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Pac-Man

A port for the Micro Games of America LCD handheld device. Pac-Man is 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…

31 December 1992

Pac-Man is an arcade developed by Micro Games of America, released 31 December 1992 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Pac-Man is

Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Micro Games of America and released in 1992. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A port for the Micro Games of America LCD handheld device. Pac-Man is 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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Pac-Man series

Pac-Man is the 73rd of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Ms. Pac-Man in 1993.

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What it launched against

Pac-Man launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Pac-Man come out?
Pac-Man was released on 31 December 1992 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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