Pac-Man
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Box art of the NES version.

Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Released JapanMay 22, 1980
USAOctober 1980
Genre(s) Maze
Platform(s) Arcade
Article on Wikipedia Pac-Man

Pac-Man (パックマン, Pacman) is a maze video game, originally distributed to arcades and later ported to several platforms. The goal of the game is to eat all the Pac-Dots, while avoiding ghosts. After eating all the Pac-Dots in one maze, you would go onto the next level, where the Ghost were faster, making it harder. This game is where the character Pac-Man originally debuted.

The NES version of the game is available as a default Masterpiece in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Characters

Pac-Man originated in this game. His Final Smash is based on his sprite and behavior.

Stages

The stage Pac-Maze in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is based on the maze in this game, even having Inky, Blinky, Pinkey, And Clyde as enemies.

Assist Trophies

The four ghosts Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde debuted in this game as Enemies.

Music

Two tracks based on this game's music, PAC-MAN and PAC-MAN (Club Mix), are available in Pac-Maze and Pac-Land. Pac-Man's victory theme is based on the level start jingle.