Pac-Man

by: Namco Limited

Publication date: 1983

Also For
Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Intellivision, iPhone, MSX, Neo Geo Pocket Color, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Palm OS, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, PlayStation 4, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum
Developed by
Namco Limited
Published by
Atarisoft
Released
1983

Genre
Action
Gameplay
Arcade
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
Fixed / Flip-screen
Setting
Fantasy

Description

One of the most popular and influential games of the 1980's, Pac-Man stars a little, yellow dot-muncher who works his way around to clear a maze of the various dots and fruit which inhabit the board.

Pac-Man's goal is continually challenged by four ghosts: The shy blue ghost Bashful ("Inky"), the trailing red ghost Shadow ("Blinky"), the fast pink ghost Speedy ("Pinky"), and the forgetful orange ghost Pokey ("Clyde"). One touch from any of these ghosts means loss of a life for Pac-Man.

Pac-Man can turn the tables on his pursuers by eating one of the four Power-Pills located around the maze. During this time, the ghosts turn blue, and Pac-Man can eat them for bonus points. This only lasts for a limited amount of time as the ghosts' eyes float back to their center box and regenerate to chase after Pac-Man again.

Survive a few rounds of gameplay, and be treated to humorous intermissions starring Pac-Man and the ghosts.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry

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Addeddate: 2014-12-28 05:33:00

Emulator: dosbox

Emulator_ext: zip

Emulator_start: PacMan/PACMAN.COM

Identifier: msdos_Pac-Man_1983

Mobygames: http://www.mobygames.com/game/pc-booter/pac-man

Mobygames_also_for: Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Intellivision, iPhone, MSX, Neo Geo Pocket Color, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Palm OS, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, PlayStation 4, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum

Mobygames_developed_by: Namco Limited

Mobygames_gameplay: Arcade

Mobygames_genre: Action

Mobygames_perspective: Top-down

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Reviewer: piko3845de - - February 13, 2024
Subject: awesome game

One of the best classic games . Pac-man always been one of my favourite games.

Reviewer: DucateThanks - - December 16, 2020
Subject: Accurate

An Accurate version of the original if a little fast

Reviewer: abbygamer96 - - September 20, 2020
Subject: Classic game

This game is a classic. First, it came out on the arcade system. Then, it was on the Atari, which is a really bad port of the game. I like the game because it is a classic. Even non-gamers play it. I like the MS-DOS version because it does not glitch like the Atari version of the game. Overall, this game is a classic and everyone should play it. I give it 5 stars.

Reviewer: Georina11115 - - April 22, 2020
Subject: oh pity

Reviewer: zgselassie1 - - January 15, 2020
Subject: Failed to download game data :(
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SAME

Reviewer: zgselassie1 - - January 15, 2020
Subject: Failed to download game data :(

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Reviewer: taute07 - - February 8, 2019
Subject: Not so good graphics, but fun!

For me the bad graphics are not critical. An essential need for arcade games is fun.

Reviewer: CptRetroBlue - - September 4, 2018
Subject: A Wonderful Little Game This Is

I absolutely adore how precise this Pac Man adaptation is and really dig the colors here, green is not that much of a bad color to get accustomed to to be honest. The sounds are near Arcade perfection and the fun factor is a complete 10 in my book.

Reviewer: ArmyOfThePleroma - - June 29, 2015
Subject: Wretched.

What a horrid port:

* Terrible colors,

* Bizarre "dot kerning" -- seriously, look at the weird, seemingly random spacing between dots.

* Irritating sound effects.

* No cartoons after level completion

* Maze does not change, at least not for the first four levels I played.

* Graphic effects are lazy.

For comparison's sake, try the Atari 8 bit (400/800/XL, etc.) version which came out a year earlier, and maximizes the capabilities of those machines.

That said, it plays well here, and is a great example of just how widely ports of these classic games can vary.

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