List of Pac-Man sequels

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This is a list of Pac-Man sequels. Of these, the most significant title was the popular Ms. Pac-Man. Originally created as an unauthorized hack of the original game called Crazy Otto by a small group known as General Computer Corporation as was eventually sold to Bally Midway without Namco's permission. Crazy Otto was actually seen in a photograph in Time magazine, mislabeled as the original Pac-Man.^[1] The game featured several improvements and changes from the original Pac-Man, including faster gameplay, more mazes, new intermissions, and moving bonus items. Some consider Ms. Pac-Man to be a superior game to the original, and even the best in the entire series.^[2] Eventually Bally Midway struck a deal with Namco to make Ms. Pac-Man an officially licensed sequel, although the American company continued to release several unauthorized spin-off games later on, such as Pac-Man Plus and Baby Pac-Man. These other titles were generally considered inferior and unimportant, serving to oversaturate the market for Pac-Man games.^[3][4]

Contents 1 Arcade 2 Pinball 3 Console 4 Mobile phone 5 References

[edit] Arcade

• Ms. Pac-Man (1981)
• Super Pac-Man (1982)
• Pac-Man Plus (1982) - unauthorized title created by Bally Midway
• Jr. Pac-Man (1983) - unauthorized title created by Bally Midway
• Pac & Pal (1983)
• Pac-Man & Chomp Chomp (1983)
• Professor Pac-Man (1983) - unauthorized title created by Bally Midway
• Pac-Land (1984)
• Pac-Mania (1987)
• Pac-Man VR (1996) created by Virtuality
• Pac-Man Arrangement (1996) - released as part of Namco Classics Collection Volume 2
• Pac-Man: 25th Anniversary (2005)

[edit] Pinball

• Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man (1982) - unauthorized title created by Bally Midway
• Baby Pac-Man (1982) - video game/pinball hybrid; unauthorized title created by Bally Midway

[edit] Console

• Pac-Attack (based on the Cosmo Gang the Puzzle engine) (1993)
• Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
• Pac-In-Time (1995)
• Pac-Man Ghost Zone (1999)
• Pac-Man World (1999)
• Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)
• Pac-Man: Adventures in Time (2000)
• Ms. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze (2001)
• Pac-Man All Stars (2002)
• Pac-Man World 2 (2002)
• Pac-Man Fever (2002)
• Pac-Man Vs. (2003)
• Pac-Man Pinball Advance (2005)
• Pac-Pix (2005)
• Pac 'n Roll (2005)
• Pac-Man World 3 (2005)
• Pac-Man World Rally (2006)

[edit] Mobile phone

• Ms. Pac-Man for Prizes (2004)
• Pac-Man Casino Card Games Pack (2004)
• Pac-Man Casino Slots Pack (2004)
• Pac-Match! (2004)
• Pac-Man Puzzle (2004)
• Pac-Man Pinball (2004)
• Pac-Man Bowling (2004)
• Pac-Man's Arcade Corner (2005)

[edit] References

1. ^ Skow, John. "Games That Play People: Those beeping video invaders are dazzling, fun-and even addictive", Time, 1982-01-18.
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3. ^ Ms. Pac-Man. Killer List of Videogames. Retrieved on 2006-07-31.
4. ^