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Genre(s)Maze
Developer(s)Namco
Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher(s)Namco
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Creator(s)Toru Iwatani
Composer(s)Toshio Kai
Platform(s)
  • Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari 7800, MSX, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Atari 8-bit family, MSX2, Intellivision, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Windows, Mobile phone, Game Boy Color, Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, LCD game, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, iPod, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
First releasePac-Man
July 1980
Latest releasePac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus
February 22, 2018

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Pac-Man is a video game franchise developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. The eponymous first entry was released for arcades in July 1980 in Japan and October 1980 in North America, seeing regular releases in the following years. Beginning with the maze genre, the Pac-Man series has delved into many video game genres, including platformers, racing, puzzle, sports, shoot'em up, and pinball. Several ports of the original and its sequels have also been released for dozens of platforms and included in many Namco video game collections.

Originally beginning in arcades, Pac-Man would show up on home game consoles, handheld systems, personal computers and mobile phones. The original Pac-Man arcade game is the best-selling arcade game of all time, selling nearly 400,000 arcade units in total. Pac-Man is Bandai Namco's second best-selling franchise, behind Tekken, with nearly 45 million copies sold, and is the fifth highest-grossing video game franchise of all time, grossing US$14.107 billion.

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Arcade games[edit]

All The Pac-man Games

TitleDetails

Original release date(s):[1]
  • JP: July 1980
  • NA: October 1980
Release years by system:
1980 โ€“ Arcade[1]
1982 โ€“ Atari 2600 (Mar)[2]See Pac-Man for Atari 2600,[3]Atari 8-bit (Jun),[4][2]Atari 5200 (Nov)[2][5]
1983 โ€“ Intellivision (Oct),[6][2]Apple II,[7]IBM PC (PC booter),[8]VIC-20,[9]Commodore 64,[10]TI-99/4A[2]
1984 โ€“ ZX Spectrum,[2]Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX[11][12]
1990 โ€“ Game Boy[13]
1991 โ€“ Game Gear[14]
1999 โ€“ Neo Geo Pocket Color, Game Boy Color[15][16]
2003 โ€“ Mobile[17]
2004 - Game Boy Advance
2006 โ€“ Xbox Live Arcade, iPod Classic[18][19]
2007 โ€“ Virtual Console[20]
2010 โ€“ Windows Phone 7
Notes:
  • Designed by a team of nine people led by Tลru Iwatani
  • Over 350,000 arcade cabinets were sold during the 1980s.[21]
  • Players compete to obtain the highest scores and fastest play times[22]
  • In 2004, the NES version was rereleased for the Game Boy Advance in the NES Classics Series.



Original release date(s):[23]
February 1982		Release years by system:
1982 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • Developed by General Computer Corporation and published by Midway Games.
  • Namco provided creative input on character design and collected royalties.[24]
  • Became the most successful arcade game in North America.



Original release date(s):
March 13, 1982		Release years by system:
1982 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
  • JP: August 11, 1982
  • NA: October 1, 1982
Release years by system:
1982 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
December 11, 1982		Release years by system:
1982 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
1983		Release years by system:
1983 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
1983		Release years by system:
1983 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
1983		Release years by system:
1983 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
1984		Release years by system:
1984 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
1987		Release years by system:
1987 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • This is the first 16-bit Pac-Man game in the series.



Original release date(s):
1996		Release years by system:
1996 - Arcade
Notes:
  • Was released as part of Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2
  • It was also included in Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (PS2, Xbox, GameCube).
  • A similar but different game with the same title was released for the PSP as part of the Namco Museum Battle Collection.



Original release date(s):
1996		Release years by system:
1996 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
2011		Release years by system:
2011 โ€“ Arcade


Pac-Man Chomp Mania

Original release date(s):
2013		Release years by system:
2013 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
2015		Release years by system:
2015 โ€“ Arcade


Home console, handheld console, and PC games[edit]

TitleDetails

Original release date(s):[25][26][27]
Release years by system:
1993 โ€“ Genesis, Super NES[25][26]
1994 โ€“ Game Boy, Game Gear[27][28]
1995 โ€“ CD-i[29]
2008 โ€“ Wii[30]
Notes:
  • Puzzle game similar to Tetris[30]
  • Gameplay is similar to Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, an arcade game released in Japan.
  • CD-i and Japanese Game Boy versions released as Pac-Panic[29]
  • Super NES version released on the Wii via Nintendo's Virtual Console[30]
  • Was remade on the Japanese-exclusive Namco Anthology for PlayStation.



