Pac-Mania: Game Guide, Developer and Facts

Pac-Mania is a 1987 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Atari Games in North America. In the game, the player controls Pac-Man as he must eat all of the dots while avoiding the colored ghosts that chase him in the maze. Eating large flashing "Power Pellets" will allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points, which lasts for a short period of time. A new feature to this game allows Pac-Man to jump over the ghosts to evade capture. It is the ninth title in the Pac-Man video game series and was the last one developed for arcades up until the release of Pac-Man Arrangement in 1996. Development was directed by Pac-Man creator Tōru Iwatani. Pac-Mania gained a highly positive critical reception for its originality and gameplay. It was nominated for "Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards in 1987, although it lost to Taito's Operation Wolf. Pac-Mania was ported to several home consoles and computers, including the Atari ST, MSX2, Sega Genesis and Nintendo Entertainment System, the last of which being published by Tengen. Several Pac-Man and Namco video game collections also included the game.

Quick facts about Pac-Mania

• Title: Pac-Mania
• Developer: Namco
• Released: 1987
• Type: Video game
• Wikidata ID: Q785278

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