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Article by: '''Alex Stuart ([http://www.ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=9791 Linearity])''' <br>
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== ''"My world can be tricky sometimes, so I'll need your help finding things, getting out of trouble and solving weird mysteries!"'' ==
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Article by: '''Alex Stuart ([http://ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=9791 Linearity])''' <br>
 
Pictured from: ''Pac-Man World'' <br>
 
Pictured from: ''Pac-Man World'' <br>
Created by: [http://www.namco.com Namco] <br>
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Created by: [http://ocremix.org/org/44/namco Namco] <br>
 
First appearance: 1980 <br>
 
First appearance: 1980 <br>
  
 
== Bio ==
 
== Bio ==
Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game ''Pac-Man''. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts.
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'''Pac-Man''' is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game ''Pac-Man''. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts.
  
 
Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game ''Ms. Pac-Man'' (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, ''Pac-Man'''s original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In ''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'', Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In ''Pac-Man World'', Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man.
 
Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game ''Ms. Pac-Man'' (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, ''Pac-Man'''s original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In ''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'', Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In ''Pac-Man World'', Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man.
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== Selected game appearances ==
 
== Selected game appearances ==
 
 
=== Arcade ===
 
=== Arcade ===
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/pac-man-arc/ ''Pac-Man''] (1980)
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*[http://ocremix.org/game/142/pac-man-arc ''Pac-Man''] (1980)
*''Ms. Pac-Man'' (1981)
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*[http://ocremix.org/game/865/ms-pac-man-arc ''Ms. Pac-Man''] (1981)
 
*''Super Pac-Man'' (1982)
 
*''Super Pac-Man'' (1982)
  
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*''Pac-Attack'' (1993)
 
*''Pac-Attack'' (1993)
 
*''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'' (1994)
 
*''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'' (1994)
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*[http://ocremix.org/game/866/pac-in-time-snes ''Pac-in-Time''] (1995)
  
 
=== PlayStation ===
 
=== PlayStation ===
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*''Pac-Man World 2'' (2002)
 
*''Pac-Man World 2'' (2002)
 
*''Pac-Man World 3'' (2005)
 
*''Pac-Man World 3'' (2005)
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=== PlayStation 3 ===
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*[http://ocremix.org/game/929/street-fighter-x-tekken-ps3 ''Street Fighter X Tekken''] (2012)
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=== Wii U ===
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*[http://ocremix.org/game/973/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-wiiu ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''] (2014)
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Wikipedia - "Pac-Man"]  
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Wikipedia - "Pac-Man"]
 
*''Pac-Man World'' instruction manual
 
*''Pac-Man World'' instruction manual
*[http://www.flamingmayo.com/firstchurchofpacman/ The 1st Church of Pac-Man]  
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*[http://www.flamingmayo.com/firstchurchofpacman/ 1st Church of Pac-Man]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/hist_pacman/ GameSpot - "The History of Pac-Man"]  
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*[http://www.mameworld.info/net/pacman/history/p1_01.htm GameSpot - "The History of Pac-Man by Doug Trueman"]
  
 
[[Category: Mascots]]
 
[[Category: Mascots]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 3 February 2015

"My world can be tricky sometimes, so I'll need your help finding things, getting out of trouble and solving weird mysteries!"

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Article by: Alex Stuart (Linearity)
Pictured from: Pac-Man World
Created by: Namco
First appearance: 1980

Bio

Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game Pac-Man. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts.

Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game Ms. Pac-Man (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, Pac-Man's original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures, Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In Pac-Man World, Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man.

The original Pac-Man is among the most widely played video games ever made. Many who have played no other video game have played Pac-Man at some point. This is arguably due to the universal accessibility of its gameplay. Whatever the source of its popularity, Pac-Man is for many people a definitive video game.

Selected game appearances

Arcade

Super NES

  • Pac-Attack (1993)
  • Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
  • Pac-in-Time (1995)

PlayStation

  • Pac-Man World (1999)

PlayStation 2

  • Pac-Man World 2 (2002)
  • Pac-Man World 3 (2005)

PlayStation 3

Wii U

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