Original release date(s):[31]
Release years by system:
1994 โ€“ Super NES, Genesis[31][32]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hello! Pac-Man[31]
  • The original Pac-Man is also included, but is a Super NES recreation of the NES version.
  • The Super NES version also includes Ms. Pac-Man. The Genesis version includes an exclusive extra game called 'Pac-Jr.', not to be confused with Jr. Pac-Man.



Original release date(s):
1994		Release years by system:
1994 โ€“ Super NES
Notes:
  • It is a reskin of Fury of the Furries.



Original release date(s):
1999		Release years by system:
1999 โ€“ PlayStation
2004 โ€“ Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • The original Pac-Man is also included.
  • It was released on the PlayStation Store in Japan and North America.



Original release date(s):
2000		Release years by system:
2000 โ€“ PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
2004 โ€“ Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • The original Ms. Pac-Man is also included.
  • It was released on the PlayStation Store in Japan.



Original release date(s):
2000		Release years by system:
2000 โ€“ WindowsPC



Original release date(s):
2001		Release years by system:
2001 โ€“ Windows PC



Original release date(s):
2002		Release years by system:
2002 โ€“ Windows PC
Notes:
  • It was only released in North America, the European and Australian releases for it were cancelled.



Original release date(s):
2002		Release years by system:
2002 โ€“ GameCube, PlayStation 2



Original release date(s):
2002		Release years by system:
2002 โ€“ GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows PC, Xbox
2005 โ€“ Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • The original Pac-Man, Pac-Attack (Namco Anthology enhanced version), Pac-Mania, and Ms. Pac-Man are included as unlockables except for the Game Boy Advance version.
  • Many copies of the GameCube version of Pac-Man World 2 were also bundled Pac-Man Vs..
  • The Game Boy Advance version has completely different levels due to the system's limits.



Original release date(s):
2003		Release years by system:
2003 โ€“ GameCube
2007 - Nintendo DS
2017 - Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Many copies of the GameCube version of Pac-Man World 2 were bundled with this game.
  • On the DS, it is part of the Namco Museum DS compilation.
  • On the Switch, it is part of the Namco Museum compilation.



Original release date(s):
2005		Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ Nintendo DS



Original release date(s):
2005		Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ Game Boy Advance



Original release date(s):
2005		Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • The original Pac-Man is also included.
  • A modified version of it was later included in Namco Museum Remix and Namco Museum Megamix for Wii.



Original release date(s):
2005		Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Windows PC
Notes:
  • The original Pac-Man is also included.



Original release date(s):
2006		Release years by system:
2006 โ€“ PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Windows PC
Notes:
  • The game was released in Europe, simply called Pac-Man Rally.



Original release date(s):
2007		Release years by system:
2007 โ€“ Xbox Live Arcade
2009 โ€“ iOS
2009 โ€“ Symbian
2010 โ€“ PSP minis



Original release date(s):
2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, WindowsPC
Notes:
  • A update in 2013 changed the name to Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+.



Original release date(s):
2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ Wii, Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • The original Pac-Man is also included along with two other Namco arcade games.
  • Pac-Man receives an updated look.



Original release date(s):
2013		Release years by system:
2013 โ€“ PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360, WindowsPC, Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Based on the TV show by the same name.
  • The Nintendo 3DS version is a 2D platformer while it's a 3D platformer on other platforms.



Original release date(s):
2014		Release years by system:
2014 - Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Notes:
  • A sequel to the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures video game, based on the TV show of the same name.



Original release date(s):
June 21, 2016		Release years by system:
2016 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux
Notes:
  • It was originally released on iOS and Android.
  • Bears no resemblance to the Pac-Man Connect and Play title of the same name.
  • It adds a multiplayer feature that wasn't in the original release on iOS and Android.



Original release date(s):[33]
September 13, 2016		Release years by system:
2016 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Notes:
  • It is a sequel to Pac-Man Championship Edition and Pac-Man Championship Edition DX.

