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Pac-Mania

TitlePac-Mania
First release1987
DeveloperNamco
PublisherNamco
PlatformsAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, Mega Drive / Genesis, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum, ArcadeADB
Genresaction game, maze video game
Also known asパックマニア
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Commodore 64: 1983-01-01 (PAL), 1988-07-01
Amstrad CPC: 1988-01-01
MSX: 1989-01-01
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1991-01-01 (NTSC-U), 1991-01-01 (PAL)
NES / Famicom: 1991-01-01
Amiga: 1992-08-04
Wikidata IDQ785278

Isometric, scrolling mazes force players to navigate larger-than-screen environments to consume all dots and advance. Guiding Pac-Man through these 3D playfields requires using the new super BOUNCE power to outwit ghosts like Clyde, Sue, and Funky. Consuming power pellets turns these enemies blue, allowing for bonus points by eating them while they flee.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q785278) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (atarist/pac-mania) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (c64/pacmania) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (nes/pac-mania) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (zxspectrum/pac-mania) · last updated 2026-10-07 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (28509) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (36266) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (6671,32072) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (4546,28057) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (8516) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (9534) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (pacmania) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetpacmania
Title at ADBPac-Mania
ManufacturerNamco
Year1987
GenreMaze / Collect
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Pac-Mania – Flyer
Flyer
Pac-Mania – Marquee
Marquee
Pac-Mania – Cabinet
Cabinet
Pac-Mania – Title
Title
Pac-Mania – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); 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 2026-10-02 16:23 UTC · filled here: platform
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (19): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.
Image: Bandai Namco Entertainment America, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Pac-Mania gameplay.png”)
Sprites
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Videos
Commodore 64 Longplay [333] Pac-Mania (EU)
World-of-Longplays · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 31:06auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC
PAC-MANIA (AMIGA - FULL GAME)
Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · Amiga version · longplay · 29:59auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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