Pac-Man (game)

Pac-Man
Box art of the NES version.
Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Namco
Designer(s)	Tōru Iwatani
Released	Arcade May 22, 1980 June 22, 1980 October 26, 1980 November 17, 1980 December 15, 1980 Nintendo Entertainment System November 2, 1984 June 19, 1993 November 19, 1993 December 23, 1993
Genre(s)	Maze
Platform(s)	Arcade Nintendo Entertainment System various others
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, who could be defeated with the use of a Power Pellet. After eating all the Pac-Dots in one maze, players would go onto the next level, where the Ghosts become faster as a means of raising the difficulty. This game is where the character Pac-Man originally debuted.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Gameplay in the NES port of Pac-Man.

Fighter

Pac-Man originated in this game. A number of his moves are Namco references. His neutral special move causes him to conjure fruit, which appeared in this game as bonus items. His smash attacks involve bringing ghosts into the field to strike his enemies. His Final Smash, Super Pac-Man, is based on his sprite from the game, as well as power-ups that allow him to fight enemies.

Stage

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

Assist Trophy

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.

Masterpiece

The NES version of the game is available as a default Masterpiece in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. After the timer elapsed, players were given the opportunity to purchase the game as a Virtual Console title on the Nintendo eShop before its shutdown on March 27, 2023.