Pac-Man (1980)

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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 … Read more

Details

Developers: Namco
Publishers: Midway Manufacturing, Namco
Genres: Arcade
Themes: Action, Survival
Franchises: Pac-Man
Series: Pac-Man
Also known as: Puck Man (Japanese title, romanization)

Release dates

May 22, 1980 (Japan) Arcade
Oct 1980 (North America) Arcade

Bundled in

Disk NG 2 (Apr 1990) · MSX2
Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2 (Mar 1996) · Arcade
Microsoft Return of Arcade (Dec 1996) · PC
Namco History Vol. 3 (Jun 1998) · PC
Galaxy Games StarPak 2 (Dec 1998) · Arcade
Namco: Featuring Pac-Man (Dec 2003) · Plug & Play
Super Pac-Man Collection (Dec 2003) · Plug & Play
Pac-Man 25th Anniversary (Dec 2004) · Arcade
GameKey: Namco - Pac-Man / Bosconian (Dec 2005) · Plug & Play
GameKey: Namco - Pac-Man / Bosconian / Rally-X (Dec 2005) · Plug & Play
Namco Museum Vol. 1 (Dec 2005) · PSP
Pac-Man Collection (Dec 2006) · Atari7800
Namco Museum DS (Sep 2007) · NDS
Arcade Gold featuring Pac-Man (Dec 2007) · Plug & Play
Arcade! Classic Arcade Pack (Dec 2007) · PC
Namco Museum Virtual Arcade (Nov 2008) · X360
Retro Arcade: Pac-Man (Dec 2008) · Plug & Play
Namco Museum Essentials (Jan 2009) · PS3
Namco Museum Megamix (Nov 2010) · Wii
Pac-Man's Arcade Party (Dec 2010) · Arcade
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions (Jun 2011) · 3DS
Namco Arcade (Jan 2012) · Android, iOS
Pac-Man Games (Mar 2012) · iOS
Pac-Man Connect & Play (Dec 2012) · Plug & Play
Pac-Man Museum (Feb 2014) · 3DS, PC, PS3, WiiU, X360
Oculus Arcade (Nov 2015) · Oculus Go, Oculus VR
Namco Museum (Jul 2017) · Switch
Pac-Man's Pixel Bash (Dec 2018) · Arcade
Namco Museum Mini Player (Jul 2019) · Handheld
Stranger Things Palace Arcade (Dec 2019) · Handheld
Pac-Man Collection (Dec 2020) · Plug & Play
Pac-Man 12-in-1 Legacy Series (Dec 2021) · Arcade
Pac-Man Giant Joystick (Dec 2021) · Plug & Play
Pac-Man Couchcade (Mar 2022) · Plug & Play
Pac-Man Museum+ (May 2022) · Switch, PC, PS4, XONE, Series X|S
Retrocade (Feb 2026) · iOS, visionOS

+30 more

Remakes

Pac-Man Arrangement (Mar 1996) · Arcade
Pac-Man VR (Dec 1996) · Arcade
Pac-Man Arrangement (Feb 2005) · PSP
Pac-Man Championship Edition (Jun 2007) · Android, blackberry, Leapster, Mobile, PS3, PSP, Vita, X360, iOS
Pac-Man SuperFast! (Oct 2024) · Android, browser, iOS

Remasters

World's Largest Pac-Man (May 2016) · Arcade

Expanded games

Pac-Man (Aug 2006) · X360
Pac-Man (Jul 2008) · Android, blackberry, Win Phone, iOS
The World's Biggest Pac-Man (Apr 2011) · browser
Pac-Man (Mar 2013) · Android, iOS
Pac-Man (Dec 2016) · iOS
Pac-Man Live Studio (Dec 2021) · browser

