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Pac-Land

Pac-Land itself is split into trips. In each of these trips the objective is to get the fairy (that is kept under Pac-man's hat) to Fairyland and also to return home to Pac-Man's house. The majority of the…

1 August 1984

Pac-Land is an arcade developed by Namco, released 1 August 1984 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade and Atari ST/STE.

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What Pac-Land is

Pac-Land is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1984. It was published by Enix Corporation. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, iOS, PC-8800 Series and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pac-Land itself is split into trips. In each of these trips the objective is to get the fairy (that is kept under Pac-man's hat) to Fairyland and also to return home to Pac-Man's house. The majority of the trip involves moving from left to right avoiding various obstacles such as the enemy ghosts, water spurts and quicksand traps. Each trip is divided into a number of rounds, the end of which provides Pac-Man with bonus points depending on how much time he has left and also his position in jumping at the end of each round. If the player runs out of time before finishing the round, Sue, the purple ghost, will speed up rapidly. The penultimate round of a trip ends with Pac-Man entering…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Pac-Man series

Pac-Land is the 33rd of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Pac-Man in 1984.

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Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Pac-Land — frequently asked questions

When did Pac-Land come out?
Pac-Land was released on 1 August 1984 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, iOS, PC-8800 Series and Sharp X68000.
Does Pac-Land have multiplayer?
Yes. Pac-Land supports multiplayer.

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