<s>
originally	O
called	O
Puck	O
Man	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1980	O
maze	B-Application
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
eat	O
all	O
the	O
dots	O
inside	O
an	O
enclosed	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
avoiding	O
four	O
colored	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
large	O
flashing	O
dots	O
called	O
"	O
Power	O
Pellets	O
"	O
causes	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
temporarily	O
turn	O
blue	O
,	O
allowing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
eat	O
them	O
for	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
character	O
was	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
pizza	O
with	O
a	O
slice	O
removed	O
,	O
Iwatani	O
has	O
said	O
he	O
also	O
rounded	O
out	O
the	O
Japanese	O
character	O
for	O
mouth	O
,	O
kuchi	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
a	O
widespread	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
several	O
sequels	O
,	O
merchandise	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
hit	O
single	O
by	O
Buckner	O
&	O
Garcia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
has	O
become	O
the	O
official	O
mascot	B-Application
of	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
maze	B-Application
chase	O
video	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
eponymous	O
character	O
through	O
an	O
enclosed	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
eat	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
dots	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
avoiding	O
four	O
colored	O
ghosts	O
—	O
Blinky	O
(	O
red	O
)	O
,	O
Pinky	O
(	O
pink	O
)	O
,	O
Inky	O
(	O
cyan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Clyde	O
(	O
orange	O
)	O
—	O
that	O
pursue	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
eats	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
dots	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
between	O
levels	O
are	O
short	O
cutscenes	O
featuring	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Blinky	O
in	O
humorous	O
,	O
comical	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
caught	O
by	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
when	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
ghosts	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
personality	O
"	O
:	O
Blinky	O
gives	O
direct	O
chase	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
;	O
Pinky	O
and	O
Inky	O
try	O
to	O
position	O
themselves	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
usually	O
by	O
cornering	O
him	O
;	O
and	O
Clyde	O
will	O
switch	O
between	O
chasing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
fleeing	O
from	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placed	O
near	O
the	O
four	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
are	O
large	O
flashing	O
"	O
energizers	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
power	O
pellets.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
eat	O
blue	O
ghosts	O
for	O
bonus	O
points	O
;	O
when	O
a	O
ghost	O
is	O
eaten	O
,	O
their	O
eyes	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
center	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
ghost	O
"	O
regenerates	O
"	O
and	O
resumes	O
their	O
normal	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
are	O
two	O
"	O
warp	O
tunnels	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
opposite	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
an	O
integer	B-Error_Name
overflow	I-Error_Name
,	O
the	O
256th	O
level	O
loads	O
improperly	O
,	O
rendering	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
created	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
in	O
1978	O
,	O
which	O
while	O
unsuccessful	O
helped	O
the	O
company	O
gain	O
a	O
stronger	O
foothold	O
in	O
the	O
quickly-growing	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Bomb	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
and	O
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
had	O
surged	O
in	O
popularity	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
being	O
flooded	O
with	O
similar	O
titles	O
from	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
cash	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
felt	O
that	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
only	O
appealed	O
to	O
men	O
for	O
their	O
crude	O
graphics	O
and	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
arcades	O
in	O
general	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
seedy	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
early	O
1979	O
and	O
took	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
five	O
months	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
longest	O
ever	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
Namco	O
was	O
underway	O
with	O
designing	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
then-revolutionary	O
RGB	O
color	O
display	O
,	O
allowing	O
sprites	O
to	O
use	O
several	O
colors	O
at	O
once	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
colored	O
strips	O
of	O
cellophane	O
that	O
was	O
commonplace	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
;	O
this	O
technological	O
accomplishment	O
allowed	O
Iwatani	O
to	O
greatly	O
enhance	O
his	O
game	O
with	O
bright	O
pastel	O
colors	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
would	O
help	O
attract	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Fogleman	O
,	O
the	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Gremlin	O
Industries	O
,	O
believes	O
that	O
the	O
maze-chase	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
that	O
was	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
has	O
often	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
himself	O
was	O
designed	O
after	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
pizza	O
with	O
a	O
missing	O
slice	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
at	O
lunch	O
;	O
in	O
a	O
1986	O
interview	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
only	O
half-truth	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
character	O
was	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
him	O
rounding	O
out	O
and	O
simplifying	O
the	O
Japanese	O
character	O
“	O
kuchi	O
”	O
( 口	O
)	O
,	O
meaning	O
“	O
mouth	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
had	O
used	O
this	O
idea	O
before	O
in	O
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
similar	O
ghost-like	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
incorporate	O
it	O
into	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
ghost	O
's	O
name	O
gives	O
a	O
hint	O
to	O
its	O
strategy	O
for	O
tracking	O
down	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
:	O
Shadow	O
(	O
"	O
Blinky	O
"	O
)	O
always	O
