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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name = Pac-Man | |name = Pac-Man | ||
|image = {{tabber|title1=Anthropomorphic| | |image = {{tabber|title1=Anthropomorphic|content1=[[File:Pac-Man.png|250px]]|title2=Original|content2=[[File:pacmanvintage.png|x250px]]}} | ||
|caption = [[File:PacManSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]] | |caption = [[File:PacManSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]] | ||
Official artwork of Pac-Man's two main forms. | Official artwork of Pac-Man's two main forms. | ||
|universe = {{uv|Pac-Man}} | |universe = {{uv|Pac-Man}} | ||
|firstgame = ''{{b|Pac-Man|game}}'' (1980) | |firstgame = ''{{b|Pac-Man|game}}'' (1980) | ||
|lastappearance= ''{{s|wikipedia| | |lastappearance= ''{{s|wikipedia|Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs}}'' (2024) | ||
|games = ''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|console = Arcade | |console = Arcade | ||
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*''Super Smash Bros. 4'' is not Pac-Man's first appearance in a crossover fighting game; he had previously appeared in ''{{S|wikipedia|Street Fighter x Tekken}}'' in a {{S|wikipedia|Mokujin}} mech, as an exclusive guest fighter on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions. This game also features [[Ryu]] and [[Ken]] from the ''Street Fighter'' side, [[Kazuya]] from the ''Tekken'' side, as well as a version of [[Mega Man]] based on the North American box art of the original ''Mega Man'' game for the NES. | *''Super Smash Bros. 4'' is not Pac-Man's first appearance in a crossover fighting game; he had previously appeared in ''{{S|wikipedia|Street Fighter x Tekken}}'' in a {{S|wikipedia|Mokujin}} mech, as an exclusive guest fighter on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions. This game also features [[Ryu]] and [[Ken]] from the ''Street Fighter'' side, [[Kazuya]] from the ''Tekken'' side, as well as a version of [[Mega Man]] based on the North American box art of the original ''Mega Man'' game for the NES. | ||
*Pac-Man has had several prior crossovers with Nintendo franchises (mainly Mario) before ''Super Smash Bros.'' He previously appeared in all three ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' titles as a playable racer. In addition, Mario appeared as the announcer in the Nintendo-developed installment of his series, ''Pac-Man Vs.'' | *Pac-Man has had several prior crossovers with Nintendo franchises (mainly Mario) before ''Super Smash Bros.'' He previously appeared in all three ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' titles as a playable racer. In addition, Mario appeared as the announcer in the Nintendo-developed installment of his series, ''Pac-Man Vs.'' | ||
*Masahiro Sakurai stated in an interview that | *Masahiro Sakurai stated in an interview that he would have considered dropping Pac-Man from ''Smash 4'' entirely if Namco didn't allow them to use his classic design over his more modern ''Pac-Man & the Ghostly Adventures'' design.<ref>[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/06/26/800/ Source Gaming: “My First Conception is My Landmark,” Sakurai’s Famitsu column vol. 456]</ref> | ||
*Pac-Man is one of the three playable third-party characters with no voice clips. The other ones are [[Mega Man]] and [[Steve]]. | *Pac-Man is one of the three playable third-party characters with no voice clips. The other ones are [[Mega Man]] and [[Steve]]. | ||
*Pac-Man and [[Kazuya]] are the only characters to have a [[taunt]] with an official name, with Pac-Man's being [[Namco Roulette]]. Incidentally, they are both owned by [[Bandai Namco]]. | *Pac-Man and [[Kazuya]] are the only characters to have a [[taunt]] with an official name, with Pac-Man's being [[Namco Roulette]]. Incidentally, they are both owned by [[Bandai Namco]]. | ||
*Pac-Man is the first third-party character to debut in the arcades. | *Pac-Man is the first third-party character to debut in the arcades. | ||
*As the first appearance of a yellow, hungry character named Pac-Man was a Tomy bank toy in the 1970s, he is technically the only playable ''Smash'' character to not be created specifically with gaming in mind, and the second to debut in a medium outside of gaming or direct promotional materials for games after [[Lucario]], though whether the game was based on the toy or simply a coincidence is often disputed by ''Pac-Man'' historians. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||