Compilations[edit]

TitleDetails

Original release date(s):[34]
1999		Release years by system:
1999 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • It was produced by Two Bit Score in 1999 and includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Attack (not to be confused with the puzzle game on consoles with the same name), Ms. Pac-Attack, Pac-Man Plus, Ms. Pac-Man After Dark, Ultra Pac-Man, and Piranha.



Original release date(s):
2001		Release years by system:
2001 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • An arcade game that features Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, with the original Pac-Man being included as a secret game.
  • It is also referred as Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga: 20 Year Reunion.



Original release date(s):[35]
  • NA: July 12, 2001
  • PAL: December 7, 2001
Release years by system:
2001 โ€“ Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • A collection for the Game Boy Advance that included Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Pac-Attack and Pac-Man Arrangement.
  • Developed by Mass Media and published by Namco[36]



Original release date(s):
2005		Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • Includes every game that Ms Pac-Man/Galaga: Class of 1981 included (Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Galaga), but Pac-Man is not secret this time.
  • This has two version, a coin-op commercial version and a counter-top version without the coin slot for homes.



Original release date(s):
  • NA: September 17, 2008
Release years by system:
2008 โ€“ PlayStation 2
Notes:

A collection for the PlayStation 2 that featured Pac-Man World 2, Pac-Man World 3 and Pac-Man World Rally.



Original release date(s):
2009		Release years by system:
2009 โ€“ Windows PC
Notes:
  • It's a small download from Namco Networks America that includes two games, Pac-Man and Dig Dug.
  • This compilation's versions of Pac-Man and Dig Dug also had the option to play with their original graphics or enhanced graphics.



Original release date(s):
2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • Includes Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and ten other Namco arcade games.
  • This comes with both a coin-op commercial version and a version without the coin slot for homes.
  • The home version also includes Ms. Pac-Man.



Original release date(s):
  • JP: June 23, 2011
  • NA: July 26, 2011
  • AU: August 25, 2011
Release years by system:
2011 โ€“ Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • The Pac-Man games included are the original Pac-Man, Pac-Man Championship Edition, and Pac-Man Tilt (a game that's new to this compilation). The collection also includes three games in the Galaga series.
  • Every game on the collection has online leader-boards.


Dual Pack: Pac-Man World 3 / Namco Museum DS

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2012 โ€“ Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • It's re-releases of the Nintendo DS version of Pac-Man World 3 and Namco Museum DS bundled into one package.
  • This bundle was only released in North America.



Original release date(s):
2014		Release years by system:
2014 โ€“ Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC
Notes:
  • It is a compilation of ten Pac-Man games available exclusively as a digital download.
  • The planned Nintendo eShop release for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U was cancelled.


Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 + Arcade Game Series

Original release date(s):[37]
Release years by system:
2016 โ€“ PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Notes:
  • It is a compilation of Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 and three games from the Arcade Game Series on a physical disc.



Original release date(s):[38]
2018		Release years by system:
2018 - Arcade
Notes:
  • This cabinet includes 6 Pac-Man Games: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal & Pac-Mania along with 26 other non-Pac-Man Namco games.
  • There are 3 versions of this cabinet, a Coin-Op version for Arcades, and both a Cabaret and Chill version for homes.
  • Like Pac-Man's Arcade Party, only the home cabinets contain Ms. Pac-Man.


Pac-Man Plug & Play Games[edit]

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There is a series of JAKKS Pacific Plug & Play controllers that are Pac-Man themed. Most of them feature either Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man as the main game and then include other Namco arcade games with it. Bandai also released their own in 2012 called Pac-Man Connect and Play.

iOS and/or Android games[edit]

Pac-Man has many games on iOS and Android.

TitleDetails

Original release date(s):
July 21, 2009		Release years by system:
2009 โ€“ iOS
Notes:
  • A port of the Namco Museum Battle Collection version of Pac-Man Arrangement with all multiplayer features removed.


PAC-Match Party

Original release date(s):
June 10, 2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ iOS
Notes:
  • A puzzle game where the player would clear out ghosts, fruit and presents.



Original release date(s):
August 2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ iOS
Notes:
  • A virtual pet-simulator that was made to coincide the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man.
  • It was only available in Japan.


