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to lose a life). Eating an energizer (or "power pellet") causes the ghosts to turn blue, allowing them to be eaten for extra points. Bonus fruits can be eaten for increasing point values, twice per round. As the rounds increase, the speed increases, and energizers generally lessen the duration of the
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American arcade games ever made. The game's success inspired a variety of successful merchandise, several ports for numerous home consoles and handheld systems, a television cartoon that included Pac-Man, and numerous video game sequels and remakes that spawned a
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magazine called the
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for potential products. Bandai Namco, on learning that AtGames had been seeking these rights for a possible mini-arcade game, filed a lawsuit against AtGames alleging that AtGames misrepresented itself as licensed to make
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in 2024, which saw Pac-Man replace Ms. Pac-Man's appearances in the game. Bandai Namco has not given an official reason for the change, but news outlets have assumed that it was done to avoid legal problems with AtGames.
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Genesis and Super NES versions as number 89 on their "100 Best Games of All Time", stating that the "Two-player simultaneous play and new mazes completely revive this classic." In 1999,
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s four reviewers said the gameplay is timeless and universally appealing, and the enhancements appealing. The fourth, Sushi-X, felt the original game was a cheap cash-in on the popularity of
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February 1991, stating that he liked the "neat little between-level scenes" and the "jolly title tune", and giving the game a final score of 79%. Robert A. Jung of
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stated that "all involved parties resolved the case of their own accord." The details of the settlement were kept confidential, and the current status of the
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featuring older arcade games, acquired the royalties owed to GCC. AtGames had initially approached the GCC group members about licensing
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to Midway in exchange for royalty payments for the game's sale. At the time, Midway held the license from Namco for distribution of
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tenth on their list of "The Top 200 Games of All Time", saying that it "trumped in nearly every way". This is down one rank from
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2332:"IGN Summer of Gaming: Arcade1Up Announces X-Men, Ms. Pac-Man and More New Cabinets - IGN"
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1902:"AtGames, sued by Ms. Pac-Man's owner, buys up royalty rights to the icon"
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the "greatest" maze game. Reviewing the Super NES version, three of
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1935:"Bandai Namco's Arcade Blast! Returns After Lawsuit Dismissal"
1550:"Play Meter Magazine, Volume 8, Number 4 - February 15th 1982"
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one of the top ten games for the Atari 2600 in 2013. In 2016,
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3029:"Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100)"
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drop off their baby). The latter served as the basis for
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ghosts' vulnerability, eventually stopping altogether.
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2072:"Pac-Man has a new wife, thanks to Ms. Pac-Man drama"
2047:"Ms. Pac-Man is being written-out of Pac-Man history"
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as the lead character. Inspired by the cutscenes of
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2500:"AMOA Announces Jukebox and Games Awards Winners"
2488:. Cash Box Pub. Co. 20 November 1982. p. 53.
610:." According to one 1982 estimate, a majority of
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2678:"Retronauts Episode 91: A Tengen Family Reunion"
3000:. No. 200. December 2009. pp. 44β79.
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2357:"Buy ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN | Xbox"
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1972:. Gamer Network Limited, a ReedPOP Company.
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2021:"Random: Where's Ms. Pac-Man In Pac-Land?"
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2555:"Nominees Announced For 1984 AMOA Awards"
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2258:Ms. Pac-Man Game Detail Page, xbox.com
2240:Welcome to JAKKS TV Games: Ms. Pac-Man
1964:Sinclair, Brendan (November 4, 2020).
1933:Jennings, Collier (November 8, 2020).
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1809:Goldstein, Patrick (4 February 1982).
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3093:"The 50 Best Video Games of All Time"
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2909:"Williams Prepares for a New Era!".
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1900:Good, Owen S. (September 26, 2019).
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3059:Morales, Aaron (January 25, 2013).
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2480:"1982 Jukebox / Games Route Survey"
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1741:The Ultimate History of Video Games
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803:. There were also versions for the
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4297:General Computer Corporation games
3696:Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
3134:The Strong National Museum of Play
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1872:. ReedPOP. Gamer Network Limited.
1788:. Pocket Books. 1982. p. 87.
1759:"Women Join the Arcade Revolution"
1710:Edwards, Benj (February 3, 2017).
1477:The Strong National Museum of Play
776:Reporter Patrick Goldstein of the
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4272:Windows Mobile Professional games
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2994:"The Top 200 Games of All Time".
2566:. September 8, 1984. p. 28.
2381:"ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN"
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1365:Reviewing the Game Gear version,
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1864:Parish, Jeremy (July 23, 2013).
1577:Beamish, Graeme (May 22, 2010).
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359:greatest video games of all time
4207:Original Xbox Live Arcade games
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870:held in January 1984. In 1991,
357:. It has been listed among the
3920:Kamen Rider Heisei Generations
3178:at the Arcade History database
2951:"100 Best Games of All Time".
2865:Robert A. Jung (6 July 1999).
1669:
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543:The game was initially titled
471:
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4287:World Video Game Hall of Fame
4182:Time Warner Interactive games
2961:. November 1997. p. 106.
2940:. September 1996. p. 66.
2930:"Top 100 Games of All Time".
2778:. December 1996. p. 158.