chases	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Speedy	O
(	O
"	O
Pinky	O
"	O
)	O
tries	O
to	O
get	O
ahead	O
of	O
him	O
,	O
Bashful	O
(	O
"	O
Inky	O
"	O
)	O
uses	O
a	O
more	O
complicated	O
strategy	O
to	O
zero	O
in	O
on	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
Pokey	O
(	O
"	O
Clyde	O
"	O
)	O
alternates	O
between	O
chasing	O
him	O
and	O
running	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
break	O
up	O
the	O
tension	O
of	O
constantly	O
being	O
pursued	O
,	O
humorous	O
intermissions	O
between	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Blinky	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masaya	O
Nakamura	O
chose	O
to	O
rename	O
it	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
Pakkuman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
both	O
titles	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Puck	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Namco	O
presented	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Rally-X	B-Application
to	O
potential	O
distributors	O
at	O
the	O
1980	O
AMOA	O
tradeshow	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
executives	O
believed	O
that	O
Rally-X	B-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Play	O
Meter	O
magazine	O
,	O
both	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Rally-X	B-Application
received	O
mild	O
attention	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
had	O
initially	O
approached	O
Atari	O
to	O
distribute	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Atari	O
refused	O
the	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
Manufacturing	O
subsequently	O
agreed	O
to	O
distribute	O
both	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Rally-X	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
announcing	O
their	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
rights	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
and	O
releasing	O
them	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
;	O
the	O
most	O
infamous	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
the	O
1982	O
Atari	B-Application
2600	I-Application
conversion	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Tod	O
Frye	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
widely	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
inaccurate	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
peculiar	O
design	O
choices	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
flickering	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
also	O
released	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
,	O
a	O
version	O
that	O
many	O
have	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
1984	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
first	O
third-party	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Disk	O
Writer	O
kiosks	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
two-player	O
co-operative	O
play	O
via	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Namco	O
re-released	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
and	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
:	O
Special	O
Color	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Namco	O
and	O
SNK	O
co-published	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
circular	O
"	O
Cross	O
Ring	O
"	O
that	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
d-pad	O
to	O
restrict	O
it	O
to	O
four-directional	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
various	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
game	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
released	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Networks	O
released	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
BREW	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
featuring	O
achievements	O
and	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
published	O
;	O
this	O
release	O
was	O
later	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
+	O
Tournaments	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
and	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Roku	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
release	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
titles	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Series	I-Device
brand	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
would	O
release	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Namco	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
many	O
Namco	O
compilations	O
,	O
including	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
64	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Megamix	I-Device
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
alongside	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
and	O
special	O
"	O
Arrangement	O
"	O
remakes	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
included	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
help	O
attract	O
video	O
game	O
companies	O
to	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2001	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
compilation	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
compiles	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Arrangement	O
onto	O
one	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
also	O
a	O
hidden	O
extra	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Ms.	O
Pac-Man/Galaga	O
-	O
Class	O
of	O
1981	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
cabinet	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
that	O
featured	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
have	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
remake	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2010	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
its	O
2011	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
remake	O
also	O
include	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
title	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
30	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
only	O
a	O
modest	O
success	O
;	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Galaxian	B-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
had	O
quickly	O
outdone	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
predominately	O
male	O
player	O
base	O
being	O
familiar	O
with	O
its	O
shooting	O
gameplay	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Pac-Mans	O
cute	O
characters	O
and	O
maze-chase	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
eventually	O
became	O
very	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1980	I-Application
according	O
to	O
the	O
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
,	O
dethroning	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
which	O
had	O
