. Apple Best Games of 2015. Facebook The 10 Most Talked About Games of 2015. The Game Awards 2015 Nominated Best Mobile/Handheld Game. From the creators of Crossy Road Cherries are red Ghosts are blue Munch a power pellet Get Lasers too! PAC-MAN 256 is the maze that never ends.
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When I was growing up, my dad had the best job I could possibly imagine: he was an arcade game and pinball technician. For me, that meant summer trips through Poland’s coastal cities with their seasonal arcade parlors; peeking inside cabinets to learn programming and engineering secrets; and—of course—free games!One of my favorites was, whose popularity transcended the geopolitical barriers of that time.
During the heyday of space shooters, ’s creation stood out as one of the first video games aimed at a broader audience, with a cute story of pizza-shaped character gobbling dots in a maze, colorful (literally!) characters, friendly design, very little violence and everlasting fun.Today, on PAC-MAN’s 30th birthday, you can rediscover some of your 8-bit memories—or meet PAC-MAN for the first time—through our first-ever playable Google doodle. To play the game, go to during the next 48 hours (because it’s too cool to keep for just one day) and either press the “Insert Coin” button or just wait for a few seconds.Google doodler Ryan Germick and I made sure to include PAC-MAN’s original game logic, graphics and sounds, bring back ghosts’ individual personalities, and even recreate original bugs from this 1980’s masterpiece. We also added a little: if you throw in another coin, Ms. PAC-MAN joins the party and you can play together with someone else (PAC-MAN is controlled with arrow keys or by clicking on the maze, Ms. PAC-MAN using the WASD keys).PAC-MAN™ & ©1980 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.PAC-MAN seems like a natural fit for the Google homepage. They’re both deceptively straightforward, carefully hiding their complexity under the hood.
There’s a light-hearted, human touch to both of them. And we can only hope you find using Google at least a quarter as enjoyable as eating dots and chasing ghosts.
You know, without actually needing any quarters.Posted by Marcin Wichary, senior UX designer and developer. This Doodle's Reach.
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Maze ChasePlay Maze Chase games of free at Keygames!
Maze chase games are a popular subgenre of maze games. These games are sometimes also referred to as dot eat games, because the objective of the game is to eat as many dots as you can while moving through a maze and avoiding one or more enemies. Especially throughout the early 80s, you would find these games all over the arcade halls. If you want to check out more arcade classics, you can find our arcade games page here!
Pacman games and other famous Maze Chase titles: a brief history
The first maze chase game, Heiankyo Alien, appeared in Japan in 1979. However, the most famous example of the genre will always be Namco’s Pac-Man, which appeared a year later. In this world-famous arcade game, you have to eat pips with your yellow pac-dot while keeping clear of four colourful ghosts, Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Pac-Man spawned a whole collection of clones, including Snack Attack (1982), Crystal Castle (1983), and Monster Munch (1983).
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In these dot eat games, each maze is full of dots. The goal is to clear each level by collecting every last dot. Sometimes, other items will appear in the maze, such as fruit or gold coins for extra points, or special power-ups that make you invulnerable. In the meanwhile, one or more enemies will be roaming around the maze as well. Some are programmed to chase you, while others might work to trap you.
More games to enjoy
Are you addicted to maze games in general? Why not check out our full overview of maze games here. For the arcade game addicts, we’ve got a whole selection of arcade classics such as pinball and airhockey for you to enjoy. Have a browse through our catalogue and find all of your greatest nostalgia-inducing favourites.
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