2730:"1985 Software Buyer's Guide"
1535:
1485:World Video Game Hall of Fame
1332:Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
1105:. In June 2020, Tastemakers'
969:Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
286:. It is a spin-off sequel to
224:1-2 players alternating turns
4247:Tiertex Design Studios games
3999:Scientist Encounters Pac-Man
3760:General Computer Corporation
2983:. February 1999. p. 74.
2973:"Top 50 Games of All Time".
2747:"Review Crew: Ms. Pac-Man".
2519:"Top Hits of Last 5 Years".
2070:Good, Owen S. (2022-04-07).
1371:commented "If you loved the
1169:
864:Stand-Alone Game of the Year
647:
489:General Computer Corporation
280:General Computer Corporation
55:General Computer Corporation
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3682:Christmas Comes to Pac-Land
3231:
2846:. Raze Magazine. p. 29
2842:Les Ellis (February 1991).
2757:. October 1996. p. 66.
2301:@DailyPacMan (2022-07-30).
2126:"Electronic Games Magazine"
2045:Rich Stanton (2022-04-08).
1525:
874:released a version for the
520:'s American distributor of
373:
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4277:Xbox 360 Live Arcade games
4127:Atari 8-bit computer games
3743:Bandai Namco Entertainment
2919:. August 1996. p. 55.
2645:Mace, Scott (1984-04-09).
1757:Worley, Joyce (May 1982).
1166:, later in the same year.
1163:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
860:vacuum fluorescent display
787:released versions for the
771:
712:royalties is undisclosed.
368:Bandai Namco Entertainment
43:North American sales flyer
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3169:Killer List of Videogames
3061:"The 10 best Atari games"
3027:Cork, Jeff (2009-11-16).
2954:Electronic Gaming Monthly
2912:Electronic Gaming Monthly
2750:Electronic Gaming Monthly
2647:"Atarisoft vs. Commodore"
2438:. FebruaryβDecember 1982.
1516:
1423:Electronic Gaming Monthly
1394:Electronic Gaming Monthly
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1312:Electronic Gaming Monthly
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3413:Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
2898:. May 1994. p. 130.
2854:– via archive.org.
2468:. JanuaryβFebruary 1984.
2453:. JanuaryβDecember 1983.
2151:"Atari Lynx Ms. Pac-Man"
1941:. Comic Book Resources.
1490:
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1267:Coin-Op Game of the Year
1258:stated that Atarisoft's
954:collection (released in
854:was released in 1983 by
835:, most home versions of
702:dismissed with prejudice
700:The case was ultimately
583:." These later changes (
3850:Street Fighter X Tekken
3638:World's Biggest Pac-Man
2628:"Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-Op)"
1204:cocktail arcade cabinet
21:Ms. Pac-Man (character)
4237:Tengen (company) games
3829:Strong Kids, Safe Kids
3190:GCC 2004 reunion audio
2820:Computer + Video Games
2815:"Latest Lynx Lowndown"
1785:How to Win Video Games
1375:games, then you loved
1273:held in January 1983.
1179:In the United States,
1077:Pac-Man's Arcade Party
1073:Pac-Man's Arcade Party
1026:was later released on
986:and four other games (
910:Williams Entertainment
850:A tabletop version of
693:products, and created
567:, and then finally to
512:Rather than scrapping
383:
4025:"Pac-Man" (2020 song)
3376:2: The New Adventures
2794:"The Lynx Collection"
2634:(24): 19. March 1995.
2385:store.playstation.com
2216:gamefaqs.gamespot.com
1815:The Los Angeles Times
1287:Videogame of the Year
1067:'s 30th anniversary,
1043:was released for the
1029:Namco Museum Volume 3
847:had minimal flicker.
801:Atari 8-bit computers
455:and is referenced in
427:to differentiate her.
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4187:Now Production games
4152:Game Boy Color games
3843:Mario Kart Arcade GP
3490:Championship Edition
3066:Entertainment Weekly
2592:"11 Fun Facts About
2096:"Coleco Ms. Pac-Man"
1587:Canwest News Service
1458:Entertainment Weekly
1150:crossover event for
1081:Pac-Man's Pixel Bash
752:Pac-Man World Re-Pac
507:Super Missile Attack
4227:Master System games
2869:. IGN Entertainment
1379:, and if you loved
1199:also topped the US
1183:topped the monthly
1134:On April 19, 2016,
945:is included in the
827:released under the
715:Beginning with the
4222:Sega Genesis games
4217:Video game sequels
4177:Midway video games
4137:Commodore 64 games
4107:Arcade video games
3631:Arcade Game Series
3624:Pac-Man Collection
3557:Mega Tunnel Battle
3534:Ghostly Adventures
3420:Adventures in Time
2604:. April 17, 2015.
2263:2009-06-02 at the
2245:2006-05-17 at the
1583:Nanaimo Daily News
1558:. 15 February 1982
1289:award at the 1983
1039:On July 11, 2008,
817:IBM PC compatibles
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3105:August 23, 2016.
2792:(December 1990).
1970:gamesindustry.biz
872:Atari Corporation
778:Los Angeles Times
636:, the creator of
399:Differences from
382:Start of the game
282:and published by
276:arcade video game
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4102:1982 video games
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3934:Park Beyond
3906:Crossy Road
3836:Ridge Racer
3791:Ms. Pac-Man
3659:Other media
3483:World Rally
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