
Pac-Man
Pac-Man — frequently asked questions
- Is Pac-Man on Steam?
- No. Pac-Man is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Pac-Man on?
- Pac-Man is available on Arcade, Legacy Computer, Handheld Electronic LCD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation Portable, Atari 2600, Android, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, PC (Microsoft Windows), Atari 8-bit, Sharp X68000, Sharp MZ-2200, Commodore VIC-20, Texas Instruments TI-99, Palm OS, PC-9800 Series, Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy, Web browser, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation, BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, MSX, Plug & Play, DOS, FM-7, ColecoVision, PC-8800 Series, Family Computer Disk System, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, Xbox One, Sharp X1, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Intellivision, Sega Game Gear, NEC PC-6000 Series.
- When did Pac-Man release?
- Pac-Man was first released on May 22, 1980.
About Pac-Man
Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called Power Pellets causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.
Summary via IGDB.
Pac-Man on Wikipedia
Pac-Man, originally titled Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan on May 22, 1980 and by Midway Manufacturing in North America in August 1980. The player controls Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue and vulnerable, allowing Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Midway Manufacturing
- ESRB rating
- E
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Survival
- Series
- Pac-Man
- Official site
- Visit
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Pac-Man screenshots
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