See, in this version of the game the legendary Power Pellets (which Nestle copied for their Milky Bar Buttons sweets, I swear) grew on trees in the Power Forest. Unlike the ghosts in the G2 version, they actually defeated Pac-Man more than once, who would just faint on the ground instead of being turned inside out. Pac-Man before the cartoon) were still around to cause grief and trouble for Pac. Surprisingly, mazes appeared very rarely (as opposed to now where they’re bloody EVERYWHERE! :P) in the show, but the ghosts were common-folk!īlinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde (and a purple ghost named Sue, who had debuted in Ms. Each episode detailed the lives and times of this happy family, be it going on a picnic, on holiday, or playing sports. Made by Hanna-Barbera, Pac-Man lived in the spherical-influenced Pac-Land with his family (all of whom had their own games back then): Ms Pac-Man, Baby-Pac, Chomp-Chomp the dog, and Sour Puss. Yes, it’s Pac-Man’s 35th birthday today, and he gets to be this blog’s 15th entry! Who would have thought that this eternally hungry hero would still be relevant in this day and age? He has appeared on every known console, tried out his luck in nearly every popular video gaming genre, and even recently made a huge step into the glamorous world of Hollywood! While a second generation version of him is still airing on Disney XD, way back in the 80s Pac-Man got to be the very first video game character to get his own cartoon series! Arcades and the entire history of video gaming would never be the same again…
….there was a little spherical creature who munched his way around mazes, dodging ghastly ghosts and getting souped up on Power Pellets. Pac-Man? Let’s hear your predictions in the comments.Before Yooka and Laylee started their grand adventure…īefore Sackboy collected his first sticker…īefore Crash Bandicoot broke open his first crate…īefore Sonic the Hedgehog collected his first Ring…Įven before Mario stomped his first Goomba… What do you think about Wayfarer and Bandai Namco developing a live-action Pac-Man movie? What do you think the plot will be? Will the military try to harness the bottomless power of Pac-Man’s appetite? Is Chris Pratt going to voice the title character? Who will play Ms. The video game adaptation boom will soon be upon us, ladies and gentlemen. Nintendo also has a CGI-animated Super Mario Bros. movie in the works with Illumination. Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog has been a runaway success for the studio, and now everyone is looking for the next video game-related cash cow to prey upon parents’ wallets worldwide. If you need to point the finger at who’s to blame for a Pac-Man movie being in development, Sonic the Hedgehog is an excellent place to start. Justin Baldoni, Manu Gargi, and Andrew Calof also produce for Wayfarer Studios. The Pac-Man movie hails from an original concept by Chuck Williams ( Sonic the Hedgehog), who will produce with Tim Kwok through Lightbeam Entertainment.
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He also starred in the CGI animated series Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, which aired on Disney XD in 2013. Aside from appearing in many video game titles, Pac-Man starred in a Saturday Morning cartoon series from Hanna-Barbera called Pac-Man, which aired on ABC from 1982-1983. While navigating a series of intricate mazes, Pac-Man gobbles pellets of varying power and the occasional ghost. in 1980, one year before I was born! Pac-Man is simple in execution and revolves around a circular yellow protagonist with a voracious appetite. Pac-Man was released by the Japanese video game company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Don’t threaten me with a good time, Wayfarer Studios and Bandai Namco Entertainment!
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Word of a live-action Pac-Man movie hit the internet earlier this week, but I wanted to ensure we had this momentous news covered. Thanks, Sonic the Hedgehog! Ever since Sega’s Blue Blur made boatloads of cash at the box office, studios have been mining video game properties for silver screen adaptations.