History VideoGame / PacMan

* ''Pac-Man Fever'' (Nintendo [=GameCube=], [=PlayStation=] 2, 2002)

A well-known game developed by Namco (now Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment) and created by Tōru Iwatani, from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames, and one of the most popular games ever, ''Pac-Man'' was the first really successful MazeGame and one of the first games to be popular across gender demographics. It sparked a pop-culture phenomenon and helped drive the early-1980s video game craze. Ironically, its [[PortingDisaster poorly implemented]] Platform/Atari2600 port helped turn PacManFever into [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 Pac-Man Cancer]]. It also was the first video game to get an AnimatedAdaptation, with a reluctant Marty Ingels in the lead role.

* ''Ms. Pac-Man'' (1981, Made by Creator/BallyMidway without [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]'s authorization, as well as:)

* ''Pac-Man'' (May 22nd, 1980)

* ''Pac-Man'' (May 21, 1980)

A well-known game developed by Namco (now Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment) and created by Tōru Iwatani, from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames, and one of the most popular games ever, ''Pac-Man'' was the first really successful MazeGame and one of the first games to be popular across gender demographics. It sparked a pop-culture phenomenon and helped drive the early-1980s video game craze. Ironically, its [[PortingDisaster poorly implemented]] UsefulNotes/Atari2600 port helped turn PacManFever into [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 Pac-Man Cancer]]. It also was the first video game to get an AnimatedAdaptation, with a reluctant Marty Ingels in the lead role.

It's also [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130502133024/https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Progress_Bar_as_Pacman_Eating_Power_Pills possible]] to enable a Pac-Man progress bar in [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Arch Linux and its derivatives]] (as they use the Pacman '''pac'''kage '''man'''ager).

* ''[[VideoGame/PacManArrangement1996 Pac-Man Arrangement]]'' (1996, Included in ''Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2'' alongside a port of the original ''Pac-Man'') [[note]]A completely different game called ''[[VideoGame/PacManArrangement2005 Pac-Man Arrangement]]'' later appeared on ''Namco Museum Battle Collection'' 2005 ([[UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable PSP]]).[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/PacAttack'' (UsefulNotes/MegaDrive, [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], 1993) - [[DolledUpInstallment A Pac-Man reskinning]] of the Japan-only arcade and SNES game ''Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle'')

* ''Pac-In-Time'' (SNES, DOS, Game Boy, 1994) [[note]]The DOS and Game Boy versions are [[DolledUpInstallment reskins]] of the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} and DOS game ''Fury of the Furries''[[/note]]

*** ''Pac-Man World: Re-PAC'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, 2022)
** ''VideoGame/PacManWorld2'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]], UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, 2002)

** ''VideoGame/PacManWorld3'' ([=PlayStation=] 2, Nintendo [=GameCube=], Xbox, UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, PC, 2005)

* ''VideoGame/MsPacManMazeMadness'' ([=PlayStation=], UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}}, [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]], 2000)

* ''VideoGame/PacManChampionshipEdition'' (UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, 2007)
** ''Pac-Man Championship Edition DX'' (Xbox Live Arcade, UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork, PC, 2010)
** ''Pac-Man Championship Edition 2'' (Xbox One, [=PlayStation=] 4, PC[=/=]Steam, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, 2016)
** ''Pac-Man Championship Edition'' demake ([[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], Xbox One, [=PlayStation=] 4, PC[=/=]Steam, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, 2020)[[note]] All versions of the game are played through an NES emulator.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/PacManParty'' (UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, Nintendo 3DS, 2010)

* ''VideoGame/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}, PC, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, 2013)

* ''VideoGame/PacMan99'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, 2021)

* ''Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle'' (UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia, 2020)

* ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf: World Invitational'' (UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita, [=PlayStation=] 3, 2011)

** The Tengen version of ''Ms. Pac-Man'' features new mazes, different maze sizes, and the ability to move faster. These are carried over for the Genesis and SNES ports. The UsefulNotes/AtariLynx version likewise has its own set of large mazes.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Besides pellets, power pellets, and ghosts, Pac-Man can eat fruit, ''VideoGame/{{Galaxian}}'' flagships, bells, keys, and much more. The port for UsefulNotes/Atari8BitComputers substitutes an Atari logo for the ''Galaxian'' ship.

** Namco hasn't made very many mentions of ''Ms. Pac-Man'' since the 30th anniversary of the original arcade game. It hasn't been in any ''Namco Museums'' since ''Virtual Arcade'', and ''Pac-Man Museum'', a compilation based on ''Pac-Man'', does not include ''Ms. Pac-Man''. It probably doesn't help that ''Ms. Pac-Man'' was developed by Midway rather than Namco. Then again, Namco did buy the full rights to the game and character. It should be noted that ''Ms. Pac-Man'' is available in ''Pac-Man Museum'' as DownloadableContent and Ms. Pac-Man herself cameos in ''Super Smash Bros for UsefulNotes/WiiU'' (which Namco co-created alongside Hal Labs and Sora Ltd.).

** The arcade game is ''Junior Pac-Man''; the unlockable game in the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of ''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'' is ''Pac-Man, Jr.'' They are not the same game.

* VideoGameRemake: ''Pac-Man Arrangement (1996)'' in ''Namco Classics Collection Volume 2'' featured two-player co-op play, new power-ups, new stage elements such as dash arrows and jump panels, and a fifth ghost that could give the four other ghosts [[SuperEmpowering special powers]]. It is available in ''Pac-Man Collection'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, ''Namco Museum'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/GameCube and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, and ''Pac-Man Museum+'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* EndlessGame: As planned, but there's a KillScreen after 255 mazes. However, every maze past 20 is exactly the same.

* StarCrossedLovers: Pac-Jr.'s relationship with Blinky's daughter Yum-Yum in ''Jr. Pac-Man''. Blinky clearly objects the bond, chasing Jr. whenever he tries to go near her to the point that Ms. Pac-Man has to jump in on both occasions to prevent Blinky from catching and potentially killing her son.