topped	O
the	O
annual	O
charts	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
and	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
away	O
from	O
space	O
shooters	O
towards	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
featuring	O
comical	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
also	O
Japan	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1981	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
arcades	O
purchased	O
entire	O
rows	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
one	O
year	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
which	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
billion	O
in	O
quarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
overtook	O
Atari	O
's	O
Asteroids	B-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
and	O
surpassed	O
the	O
film	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
(	O
1977	O
)	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
America	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1981	I-Application
,	O
and	O
second	O
highest	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
was	O
partly	O
driven	O
by	O
its	O
popularity	O
among	O
female	O
audiences	O
,	O
becoming	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
videogame	O
to	O
involve	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
women	O
as	O
players	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
Stan	O
Jarocki	O
,	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
being	O
the	O
favorite	O
coin-op	O
game	O
among	O
female	O
gamers	O
through	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
nine	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
covered	O
by	O
How	O
to	O
Win	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
with	O
females	O
accounting	O
for	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
sold	O
had	O
tripled	O
to	O
400,000	O
by	O
1982	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
estimated	O
total	O
of	O
between	O
seven	O
billion	O
coins	O
and	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1983	B-Application
interview	O
,	O
Nakamura	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
expect	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
be	O
successful	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
never	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
this	O
big.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
(	O
surpassing	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
total	O
estimated	O
earnings	O
ranging	O
from	O
coins	O
and	O
$3.5	O
billion	O
(	O
$7.7	O
billion	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
to	O
billion	O
(	O
billion	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
also	O
topped	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
cocktail	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
charts	O
for	O
23	O
months	O
,	O
from	O
February	B-Application
1982	I-Application
through	O
1983	B-Application
up	O
until	O
February	B-Application
1984	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
console	B-Application
's	I-Application
best-selling	I-Application
title	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Coleco	O
's	O
tabletop	B-Application
mini-arcade	O
unit	O
sold	O
over	O
units	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Nelsonic	O
Game	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
units	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
version	O
and	O
its	O
2004	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
re-release	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
598,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
sold	O
cartridges	O
between	O
1986	O
and	O
1988	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	O
XE	O
computer	O
version	O
sold	O
copies	O
in	O
1986	O
and	O
1990	O
,	O
Thunder	O
Mountain	O
's	O
1986	O
budget	O
release	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
received	O
a	O
Diamond	O
certification	O
from	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
selling	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phone	O
ports	O
have	O
sold	O
over	O
paid	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
Computing	O
also	O
listed	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
port	O
tenth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
are	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
grossed	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Commercial	O
Arcade	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1982	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
also	O
won	O
the	O
Video	O
Software	O
Dealers	O
Association	O
's	O
VSDA	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Videogame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
a	O
Dixons	O
poll	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Killer	B-Application
List	I-Application
of	I-Application
Videogames	I-Application
listed	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
aggregator	O
site	O
Playthatgame	O
currently	O
ranks	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
the	O
#53rd	O
top	O
game	O
of	O
all-time	O
&	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
established	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
chase	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
power-ups	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
individual	O
ghosts	O
have	O
deterministic	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
that	O
reacts	O
to	O
player	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
medium	O
;	O
its	O
title	O
character	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
gaming	O
mascot	B-Application
,	O
it	O
increased	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
female	O
audiences	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
gaming	O
's	O
first	O
broad	O
licensing	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
cutscenes	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
brief	O
comical	O
interludes	O
about	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Blinky	O
chasing	O
each	O
other	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
actually	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
employed	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
of	O
between-level	O
intermissions	O
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
a	O
turning	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
industry	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
dominated	O
by	O
space	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
since	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
popularized	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
"	O
character-led	O
"	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
