Pac-Man
The Namco Museum port of Pac-Man. This version of the game, introduced in Namco Museum Volume 1 (1995), is notable for being perhaps the most frequently rereleased "official" version of Pac-Man from 1995 to…
Pac-Man is an arcade developed by Namco, released 31 December 1995 on PlayStation.
What Pac-Man is
Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1995. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Namco Museum port of Pac-Man. This version of the game, introduced in Namco Museum Volume 1 (1995), is notable for being perhaps the most frequently rereleased "official" version of Pac-Man from 1995 to 2005. This version of the game often featured a border based on the classic Puckman artwork surrounding it. Being based off the original's source code, it is mostly faithful to the arcade version, but a few things were altered in gameplay: Pinky always aims exactly four spaces in front of Pac-Man when in chase mode (in the original, this became four spaces up and four spaces to the left when Pac-Man was facing up, due to a glitch). Inky's behavior has been considerably altered; he…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Pac-Man series
Pac-Man is the 86th of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Arcade Classics in 1995.
What it launched against
Pac-Man launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Parents
Quick answers
Pac-Man — frequently asked questions
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