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Jr. Pac-Man

Title	Jr. Pac-Man
First release	1983
Developer	Midway Games
Publisher	Midway Games
Platforms	Arcade, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, DOS
Genre	maze video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1983-11-09 (NTSC-U) Atari 2600: 1986-10-01 (NTSC-U) DOS: 1988-01-01 (Other) Commodore 64: 1988-01-01 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q1572086

Navigating side-scrolling mazes twice the width of previous entries requires tracking moving dots and four roaming ghosts. Consuming energizers turns ghosts blue for temporary vulnerability, while chasing bouncing bonus items like tricycles or balloons provides extra points. Players can compete in single-player or split-screen modes to clear all dots and progress through increasingly large, scrolling labyrinths.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1572086) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/jr-pac-man) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (24182) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5306) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (111362) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (24602) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (jrpacman) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`jrpacman`
Title at ADB	Jr. Pac-Man (11/9/83)
Manufacturer	Bally Midway
Year	1983
Genre	Maze / Collect
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Bally Midway); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:32 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Midway Games · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [1047] Jr. Pac-Man (US)

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 20:08auto-matched
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Arcade Game: Jr. Pac-man (1983 Midway)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Arcade version · longplay · 29:13auto-matched
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