character	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
involving	O
player	O
characters	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
prototypical	O
platform	O
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Konami	O
's	O
Frogger	B-Application
and	O
Universal	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Lady	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
popular	O
non-shooting	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
defining	O
key	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
parallel	O
visual	O
processing	O
"	O
which	O
requires	O
simultaneously	O
keeping	O
track	O
of	O
multiple	O
entities	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
energizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Maze	B-Application
chase	O
"	O
games	O
exploded	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Taxman	B-Device
(	O
1981	O
)	O
and	O
Snack	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Scarfman	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	O
,	O
and	O
K.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Munchkin	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
themselves	O
produced	O
several	O
other	O
maze	B-Application
chase	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Rally-X	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Exvania	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Tinkle	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Munchkin	B-Application
in	O
the	O
case	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
v	O
.	O
North	O
American	O
Philips	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Corp.	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Munchkin	B-Application
being	O
pulled	O
from	O
store	O
shelves	O
under	O
court	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
major	O
competitors	O
emerged	O
to	O
challenge	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
the	O
maze-chase	O
subgenre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
also	O
inspired	O
3D	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Spectre	B-Device
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
early	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
MIDI	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
;	O
which	O
also	O
had	O
similar	O
character	O
designs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Romero	O
credited	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
the	O
biggest	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
career	O
;	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
level	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
post-Pac-Man	O
titles	O
include	O
power-ups	O
that	O
briefly	O
turn	O
the	O
tables	O
on	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
inspired	O
programmers	O
who	O
later	O
worked	O
for	O
companies	O
like	O
Bethesda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
Games	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
implementation	O
a	O
"	O
splendidly	O
reproduced	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
noting	O
a	O
difference	O
in	O
maze	B-Application
layouts	O
for	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
considered	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
much	O
weaker	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
still	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
that	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
cases	O
the	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
controls	O
were	O
harder	O
to	O
use	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
attempts	O
to	O
make	O
quick	O
turns	O
are	O
often	O
frustrated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
has	O
awarded	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
eight	O
records	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Most	O
Successful	O
Coin-Operated	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
NLGD	O
Festival	O
of	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
,	O
officially	O
received	O
the	O
certificate	O
from	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
having	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
machines	O
"	O
installed	O
worldwide	O
:	O
293,822	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
listed	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
the	O
most	O
recognizable	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
recognized	O
by	O
94%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
,	O
above	O
Mario	B-Application
who	O
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
93%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
character	O
and	O
game	O
series	O
became	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
culture	I-Application
during	I-Application
the	I-Application
1980s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
event	O
called	O
Pac-Manhattan	O
set	O
a	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
"	O
Largest	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
business	O
term	O
"	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
defense	O
"	O
in	O
mergers	O
and	O
acquisitions	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
hostile	O
takeover	O
target	O
that	O
attempts	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
situation	O
and	O
instead	O
acquire	O
its	O
attempted	O
acquirer	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Pac-Mans	O
energizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
renormalization	O
"	O
is	O
named	O
for	O
a	O
cosmetic	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
mathematical	O
study	O
of	O
the	B-Algorithm
Mandelbrot	I-Algorithm
set	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
has	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
"	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
"	O
being	O
adopted	O
as	O
a	O
nickname	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
by	O
boxer	O
Manny	O
Pacquiao	O
and	O
the	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
player	O
Adam	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
2016	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
closing	O
ceremony	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
video	O
which	O
showcases	O
Tokyo	O
as	O
the	O
host	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
segment	O
shows	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ghosts	O
racing	O
and	O
eating	O
dots	O
on	O
a	O
running	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
merchandise	O
have	O
been	O
marketed	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1982	O
,	O
Midway	O
had	O
about	O
95-105	O
licensees	O
selling	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
major	O
companies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AT&T	O
