Pac-Man (series)

• Designed by a team of nine people led by Tōru Iwatani
• Over 350,000 arcade cabinets were sold during the 1980s.^[21]
• Players compete to obtain the highest scores and fastest play times^[22]

• This is the first 16-bit Pac-Man game in the series.

• Was released as part of Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2
• It was also included in Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (PS2, Xbox, GameCube).
• A similar but different game with the same title was released for the PSP as part of the Namco Museum Battle Collection.

• Puzzle game similar to Tetris^[29]
• Gameplay is similar to Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, an arcade game released in Japan.
• CD-i and Japanese Game Boy versions released as Pac-Panic^[28]
• Super NES version released on the Wii via Nintendo's Virtual Console^[29]
• Was remade on the Japanese-exclusive Namco Anthology for PlayStation.

• Known in Japan as Hello! Pac-Man^[30]
• The original Pac-Man is also included, but is a Super NES recreation of the NES version.
• The Super NES version also includes Ms. Pac-Man. The Genesis version includes an exclusive extra game called "Pac-Jr.", not to be confused with Jr. Pac-Man.

• It is a reskin of Fury of the Furries.

• The original Pac-Man is also included.
• It was released on the PlayStation Store in Japan and North America.

• The original Ms. Pac-Man is also included.
• It was released on the PlayStation Store in Japan.

• It was only released in North America, the European and Australian releases for it were cancelled.

• The original Pac-Man, Pac-Attack (Namco Anthology enhanced version), Pac-Mania, and Ms. Pac-Man are included as unlockables except for the Game Boy Advance version.
• Many copies of the GameCube version of Pac-Man World 2 were also bundled Pac-Man Vs..
• The Game Boy Advance version has completely different levels due to the system's limits.

• Many copies of the GameCube version of Pac-Man World 2 were bundled with this game.
• On the DS, it is part of the Namco Museum DS compilation.

• The original Pac-Man is also included.
• A modified version of it was later included in Namco Museum Remix and Namco Museum Megamix for Wii.

• The original Pac-Man is also included.

• The game was released in Europe, simply called Pac-Man Rally.

• In 2013, there is an updated version called Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+.

• The original Pac-Man is also included along with two other Namco arcade games.
• Pac-Man receives an updated look.

• Based on the TV show by the same name.
• The Nintendo 3DS version is a 2D platformer while it's a 3D platformer on other platforms.

• A sequel to the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures video game, based on the TV show of the same name.

• It was originally released on iOS and Android.
• Bears no resemblance to the Pac-Man Connect and Play title of the same name.
• It adds a multiplayer feature that wasn't in the original release on iOS and Android.

• It is a sequel to Pac-Man Championship Edition and Pac-Man Championship Edition DX.

• It was produced by Two Bit Score in 1999 and includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Attack (not to be confused with the puzzle game on consoles with the same name), Ms. Pac-Attack, Pac-Man Plus, Ms. Pac-Man After Dark, Ultra Pac-Man, and Piranha.

• Includes Ms. Pac-Man as one of the main games, and the original Pac-Man is included as a secret game. The machine also includes Galaga as the other main game.
• It is also referred as Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga: 20 Year Reunion.

• Includes Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, Pac-Mania, and Pac-Man Arrangement (arcade version)
• Developed by Mass Media and published by Namco^[35]

• Includes every game that Ms Pac-Man/Galaga: Class of 1981 included (Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Galaga), but Pac-Man is not secret this time.
• This has two version, a coin-op commercial version and a counter-top version without the coin slot for homes.

• It's re-releases of Pac-Man World 2, Pac-Man World 3, and Pac-Man World Rally, all bundled into one package.
• This bundle was only released in North America.

• It's a small download from Namco Networks America that includes two games, Pac-Man and Dig Dug.
• This compilation's versions of Pac-Man and Dig Dug also had the option to play with their original graphics or enhanced graphics.

• Includes Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and ten other Namco arcade games.
• This comes with both a coin-op commercial version and a version without the coin slot for homes.
• The home version also includes Ms. Pac-Man.

• The Pac-Man games included are the original Pac-Man, Pac-Man Championship Edition, and Pac-Man Tilt (a game that's new to this compilation). The collection also includes three games in the Galaga series.
• Every game on the collection has online leader-boards.

• It's re-releases of the Nintendo DS version of Pac-Man World 3 and Namco Museum DS bundled into one package.
• This bundle was only released in North America.

• It is a compilation of ten Pac-Man games available exclusively as a digital download.
• The planned Nintendo eShop release for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U was cancelled.

• It is a compilation of Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 and three games from the Arcade Game Series on a physical disc.

• Includes Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man along with other Namco games
• Developed by Mass Media and published by Namco^[38]
• Released only in North America

• Includes Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man along with other Namco arcade games
• Also includes "Arrangement" versions of four Namco games including Pac-Man Arrangement but they're completely different games than the "Arrangement" games included in Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 despite being titled the same.

• GameCube, PS2, Xbox, and Windows PC versions were all developed by Backbone Entertainment (known as "Digital Eclipse" at the time) and it includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, along with thirteen other Namco arcade games.
• Game Boy Advance version was developed by Backbone Vancouver and features Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man along with three other Namco games^[39]

• Includes Pac-Man Vs. and the original Pac-Man
• Developed by M2 and published by Namco^[41]

• Known in Japan as Minna de Asobou! Namco Carnival (みんなで遊ぼう!ナムコカーニバル) "Everyone Play! Namco Carnival^[42]
• Includes Pac & Pal, Pac-Mania, Super Pac-Man, and an updated version of Pac'N Roll titled Pac'N Roll Remix
• Other updated versions of Namco arcade games feature Pac-Man himself^[43]
• Re-released in 2010 as Namco Museum Megamix with ten more games included, with one of them being the original Pac-Man, this re-release was released exclusively in North America.^[44]

• Includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Pac & Pal, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and Pac-Man Arrangement (from Namco Museum Battle Collection)
• Developed and published by Namco Bandai Games America^[46]

• A port of the Namco Museum Battle Collection version of Pac-Man Arrangement with all multiplayer features removed.