Pac-Chain

Original release date(s):
September 2, 2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ iOS
Notes:
  • A puzzle game where the player would tap on groups of colored ghosts.



Original release date(s):
October 14, 2010		Release years by system:
2010 โ€“ iOS
Notes:
  • A 'demake' of the game of the same name which used graphics from the original Pac-Man arcade game.


Pac'N-Jump

Original release date(s):
April 7, 2011		Release years by system:
2011 โ€“ iOS, Android
Notes:
  • It was a game where you tilt the device to help Pac-Man bounce off platforms to reach to top.



Original release date(s):
April 21, 2011		Release years by system:
2011 โ€“ iOS, Android, Kindle Fire
Notes:
  • It was another Bejeweled styled game like PAC-Match Party, but it featured only ghosts without fruits or presents, you slid the ghosts instead of tapping, and there was buttons that turn quadrants of the puzzle.



Original release date(s):
March 29, 2012		Release years by system:
2012 โ€“ iOS
Notes:

A compilation of various 'S' (score attack) variations of Pac-Man, Rally-X, Dig Dug, Galaga, Gator Panic and Pac-Chain. It was delisted from the App Store on March 30, 2015.



Original release date(s):
December 3, 2012		Release years by system:
2012 โ€“ Android, Kindle Fire
Notes:
  • A port of a 2010 Windows Mobile title. Not to be confused with Pac-Man World Rally.


Pac-Man + Tournaments

Original release date(s):
March 22, 2013		Release years by system:
2013 โ€“ Android, iOS
2015 - Kindle Fire
Notes:
  • A port of the original Pac-Man that featured several new mazes and leaderboards.
  • Later renamed in PAC-MAN only.



Original release date(s):
July 18, 2013		Release years by system:
2013 โ€“ iOS, Android
Notes:

An endless runner game featuring characters from the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures television series.


Pac-Man Monsters

Original release date(s):
February 6, 2014		Release years by system:
2014 โ€“ iOS, Android
Notes:
  • A puzzle game that is based on Puzzle & Dragons and features several Pac-Man and Namco characters.



Original release date(s):
October 3, 2014		Release years by system:
2014 โ€“ iOS, Android
2015 - Kindle Fire
Notes:
  • It's a fast paced game where you move Pac-Man characters with tilt controls.



Original release date(s):
August 20, 2015		Release years by system:
2015 โ€“ iOS, Android, Kindle Fire
Notes:
  • Developed by Hipster Whale, the team that also developed Crossy Road.
  • A free-to-play endless runner inspired by the 'Level 256' glitch found in the original Pac-Man.[39]
  • Bears no resemblance to the Pac-Man Connect and Play title of the same name.
  • It was later ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One with added multiplayer features.



Original release date(s):
September 17, 2015		Release years by system:
2015 โ€“ iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Developed by V2 Games.
  • A puzzle game released to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Pac-Man.


Pac-Man Puzzle Tour

Original release date(s):[40]
February 25, 2016		Release years by system:
2016 โ€“ iOS, Android
Notes:
  • It's a matching game where Pac-Man eats all sets of three of the same kind of fruit in a row.



Original release date(s):[41]
August 18, 2016		Release years by system:
2016 โ€“ iOS, Android
Notes:
  • It's a matching game where you flick balls colored like the four ghosts to eliminate the down-coming balls.


Pac-Man Hats

Original release date(s):[42]
August 19, 2016		Release years by system:
2016 โ€“ Android
Notes:
  • It plays like the original Pac-Man but it now has new mazes and lets Pac-Man wear hats that can do special abilities.



Original release date(s):[43][44]
October 4, 2017		Release years by system:
2017 โ€“ Android
Notes:
  • It's a sequel to Pac-Man Hats.


Pac-Man Maker

Original release date(s):[45][46]
November 22, 2017		Release years by system:
2017 โ€“ iOS, Android (canceled)
Notes:
  • It lets players create custom Pac-Man mazes.
  • only released in canada

Also having been released as iOS applications are ports of the original Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and Pac-Man Championship Edition (all of these except for Pac-Mania have also been released on Android). There's also been emulations of the original Pac-Man and Pac-Land included in the Namco Arcade application for iOS and Android. There was also a Pac-Man themed Twitter application for iOS devices, the Pac-Man Live Wallpaper application for iOS and Android devices, the Pac-Man Watch Face for Android Wear, and Pac-Man Moving Stickers for iOS. In July 2015, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX was released on both iOS and Android.

