the Japanese version; they also added cameos from Pac-Man's pets in the cartoon, Chomp Chomp and Sour Puss, and removed the Christian cross from a church in the background. The level in ''Smash'' is based largely on the Japanese version, with a fairy appearing in the level introduction instead of Pac-Man's pets, as well as Ms. Pac-Man using her Japanese design; however, the church still lacks its Christian cross, as in the western release.
It is also the first official installment to feature the more anthropomorphic designs of the ''Pac-Man'' characters in-game. The version published by {{s|wikipedia|Midway Games}} in the United States featured the character designs from the {{s|wikipedia|Hanna-Barbera}} [[wikipedia:Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man cartoon]], which the game itself was based on.


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}}''.
The setting of Pac-Land reappears in later ''Pac-Man'' games, but with different designs. Its most notable modern appearance is in ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Man World 2}}''.
 
Ms. Pac-Man was a character created not 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, Bandai Namco would later take ownership of the character, with a portion of royalties for her appearances and merchandise owed to GCC — however, starting in the 2010s, a lawsuit over failure on Bandai Namco's part to pay royalties would lead to Ms. Pac-Man being unnamed, replaced, or outright omitted from ''Pac-Man'' titles.<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/document/427639682/Bandai-Namco-Entertainment-of-America-vs-AtGames-2019-complaint?irclickid=26sXurxaIxyPRa3Sw9WC1TLRUkFWSczwExW7Vo0&irpid=10078&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Skimbit%20Ltd.&sharedid=polygon.com&irgwc=1#from_embed&referrer=polygon.com&sref=https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/26/20886032/ms-pac-man-lawsuit-bandai-namco-atgames-rights-royalties]</ref> The legal dispute came to a head in the early 2020s, with Bandai Namco creating a consistent replacement character named "Pac-Mom" after GCC's portion of the rights were bought by micro-console manufacturer AtGames. Pac-Mom would replace Ms. Pac-Man in re-releases and remakes of titles such as ''Pac-Land'', ''Pac-In-Time'', and ''Pac-Man World''. ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is, to date, the final appearance of Ms. Pac-Man in a new title.
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==Tournament legality==
==Tournament legality==
This stage is banned in tournaments, due to the stage containing walk-off blast lines, autoscrolling, no grabbable edges, and sections that require precise platforming, which completely disrupts any form of competitive play. Not only that, it is also a 2d stage, which alters hitboxes.
This stage is banned in tournaments, due to the stage containing walk-off blast lines, autoscrolling, no grabbable edges, and sections that require precise platforming, which completely disrupts any form of competitive play.


==Glitches==
==Glitches==
*On the bridge section, there is a lone hydrant on a platform. If {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}} faces the right and jumps on that platform, to the left of the hydrant, he will begin to repeatedly perform a landing animation every other frame.
*On the bridge section, there is a lone hydrant on a platform. If {{SSB4|Mr. Game and Watch}} faces the right and jumps on that platform, to the left of the hydrant, he will begin to repeatedly perform a landing animation every other frame.
*If [[Bellossom]] is summoned on this stage, its Sleep Powder will move away from Bellossom.
*If [[Bellossom]] is summoned on this stage, its Sleep Powder will move away from Bellossom.
==Update history==
'''{{GameIcon|ssbu}} 3.1.0'''
*Pac-Land's on-screen appearances locations have been changed.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SSBUWebsitePacmanSeries.jpg|Partial panorama of the stage from ''Ultimate''.
SSBUWebsitePacmanSeries.jpg|Partial panorama of the stage from ''Ultimate''.
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==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|パックランド|Pakku Rando}}, ''Pac-Land''
|en=PAC-LAND
|fr=PAC-LAND
|es=PAC-LAND
|de=PAC-LAND
|it=PAC-LAND
|nl=PAC-LAND
|ru={{rollover|ПЭКЛЕНД|PEKLEND|?}}
|ko={{rollover|팩랜드|Paengnaendeu|?}}, ''Pac-Land''
|zh=PAC-LAND
|pt=PAC-LAND
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If [[Little Mac]] hits someone with the KO uppercut on this stage, the screen won't zoom in.
*If Little Mac hits someone with the KO uppercut, the screen won't zoom in.
*Despite the camera being fixed by default, setting the camera mode to fixed will cause it to zoom out further, beyond the camera bounds indicated by the [[radar]].
*{{SSBU|Kirby}} and {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} are the only characters who each travel to Pac-Land in their Classic Mode routes.
*Despite the stage being based on ''Pac-Land'', no music from the game is featured in either ''for Wii U'' or ''Ultimate''. Because of this, Pac-Land is the only stage without any music being from its origin game.
*Despite the camera being fixed by default, setting the camera mode to fixed will cause it to zoom out further, beyond the camera bounds indicated by the radar.
*On this stage, the music will not start until after the countdown has finished, in reference to similar behavior in ''Pac-Land''.
*Pac-Baby (known as Baby Pac-Man at the time) is not featured in the stage at all, despite being present in all iterations of the original game.
*The following [[Assist Trophies]] cannot appear on this stage: [[Thwomp]], [[Moon]], [[Mother Brain]], [[Nightmare]], [[Andross]], [[Jeff]], [[Black Knight]], [[Kapp'n]], [[Color TV-Game 15]], [[Devil]], [[Dr. Wright]], [[Nikki]], [[Yuri Kozukata]], [[Arcade Bunny]], [[Squid Sisters]], [[Ghosts]] and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]]. Additionally, the following [[Poké Ball]] summons cannot appear on this stage: [[Abra]], [[Alolan Exeggutor]], [[Snorlax]], [[Lugia]], [[Xerneas]], [[Lunala]] and [[Marshadow]].
 
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