Pac-Man Discussion

[HurricaneAndrew]

Who doesn't love Pac-Man, really? Everyone has a soft spot for the little yellow bastard. Discuss...

[ThisDude069]

I lovessss me some Pac-Man!! But arcade pac-man, not of that 3d crap. I believe a perfect game is when you get the maximum possible score on the first 255 levels (by eating every possible dot, energizer, fruit, and monster) without losing a single life then scoring as many points as possible in the last level. TRY THAT!

[rlemmon]

Hell ya ! pac man = best arcade game ever. I have a decent mame setup with a 4 way stick and play it alot. What i would kill for is one of the pacman 25th anniversary arcade units. The new pac-man battle royale game looks really fun too. I wouldn't mind having it either.

[Steve W]

Pac-Man is a universal game. You see it in video game advertising and on game store signs and stuff, in the background is a Pac-Man eating dots and getting chased by ghosts. It's the iconic image that invokes "video game" without having to use words. And pretty much even children know the game, it's popularity has waned but the yellow circle munchin' through a blue maze is still as symbolic as ever.

[Rickstilwell1]

I was about to make a thread for Pac-Man earlier as I hadn't seen one, but decided not to. That's funny.

I was going to ask what variation of Pac-Man do most people like more? While the original is THE original, the innovations of Ms. Pac-Man seem to be far more interesting than the original. For example the original is just the same screen over and over again while Ms. Pac-Man introduces moving food items and multiple level designs. Then comes Jr. Pac-Man which just gets a little bizarre in level design while retaining the fun Ms. Pac-Man and the original had.

If I had to pick one I'd go with Ms. Pac-Man.

[Xexyz]

my favorite is Pac-Man C. E. no doubt, especially the default 5 minute Challenge Mode. I still enjoy the original, but Championship Edition has really spoiled me. Pac-Man works really well as a time-attack game.

[tomwaits]

I remember an interview with Toru Iwatani where he commented about the universal appeal of Pac-Man: Pac-Man is a simple game about eating. Everyone eats.

[p_b]

Who doesn't love Pac-Man, really? Everyone has a soft spot for the little yellow bastard. Discuss...

I am of the opinion that the impact of sunshine may or may not reflect upon the yellowness of the bastard. However, today being the first sunny day of this week, and the fact that I don't own a functioning Pac-Man arcade machine, nor a non-working one, just to clarify, renders verification of this bold statement rather difficult.

[RASK1904]

I think Pac-Man is a killer. He has ghosts chacing him. Realy. The only people I've seen chased by that many ghosts did some thing to the ghosts. His hole family is getting haunted by ghosts forever. Maybe there home is on an indian burial ground. Or Pac-Grandpa raped and burned a village or some shit. Think about it.

[DDCecil]

I think Pac-Man is a killer. He has ghosts chacing him. Realy. The only people I've seen chased by that many ghosts did some thing to the ghosts. His hole family is getting haunted by ghosts forever. Maybe there home is on an indian burial ground. Or Pac-Grandpa raped and burned a village or some shit. Think about it.

Let's kick some ass! Wakka, wakka... wakka.

[understatement]

Pac-Man is a universal game. You see it in video game advertising and on game store signs and stuff, in the background is a Pac-Man eating dots and getting chased by ghosts. It's the iconic image that invokes "video game" without having to use words. And pretty much even children know the game, it's popularity has waned but the yellow circle munchin' through a blue maze is still as symbolic as ever.

You also see it subliminally in nongame advertising!

[Garry Silljo]

Who doesn't love Pac-Man, really?

Roy Shildt?

[ShinobiMan]

Has anyone ever played Baby Pac-Man? That game was apparently half pinball / half video game.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=6987

A strange hybrid... I've never even seen one these! I suppose not many still exist.

[Steve W]

Has anyone ever played Baby Pac-Man? That game was apparently half pinball / half video game.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=6987

A strange hybrid... I've never even seen one these! I suppose not many still exist.

I played one at the Texas Pinball Expo last year. It exists, and it's not too bad a game. Although the video game part looks to be a bit on the primitive side, like it's a home computer port of a Pac-Man game. Maybe that's exactly what's in there for all I know. There used to be one of these machines back in the day at my local Tenneco gas station that I always regret not playing (since it was broken at the time). I'm glad I had a shot at trying it out at the Expo last year.

[Ro-J]

Has anyone ever played Baby Pac-Man? That game was apparently half pinball / half video game.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=6987

A strange hybrid... I've never even seen one these! I suppose not many still exist.

I remember hearing about this game as a kid and searching all of the local arcades, pizza shops, drug stores, etc.. until I found it. The idea of a pinball\arcade game hybrid was awesome. Unfortunately my expectations were too high as I remember being severely let down when I finally found it. I played it a few times and never returned back.

Oh well, Ms. Pac-Man is my favorite, Pac-Mania is an is my least favorite.

[jb143]

I read somewhere(I think in an old arcade book I have/had) that Pac-Man was loosly based on an old Japanese legend. Does anyone have any info on this? I've never been able to find anything else about it.

[iycon]

Has anyone ever played Baby Pac-Man? That game was apparently half pinball / half video game.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=6987

A strange hybrid... I've never even seen one these! I suppose not many still exist.

l remember first seeing this at a grand opening of a Showbiz Pizza. It was the last time I saw one too.
I'm kinda partial to Super Pac Man myself.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

Ms. Pacman and Super Pacman are my current favorites. As far as Ms Pac goes who prefers the regular version and who prefers the speed chip iteration? It may be sacrilegious, but I prefer the speed chip version.

[ReTrO-pLaYeR]

True, too bad the games he shows up in today aren't that good. Namco keeps whoring out on anthologies of their classic games which have been released a dozen times on the Sony Playstation consoles. I love the arcade version but the PacMan World games are also great. I even favored Pacman World Rally- the franchise's equivalent of Mario Kart.

[Bloodreign]

I always liked Pac Land and Pac Mania, might be one of the few who actually liked both games. Also big on Super Pac Man, and love Ms Pac Man sped up, it's a total adrenalin rush speeding through the mazes.