• It was a puzzle game that plays similar to Bejeweled with Pac-Man ghosts, fruits, and presents.

A virtual pet-simulator that was made to coincide the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man.

• It was a puzzle game where you clear areas by finding and touching groups of similarly-colored ghosts and then Pac-Man eats them.

• A "demake" of the game of the same name which used graphics from the original Pac-Man arcade game.

• It was a game where you tilt the device to help Pac-Man bounce off platforms to reach to top.

• It was another Bejeweled styled game like PAC-Match Party, but it featured only ghosts without fruits or presents, you slid the ghosts instead of tapping, and there was buttons that turn quadrants of the puzzle.

A compilation of various "S" (score attack) variations of Pac-Man, Rally-X, Dig Dug, Galaga, Gator Panic and Pac-Chain. It was delisted from the App Store on March 30, 2015.

• A port of a 2010 Windows Mobile title. Not to be confused with Pac-Man World Rally

A port of the original Pac-Man that featured several new mazes and leaderboards.

An endless runner game featuring characters from the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures television series.

• A puzzle game that is based on Puzzle & Dragons and features several Pac-Man and Namco characters.

• It's a fast paced game where you move Pac-Man characters with tilt controls.

• Developed by Hipster Whale, the team that also developed Crossy Road.
• A free-to-play endless runner inspired by the "Level 256" glitch found in the original Pac-Man.^[47]
• Bears no resemblance to the Pac-Man Connect and Play title of the same name.
• It was later ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One with added multiplayer features.

• Developed by V2 Games.
• Features Pac-Man trying to get back home for his birthday party.

• It's a matching game where Pac-Man eats all sets of three of the same kind of fruit in a row.

• It's a matching game where you flick balls colored like the four ghosts to eliminate the down-coming balls.

• Action game developed by Bally Midway
• Features Pac-Man as a character that assists the primary character^[51]

• It is playable on the VMU as an extra mini game in the Dreamcast version of Namco Museum.
• Its game-play is similar to Kaboom!

• Racing game developed jointly by Namco and Nintendo
• Includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Blinky as player characters^[53]

• The title is a collection of two cross-over games that swaps characters between Taito's Space Invaders and Namco's Pac-Man.
• It was released for a limited time (September 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005) via NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service in Japan only.
• The game was released as part of Namco's 50th anniversary, as well as to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Pac-Man.^[55]

• The North American version added references to Pac-Man and other Namco characters that weren't in the original Japanese version or the Korean version of the game.

• It was the first ever interactive Google Doodle in the form of a playable Pac-Man game to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the original Pac-Man.

• One of the mini games included is Pac-Man themed with the graphics of Pac-Man Championship Edition, you use the Kinect to guide Pac-Man with one hand and grab fruit with the other hand.

• It lets users create their own maze which is connected to other user-made mazes to make a single huge "Pac-Man maze".

• The title was one of 6 games Bandai Namco released for the Facebook platform, including a Facebook release of the original Pac-Man.
• It was ported to the iOS in 2012 as part of Pac-Man Games.
• The Facebook version became no longer available on March 19, 2013 while the iOS version (along with the rest of the Pac-Man Games application) was pulled from the App Store on March 30, 2014.

Pac-Man appears as a DLC golfer as of August 22, 2013.^[58]

• It's a modified version of Pac-Man that starts off on Round 255 instead of Round 1 because it's only one round before its infamous "kill screen".
• It has the same name as Crossy Road developer's Pac-Man 256 but is a completely different game.
• It was renamed Pac-Level 256 on the packaging for the reprint of Pac-Man Connect & Play that celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original Pac-Man.

• Pac-Man is a playable character exclusively in the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions.

Pac-Man Smash is a Pac-Man themed air hockey table released into arcades by Namco Bandai. It is a localization of a Japanese air hockey table called Big Bang Smash. Japan's Big Bang Smash has no references to Pac-Man in it, the Pac-Man references were added into the localization. It is a four way air hockey table with many pucks instead of only one puck.^[59]

• Pac-Man is in the game.
• It is no longer available as of June 30th, 2014.

• As of the 4.0 update, the Amiibo featuring Pac-Man can be used to unlock a costume based on Pac-Man's original appearance for the players Mii character.

• Pac-Man is a playable character in the game.
• Ms. Pac-Man appears as a background character in the Pac-Land themed stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

• It has Pac-Man themed DLC.

• Pac-Man can be summoned.

• It is based on the movie Pixels.
• It has characters from Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug in the game.

• Pac-Man was added as a playable character through an update.
• The same team that made Crossy Road (Hipster Whale) also made Pac-Man 256.

• It is an application that lets you play a selection of classic video games and arcade games including the original Pac-Man.

• It is a series of downloadable classic Namco arcade games including games in the Pac-Man series.
• Dig Dug, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, and Pac-Man make up the initial set.

A planned 3D platformer similar to Pac-Man World

Planned as a sequel to Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness

Pac-Man game featuring designs by animator Don Bluth. Many of the concepts went on to be used in Pac-Man World 3.

Planned sequel to Pac-Man Pinball Advance, but instead of it being developed by Human Soft, it was being developed by Zen Studios.

Similar Wii games including Namco Museum Remix, Namco Museum Megamix, and Pac-Man Party have been released later on.