selling	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
telephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
500	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
related	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
themed	O
merchandise	O
sales	O
had	O
exceeded	O
billion	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
related	O
merchandise	O
products	O
included	O
bumper	O
stickers	O
,	O
jewellery	O
,	O
accessories	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
$	O
20,000	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
choker	O
with	O
14	O
karat	O
gold	O
)	O
,	O
bicycles	O
,	O
breakfast	O
cereals	O
,	O
popsicles	O
,	O
t-shirts	O
,	O
toys	O
,	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
imitations	O
,	O
and	O
pasta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
animated	O
television	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Hanna	O
–	O
Barbera	O
aired	O
on	O
ABC	O
from	O
1982	O
to	O
1983	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
computer-generated	O
animated	O
series	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghostly	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
aired	O
on	O
Disney	O
XD	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
on	O
Discovery	O
Family	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
game	O
plays	O
a	O
key	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Ernest	O
Cline	O
's	O
video	O
game-themed	O
science	O
fiction	O
novel	O
Ready	O
Player	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Buckner	O
&	O
Garcia	O
song	O
"	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Fever	I-Application
"	O
(	O
1981	O
)	O
went	O
to	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Fever	I-Application
album	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
"	O
Weird	O
Al	O
"	O
Yankovic	O
recorded	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
"	O
Taxman	B-Device
"	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Aphex	O
Twin	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Power-Pill	O
)	O
released	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
a	O
techno	O
album	O
which	O
consists	O
mostly	O
of	O
samples	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
cocaine	B-Application
addict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Gorillaz	O
and	O
ScHoolboy	O
Q	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
track	O
entitled	O
"	O
PAC-MAN	B-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Gorillaz	O
 '	O
Song	O
Machine	O
series	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
depicting	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
frontman	O
,	O
2-D	O
,	O
playing	O
a	O
Gorillaz-themed	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
character	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Pixels	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Denis	O
Akiyama	O
playing	O
series	O
creator	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
technician	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
referenced	O
and	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
2017	O
film	O
,	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sword	O
Art	O
Online	O
The	O
Movie	O
:	O
Ordinal	O
Scale	O
where	O
Kirito	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
beat	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
called	O
PAC-Man	B-Application
2026	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
256	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
tokusatsu	O
film	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
Heisei	O
Generations	O
:	O
Dr.	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
vs.	O
Ex-Aid	O
&	O
Ghost	O
with	O
Legend	O
Riders	O
,	O
a	O
Pac-Man-like	O
character	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2018	O
film	O
Relaxer	O
uses	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
a	O
strong	O
plot	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
1999	O
couch-bound	O
man	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
encounters	O
the	O
famous	O
Level	O
256	O
glitch	O
)	O
before	O
the	O
year	B-Error_Name
2000	I-Error_Name
problem	I-Error_Name
occurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
attempts	O
for	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
have	O
been	O
planned	O
since	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Crystal	O
Sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
live-action	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
film	O
were	O
revived	O
at	O
Wayfarer	O
Studios	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
idea	O
by	O
Chuck	O
Williams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
Company	O
released	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
move	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
characters	O
(	O
traditional	O
yellow	O
plus	O
red	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
)	O
plus	O
two	O
ghosts	O
as	O
per	O
the	O
throws	O
of	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
dice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticker	O
manufacturer	O
Fleer	O
included	O
rub-off	O
game	O
cards	O
with	O
its	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
packages	O
contain	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
style	O
maze	B-Application
with	O
all	O
points	O
along	O
the	O
path	O
hidden	O
with	O
opaque	O
coverings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
starting	O
position	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
around	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
scratching	O
off	O
the	O
coverings	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pac-Man-themed	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
package	O
for	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
perfect	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
is	O
3,333,360	O
points	O
,	O
achieved	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
obtains	O
the	O
maximum	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
255	O
levels	O
by	O
eating	O
every	O
dot	O
,	O
energizer	O
,	O
fruit	O
and	O
blue	O
ghost	O
without	O
losing	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
then	O
uses	O
all	O
six	O
men	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
maximum	O
possible	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
on	O
level	O
256	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
recordkeeping	O
organizations	O
removed	O
Mitchell	O
's	O
score	O
after	O
a	O
2018	O
investigation	O
by	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
concluded	O
that	O
two	O
unrelated	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
score	O
performances	O
submitted	O
by	O
Mitchell	O
had	O
