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The ghosts were created by Toru Iwatani, who was the head designer for the original Pac-Man arcade game. The idea for the ghosts was made from Iwatani's desire to create a video game that could attract women and younger players, particularly couples, at a time where most video games were "war"-type games or Space Invaders clones.
The ghosts then chase and injure Pac-Man, while Chomp-Chomp takes the sack of toys. The two make it back to Pac-Man's house and return the gifts, and the sleigh has been fixed. Santa says it is too late to save Christmas, but Pac-Man gets an idea that might work. Pac-Man and the gang drive somewhere, but then get cornered by the Ghost Monsters.
Taking place during Pac-Man's youth, Pac-Man spends a summer at the home of Pac-Master for training, to fight the ghosts in Pac-Land. During his training nights, Pac-Man experiences a dream where a shadowy ghost chases him in a dark neon alley. During Pac-Man's training, Pac-Master's family goes to the Power Pellet Harvest Festival with Pac-Man.
Following the release of Ms. Pac-Man, a feature film was being developed, but never reached an agreement. [94] In 2008, a live-action film based on the series was in development at Crystal Sky. [95] [96] In 2022, plans for a live-action Pac-Man film were revived at Wayfarer Studios, based on an idea by Chuck Williams. [97] [98] [99]
Pac-Man was awarded "Best Commercial Arcade Game" at the 1982 Arcade Awards. [82] Pac-Man also won the Video Software Dealers Association's VSDA Award for Best Videogame. [83] In 2001, Pac-Man was voted the greatest video game of all time by a Dixons poll in the UK. [84] The Killer List of Videogames listed Pac-Man as the most popular game of ...
Instead, Pac-Man was represented by a floating orb—which, according to MovieWeb, will help guide the story's main hero. Even the character's moniker is getting an update: In a nod to his ...
The Atari 2600 rendition of Pac-Man was infamous for its flashing ghosts, while the 2600 port of Ms. Pac-Man had minimal flicker. A tabletop version of Ms. Pac-Man was released in 1983 by Coleco . The unit was shaped like a miniature arcade cabinet, was controlled with a small built-in joystick, and used a multicolor vacuum fluorescent display ...
In this Christmas special, Pac-Man and his family help Santa Claus (voiced by Peter Cullen) after he crash lands in Pac-Land (after the reindeer were startled by the floating eyes of the Ghost Monsters after Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Baby chomped them). Mezmeron was the only character from the cartoon that is not in the special (although his ...