Ports

Micro Arcade: Pac-Man (Dec 1980) · Handheld
Jelly Monsters (Dec 1981) · vic-20
Pac-Man (Dec 1981) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Dec 1981) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Dec 1981) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Dec 1981) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Mar 1982) · Atari2600
Pac-Man (Jun 1982) · Atari8bit
Pac-Man (Nov 1983) · ti-99
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · vic-20
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · PC-8800 Series
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · intellivision
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · C64
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · x1
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · DOS
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · Legacy Computer
Pac-Man (Dec 1983) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Apr 1984) · Legacy Computer
Pac-Man (Nov 1984) · famicom, fds, 3DS, NES, Wii, WiiU
Pac-Man (Dec 1984) · NEC PC-6000 Series
Pac-Man (Dec 1984) · FM-7
Pac-Man (Dec 1984) · Sharp MZ-2200
Pac-Man (Dec 1984) · Legacy Computer
Pac-Man (Dec 1984) · MSX
Pac-Man (Dec 1984) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Mar 1989) · Sharp X68000
Pac-Man (Nov 1990) · Game Boy, 3DS
Pac-Man (Dec 1990) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Jan 1991) · Game Gear
Pac-Man (Nov 1992) · PC-9800 Series
Pac-Man (Dec 1992) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Dec 1995) · PS1
Pac-Man (Aug 1999) · Neo Geo Pocket Color
Pac-Man (Dec 1999) · Handheld
Pac-Man (Dec 2000) · Mobile
Ultra 2000 Series: Pac-Man (Dec 2000) · PC
Pac-Man (Dec 2003) · Mobile
Pac-Man (Nov 2004) · Palm OS
Pac-Man (Sep 2006) · Mobile
Namco All-Stars: Pac-Man (Dec 2009) · PC
30th Anniversary of Pac-Man (May 2010) · browser
Arcade Game Series: Pac-Man (Apr 2016) · PC, PS4, XONE
Arcade Classics: Pac-Man (Dec 2016) · Handheld
Moff Pac-Man (Dec 2016) · Android, iOS
Eme-Man (Dec 2017) · Android
Reese's Pac-Man (Dec 2017) · Android, browser, iOS
Tiny Arcade: Pac-Man (Dec 2017) · Handheld
PA-3 X Pac-Man Special Game (Dec 2018) · browser
Pretz Pac-Man (Dec 2018) · browser
Red Bull Pac-Man (Dec 2018) · Android, Arcade, iOS
Pac-Man (Dec 2019) · Genesis/MegaDrive
Tiny Arcade: Pac-Man - Table Top Edition (Dec 2019) · Handheld
Morinaga Pac-Man mini (Mar 2020) · browser
Pac-Man (Aug 2020) · Handheld
Hello Kitty Pac-Man (Dec 2020) · Handheld
Pac-Man Desktop Arcade (Dec 2020) · Handheld
Pac-Man Game Keyring (Dec 2020) · Handheld
Pac-Man Tilt (Dec 2020) · Handheld
Sabritas Pac-Man (Dec 2020) · browser
Pizza Hut Arcade: Pac-Man (Mar 2021) · browser
Arcade Archives: Pac-Man (Sep 2021) · Switch, PS4
LOL: Hasse toh Phasse x Pac-Man (Dec 2021) · browser
Pac-Man in a Tin (Mar 2023) · Handheld
Mini Arcade Oreo Pac-Man (Jan 2024) · Handheld
Oreo Pac-Man Game Keyring (Jan 2024) · Handheld
Pac-Man: Halloween 2025 Edition (Oct 2025) · browser
In-Flight Pac-Man
Pac-Man · Legacy Computer
Pac-Man
Pac-Man · colecovision
Pac-Man Colour Handheld LCD Game · Handheld

+65 more

Mods

Pac-Man (speedup) (May 1980) · Arcade
Pac-Man Plus (Mar 1982) · Arcade
Driving Force (Dec 1984) · Arcade
Pac-Man 256 (Dec 2012) · Plug & Play
Crazy Otto · Arcade