Other titles[edit]

TitleDetails

Original release date(s):[47]
1981		Release years by system:
1981 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • Action game developed by Bally Midway
  • Features Pac-Man as a character that assists the primary character[48]


Pac-Man no Desktop Daisakusen

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
1997 โ€“ Microsoft Windows
Notes:

A Pac-Man-themed desktop assistant that included screensavers, minigames and folder icons.



Original release date(s):
2000		Release years by system:
2000 - VMU
Notes:

A game that was exclusive to the Dreamcast version of Namco Museum and was played using the Dreamcast VMU memory pack.



Original release date(s):[49]
  • JP: 2005
  • NA: 2005
Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:
  • Racing game developed jointly by Namco and Nintendo
  • Includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Blinky as player characters[50]



Original release date(s):[51]
2007		Release years by system:
2007 โ€“ Arcade


Space Invaders vs. Pac-Man

Original release date(s):[52]
Release years by system:
2005 โ€“ Mobile phone
Notes:
  • The title is a collection of two cross-over games that swaps characters between Taito's Space Invaders and Namco's Pac-Man.
  • It was released for a limited time (September 1, 2005 โ€“ October 31, 2005) via NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service in Japan only.
  • The game was released as part of Namco's 50th anniversary, as well as to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Pac-Man.[52]



Original release date(s):
  • NA: March 8, 2007
Release years by system:
2006/2007 โ€“ Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • The North American version added references to Pac-Man and other Namco characters that weren't in the original Japanese version or the Korean version of the game.



Original release date(s):[53]
  • WW: 21 May 2010
Release years by system:
2010 - Web Browser
Notes:
  • It was the first ever interactiveGoogle Doodle in the form of a playable Pac-Man game to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the original Pac-Man.



Original release date(s):
  • JP: 20 November 2011
  • NA: 08 February 2012
Release years by system:
2010/2011 โ€“ Xbox 360
Notes:
  • One of the mini games included is Pac-Man themed with the graphics of Pac-Man Championship Edition, you use the Kinect to guide Pac-Man with one hand and grab fruit with the other hand.



Original release date(s):
  • WW: 13 April 2011
Release years by system:
2011 - Web Browser
Notes:
  • It lets users create their own maze which is connected to other user-made mazes to make a single huge 'Pac-Man maze'.



Original release date(s):[54]
  • WW: June 1, 2011
Release years by system:
2011 โ€“ Social game (Facebook platform), iOS (as part of a compilation)
Notes:
  • The title was one of 6 games Bandai Namco released for the Facebook platform, including a Facebook release of the original Pac-Man.
  • It was ported to the iOS in 2012 as part of Pac-Man Games.
  • The Facebook version became no longer available on March 19, 2013 while the iOS version (along with the rest of the Pac-Man Games application) was pulled from the App Store on March 30, 2014.

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Original release date(s):
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: 17 December 2011
  • NA: 22 February 2012
PlayStation 3
  • EU: 24 July 2013
Release years by system:
2011/2012 โ€“ PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3
Notes:

Pac-Man appears as a DLC golfer as of August 22, 2013.[55]


Pac-Man 256

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2012 - Pac-Man Connect and Play
Notes:
  • It's a modified version of Pac-Man that starts off on Round 255 instead of Round 1 because it's only one round before its infamous 'kill screen'.
  • It has the same name as Crossy Road developer's Pac-Man 256 but is a completely different game.
  • It was renamed Pac-Level 256 on the packaging for the reprint of Pac-Man Connect & Play that celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original Pac-Man.



Original release date(s):
  • NA: March 6, 2012
  • JP: March 8, 2012
  • EU: March 9, 2012
Release years by system:
2012 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PlayStation Vita
Notes:
  • Pac-Man is a playable character exclusively in the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions.



