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| − | Article by: '''Alex Stuart ([http:// | + | == ''"My world can be tricky sometimes, so I'll need your help finding things, getting out of trouble and solving weird mysteries!"'' == |
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| + | Article by: '''Alex Stuart ([http://ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=9791 Linearity])''' <br> | ||
Pictured from: ''Pac-Man World'' <br> | Pictured from: ''Pac-Man World'' <br> | ||
| − | Created by: [http:// | + | Created by: [http://ocremix.org/org/44/namco Namco] <br> |
First appearance: 1980 <br> | First appearance: 1980 <br> | ||
== Bio == | == Bio == | ||
| − | Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game ''Pac-Man''. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts. | + | '''Pac-Man''' is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game ''Pac-Man''. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts. |
Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game ''Ms. Pac-Man'' (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, ''Pac-Man'''s original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In ''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'', Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In ''Pac-Man World'', Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man. | Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game ''Ms. Pac-Man'' (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, ''Pac-Man'''s original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In ''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'', Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In ''Pac-Man World'', Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man. | ||
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== Selected game appearances == | == Selected game appearances == | ||
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=== Arcade === | === Arcade === | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://ocremix.org/game/142/pac-man-arc ''Pac-Man''] (1980) |
| − | *''Ms. Pac-Man'' (1981) | + | *[http://ocremix.org/game/865/ms-pac-man-arc ''Ms. Pac-Man''] (1981) |
*''Super Pac-Man'' (1982) | *''Super Pac-Man'' (1982) | ||
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*''Pac-Attack'' (1993) | *''Pac-Attack'' (1993) | ||
*''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'' (1994) | *''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'' (1994) | ||
| + | *[http://ocremix.org/game/866/pac-in-time-snes ''Pac-in-Time''] (1995) | ||
=== PlayStation === | === PlayStation === | ||
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*''Pac-Man World 2'' (2002) | *''Pac-Man World 2'' (2002) | ||
*''Pac-Man World 3'' (2005) | *''Pac-Man World 3'' (2005) | ||
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| + | === PlayStation 3 === | ||
| + | *[http://ocremix.org/game/929/street-fighter-x-tekken-ps3 ''Street Fighter X Tekken''] (2012) | ||
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| + | === Wii U === | ||
| + | *[http://ocremix.org/game/973/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-wiiu ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''] (2014) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Wikipedia - "Pac-Man"] | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Wikipedia - "Pac-Man"] |
*''Pac-Man World'' instruction manual | *''Pac-Man World'' instruction manual | ||
| − | *[http://www.flamingmayo.com/firstchurchofpacman/ | + | *[http://www.flamingmayo.com/firstchurchofpacman/ 1st Church of Pac-Man] |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.mameworld.info/net/pacman/history/p1_01.htm GameSpot - "The History of Pac-Man by Doug Trueman"] |
[[Category: Mascots]] | [[Category: Mascots]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 3 February 2015
"My world can be tricky sometimes, so I'll need your help finding things, getting out of trouble and solving weird mysteries!"
Article by: Alex Stuart (Linearity)
Pictured from: Pac-Man World
Created by: Namco
First appearance: 1980
Bio
Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game Pac-Man. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts.
Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game Ms. Pac-Man (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, Pac-Man's original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures, Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In Pac-Man World, Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man.
The original Pac-Man is among the most widely played video games ever made. Many who have played no other video game have played Pac-Man at some point. This is arguably due to the universal accessibility of its gameplay. Whatever the source of its popularity, Pac-Man is for many people a definitive video game.
Selected game appearances
Arcade
- Pac-Man (1980)
- Ms. Pac-Man (1981)
- Super Pac-Man (1982)
Super NES
- Pac-Attack (1993)
- Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
- Pac-in-Time (1995)
PlayStation
- Pac-Man World (1999)
PlayStation 2
- Pac-Man World 2 (2002)
- Pac-Man World 3 (2005)
PlayStation 3
- Street Fighter X Tekken (2012)
Wii U
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014)
References
- Wikipedia - "Pac-Man"
- Pac-Man World instruction manual
- 1st Church of Pac-Man
- GameSpot - "The History of Pac-Man by Doug Trueman"
