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Pacmania

Not to be confused with Pac-Mania by Namco, this is a Pac-Man clone where the object is to eat dots and power pills. Several ghosts appear in their hideout at the center of the maze, and these ghosts will…

1 February 1983

Pacmania is an arcade developed by Mr Chip Software, released 1 February 1983 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Pacmania is

Pacmania is an arcade game developed by Mr Chip Software and released in 1983. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Not to be confused with Pac-Mania by Namco, this is a Pac-Man clone where the object is to eat dots and power pills. Several ghosts appear in their hideout at the center of the maze, and these ghosts will eventually make their way through the maze, chasing Pac-Man wherever he goes. However, eating the power pills cause the ghosts to turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to hunt a ghost down and then eat it for bonus points, which are also awarded for eating a fruit that appears somewhere within the maze. Warp tunnels are located at either side of the screen, and these can be used to get away from ghosts that are on Pac-Man's tail. Besides power pills, also scattered around the maze are white H icons…
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How it plays

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

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When did Pacmania come out?
Pacmania was released on 1 February 1983 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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