not	O
used	O
an	O
unmodified	O
original	O
circuit	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
seven	O
other	O
gamers	O
had	O
achieved	O
perfect	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
scores	O
on	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1983	B-Application
,	O
Walter	O
Day	O
,	O
chief	O
scorekeeper	O
at	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
took	O
the	O
U.S.	O
National	O
Video	O
Game	O
Team	O
on	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
the	O
East	O
Coast	O
to	O
visit	O
gamers	O
who	O
claimed	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pass	O
that	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Billy	O
Mitchell	O
offered	O
$	O
100,000	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
could	O
pass	O
level	O
256	O
before	O
January	B-Error_Name
1	I-Error_Name
,	I-Error_Name
2000	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
announcing	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
recognize	O
the	O
first	O
perfect	O
score	O
on	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
reversed	O
that	O
decision	O
and	O
reinstated	O
Billy	O
Mitchell	O
's	O
1999	O
performance	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
inspired	O
a	O
long	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
,	O
remakes	O
,	O
and	O
re-imaginings	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
longest-running	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
American-based	O
General	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
gender	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
female	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Pac-Mans	O
popularity	O
with	O
women	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
moving	O
bonus	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
faster	O
gameplay	O
being	O
implemented	O
to	O
increase	O
its	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
had	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
machines	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
amusement	O
arcade	B-Application
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legal	O
concerns	O
raised	O
over	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
game	O
caused	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
become	O
owned	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
who	O
assisted	O
in	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
inspired	O
its	O
own	O
line	O
of	O
remakes	O
,	O
including	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
Maze	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Maze	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
many	O
Namco	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
collections	I-Device
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Pac	B-Application
&	I-Application
Pal	I-Application
in	O
1983	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
produced	O
many	O
other	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
sequels	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
,	O
including	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Jr.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
(	O
1983	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Baby	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
(	O
1983	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Professor	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
include	O
the	O
isometric	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
side-scrollers	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
Hello	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
platformer	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
puzzle	O
games	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Pix	B-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
designed	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
remain	O
his	O
favorite	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
published	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
was	O
Iwatani	O
's	O
final	O
game	O
before	O
leaving	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
neon	O
visuals	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
acclaim	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
DX	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
's	O
tabletop	B-Application
Mini-Arcade	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
yielded	O
1.5million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nelsonic	O
Industries	O
produced	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
LCD	B-Device
wristwatch	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
simplified	O
maze	B-Application
also	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Networks	O
sold	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Windows	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
enhanced	O
mode	O
which	O
replaces	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
sprites	O
with	O
the	O
sprites	O
from	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Networks	O
made	O
a	O
downloadable	O
bundle	O
which	O
includes	O
its	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
its	O
port	O
of	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
called	O
Namco	O
All-Stars	O
:	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
7	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
weekend	O
of	O
May	O
21	O
–	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
changed	O
the	O
logo	O
on	O
its	O
homepage	O
to	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Doodle	O
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
played	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
1billion	O
people	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
so	O
Google	B-Application
later	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
its	O
own	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Soap	O
Creative	O
published	O
World	B-Application
's	I-Application
Biggest	I-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
working	O
together	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Namco-Bandai	O
to	O
celebrate	O
Pac-Mans	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
browser-based	O
game	O
with	O
user-created	O
,	O
interlocking	O
mazes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
created	O
a	O
playable	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
where	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
map	O
onscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
had	O
one	O
Z80A	B-General_Concept
processor	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
3.072	O
Mhz	O
,	O
16	O
kbyte	O
of	O
ROM	O
and	O
3	O
kbyte	O
of	O
static	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
