In 1988, MS-DOS and Commodore 64 versions were released. Ports for the Casio PV-2000 and the Sord M5 were released in Japan under the titles Mr. Iwatani himself was critical on the game, criticizing how big Pac-Man was while in Super form and also calling it overall boring. Īrcade Express rated the arcade game 8 out of 10, stating that the "newly-designed maze features keys, locked doors, and Super Energy Dots, making it the latest thrill for gobbler-lovers." The review also praises the ability to increase Pac-Man's size with the "Super Dots" as well as the "Super-Speed" button that increases his movement speed. By May 1983, it was the top-earning arcade game of the month. Upon release in 1982, Midway projected that the game would sell about 10,000 to 15,000 arcade units in the United States. Pac-Man appears in Super Mode throughout the stage, and there are no ghosts.
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Here, the player is presented with a maze full of food items and must eat them all in order to collect the points on a countdown timer. (On some versions, higher levels might pay out the 2000 or 5000 points no matter what the symbols are.)īonus levels appear at intervals. Otherwise, the bonus is similar to the award for eating a ghost, which is 200, 400, 800 or 1600 points, depending on the level. If the star is eaten when two symbols match, the bonus is 2000 points for any match, and 5000 points if the matching symbols are the same as the level being played. Usually, one symbol stops while the other continues until the star is eaten, a life is lost, or too much time elapses. The Super power can then be prolonged by eating a power pellet or super pellet, if available.Ī point bonus can be scored if Pac-Man eats a star that appears between the two center boxes while assorted symbols flash inside them. When Super Pac-Man is about to revert to regular Pac-Man, he flashes white. He still cannot eat them without the help of the original power-up. He is also invulnerable to the ghosts, who appear thin and flat in order to give the illusion of Super Pac-Man "flying" over them. In this form, he becomes much larger, can move with increased speed when the "Super Speed" button is held down and has the ability to eat through doors without unlocking them. In addition to the original power pellets which allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts, two "Super" pellets are available and will turn Pac-Man into Super Pac-Man for a short time.
Pac-Man can enter the ghost house at any time without a key. In earlier levels, keys unlock nearby doors, while as the player progresses through the levels, it is more common for keys to open faraway doors. Once all the food is eaten, the player advances to the next level, in which the food is worth more points. Sound and gameplay mechanics were altered radically from the first two entries into the Pac-Man series-instead of eating dots, the player is required to eat keys in order to open doors, which open up sections of the maze that contain what in earlier games were known as "fruits" (foods such as apples and bananas, or other prizes such as Galaxian flagships), which are now the basic items that must be cleared. Gameplay Arcade screenshot with Pac-Man in Super form Pac-Man, which Namco had little involvement with. Super Pac-Man is Namco's take on a sequel to the original Pac-Man Midway had previously released Ms. It was distributed in North America by Midway Games. With the exception of a ton of pellets scattered throughout a level, as well as special power pellets that allow you to eat up a ghost or two for a limited period of time, the game doesn’t try too hard to align itself with classic Pac-Man gameplay elements.Super Pac-Man is a 1982 maze chase arcade game developed and published by Namco. After a handful of levels, you have to defeat a boss in order to move to the next world. The main objective is to simply reach the end goal, but collecting the “PACMAN” letters allows you to access a bonus level as well. PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC features your standard, linear “go from A to B but get additional items in the middle of the course” level format. PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC basically retains what made that original title stand out, without a lot of additional ambition. It was limited in scope, something that would be solved with its superior successors, but it was cute and entertaining. Even back then, games like Super Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot, and Banjo-Kazooie had already elevated the genre to new heights, but this title in particular was further proof that you could do more with Pac-Man than just a mere maze-like arcade game. The original Pac-Man World was a good, but unambitious platformer released way back in 1999. I find it amazing that a yellow circle with old-school eyes and face has more charisma than most gaming protagonists of this day and age.
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