Original release date(s):
  • WW: 2012
Release years by system:
2012 โ€“ Arcade
Notes:

Pac-Man Smash is a Pac-Man themed air hockey table released into arcades by Namco Bandai Games. It is a localization of a Japanese air hockey table called Big Bang Smash. Japan's Big Bang Smash has no references to Pac-Man in it, the Pac-Man references were added into the localization. It is a four way air hockey table with many pucks instead of only one puck.[56]



Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 25, 2013
Release years by system:
2013 โ€“ Arcade



Original release date(s):
  • WW: December 2013
Release years by system:
2013 โ€“ Web Browser
Notes:
  • Pac-Man is in the game.
  • It is no longer available as of June 30th, 2014.



Original release date(s):
  • JP: May 29, 2014
  • NA: May 30, 2014
Release years by system:
2014 - Wii U
Notes:
  • As of the 4.0 update, the Amiibo featuring Pac-Man can be used to unlock a costume based on Pac-Man's original appearance for the players Mii character.



Original release date(s):
Nintendo 3DS
  • EU: October 3, 2014
Wii U
  • JP: December 6, 2014
Release years by system:
2014 - Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Notes:
  • Pac-Man is a playable character in the game.
  • Ms. Pac-Man appears as a background character in the Pac-Land themed stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.



Original release date(s):
iOS
  • WW: October 15, 2014
Android		Release years by system:
2014 - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
Notes:
  • It has Pac-Man themed DLC.



Original release date(s):
iOSAndroid
  • WW: April 29, 2015
Release years by system:
2014 - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
Notes:
  • Pac-Man can be summoned.



Original release date(s):
iOS
  • WW: 2015
Android		Release years by system:
2015 - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
Notes:
  • It is based on the movie Pixels.
  • It has characters from Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug in the game.



Original release date(s):
iOSAndroid
  • WW: 2015
Release years by system:
2015 - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
Notes:
  • Pac-Man was added as a playable character through an update.
  • The same team that made Crossy Road (Hipster Whale) also made Pac-Man 256.



Original release date(s):[57][58][59]
  • WW: November 9, 2015
Release years by system:
2016 - Oculus Rift
Notes:
  • It is an application that lets you play a selection of classic video games and arcade games including the original Pac-Man.



Original release date(s):[60]
  • JP: March 10, 2016
Release years by system:
2016 โ€“ Web Browser
Notes:
  • It lets users create mazes and design ghosts.
  • It is only in Japanese language.



Original release date(s):[61]
  • WW: April 19, 2016
Release years by system:
2016 โ€“ PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows
Notes:
  • It is a series of downloadable classic Namco arcade games including games in the Pac-Man series.
  • Dig Dug, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, and Pac-Man make up the initial set.


Cancelled Pac-Man games[edit]

TitleDetails

Original release date(s):[62]
Cancelled		Release years by system:
Cancelled โ€“ PlayStation
Notes:

A planned 3D platformer[63] similar to Pac-Man World


Super GPS Pac-Man

Original release date(s):
Cancelled		Release years by system:
Cancelled โ€“ WonderSwan
Notes:

A game that would use the WonderGate addon to convert the player's location to a game of Pac-Man, with roads as the maze and moving vehicles as ghosts.



Original release date(s):[64]
Cancelled		Release years by system:
Cancelled โ€“ PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Notes:

Planned as a sequel to Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness

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Pac-Man Adventures

Original release date(s):[65]
Cancelled		Release years by system:
Cancelled
Notes:

Pac-Man game featuring designs by animator Don Bluth. Many of the concepts went on to be used in Pac-Man World 3.



Original release date(s):
Cancelled		Release years by system:
Cancelled โ€“ Nintendo DS
Notes:

Planned sequel to Pac-Man Pinball Advance, but instead of it being developed by Human Soft, it was being developed by Zen Studios.


Pac-Man Carnival

Original release date(s):
Cancelled		Release years by system:
Cancelled โ€“ Wii
Notes:

Similar Wii games including Namco Museum Remix, Namco Museum Megamix, and Pac-Man Party have been released later on.


Pac-Man Museum was released on Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360), PlayStation Network (PS3) and WindowsPC (through Steam); the planned Nintendo eShop release for Wii U and 3DS was cancelled. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 was also originally going to have a Windows PC version.[citation needed]

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