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Pac-Man

Retro Game Database · NES

Pac-Man

The quickest route to the last dots can take you straight past a ghost. Pac-Man’s NES conversion brings the original maze chase home, where timing a corner or saving a power pellet can turn a near miss into a high-scoring run.

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Game Overview

Gameplay

Clear every dot in the maze while Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde chase you through its corridors. The side tunnel gives you an escape route, and a power pellet buys a few seconds to chase the ghosts for points. Fruit appears near the center, where grabbing it can put you back in their path.

Pac-Man and the ghosts in the blue NES maze
Pac-Man sends the ghosts out into the blue maze as you clear the dots.

The North American release

This page represents the home-console version, first released on the Famicom in Japan in 1984. It shows Namco’s North American NES cartridge from 1993. Check the individual project’s instructions for the exact ROM revision a patch needs.

Pac-Man chases blue ghosts after a power pellet
Pac-Man gives you a short window to chase the ghosts after a power pellet.

Additional information

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Year

1993

Retro Replay Score

7.2

Platform

NES

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