<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
1982	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
score	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
by	O
eating	O
all	O
the	O
Pac-Dots	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
avoiding	O
the	O
four	O
ghosts	O
that	O
chase	O
him	O
around	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
and	O
will	O
kill	O
him	O
if	O
they	O
catch	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
a	O
Power	O
Pellet	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
turn	O
blue	O
and	O
become	O
vulnerable	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
allowing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
eat	O
them	O
for	O
extra	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
has	O
been	O
cleared	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
refilled	O
as	O
the	O
gameplay	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
noticeable	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Plus	O
are	O
various	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
:	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
is	O
green	O
instead	O
of	O
blue	O
,	O
vulnerable	O
ghosts	O
are	O
shorter	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
stem	O
and	O
leaf	O
sticking	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
heads	O
,	O
the	O
fruits	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
new	O
items	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
can	O
of	O
Coca-Cola	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
ghosts	O
 '	O
eyes	O
are	O
now	O
a	O
pixel	O
closer	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
a	O
Power	O
Pellet	O
also	O
sometimes	O
has	O
unpredictable	O
results	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
turning	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
invisible	O
or	O
turning	O
only	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
ghosts	O
blue	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
clear	O
a	O
round	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
pattern	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ghosts	O
are	O
also	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
aggressive	O
than	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
seem	O
overall	O
faster-paced	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
by	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
advertised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
legal	O
PAC-MAN	B-Application
conversion	O
package	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Exciting	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
was	O
an	O
upgrade	O
kit	O
for	O
Namco	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
kit	O
also	O
replaced	O
the	O
4	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
program	O
roms	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
board	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
roms	O
containing	O
updated	O
data	O
for	O
drawing	O
character	O
and	O
maze	B-Application
were	O
also	O
exchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
versions	O
include	O
a	O
J2ME	O
mobile	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
ports	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
TV	B-Device
Games	I-Device
from	O
Jakks	O
Pacific	O
and	O
from	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
efforts	O
by	O
some	O
homebrew	B-Application
game	O
developers	O
to	O
port	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
to	O
classic	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
Pac-Man	B-Application
Collection	O
by	O
Opcode	O
Games	O
(	O
press	O
7587	O
on	O
the	O
#2	O
controller	O
at	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
screen	O
when	O
seeing	O
PLUS	O
press	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
more	O
recently	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
7800	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
called	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
Pixel	O
Bash	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Amusements	O
with	O
31	O
or	O
32	O
classic	O
Namco	O
games	O
included	O
,	O
1	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Arcade1Up	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
home	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
that	O
plays	O
both	O
regular	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
In	O
2020	O
Arcade	O
1Up	O
released	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
40th	O
anniversary	O
home	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
(	O
Generation	O
3	O
)	O
which	O
included	O
7	O
games	O
of	O
which	O
1	O
was	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Arcade1Up	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Sam	O
's	O
Club	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
themed	O
cabaret	O
legacy	O
edition	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
list	O
as	O
2021	O
's	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
legacy	O
edition	O
and	O
similar	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
cabinet	O
was	O
mistakenly	O
labeled	O
as	O
Super	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
being	O
corrected	O
.	O
</s>
