Arcade Archives: Pac-Mania (2022)

Developer: Namco
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Arcade
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A speedy, maze-chasing arcade game with a playful, bouncy feel and a retro 3D twist.

classicfast-pacedretroarcade-stylebouncyquirkychallengingaddictive

About

Pac-Mania is an action game developed and released by Bandai Namco Entertainment in 1987. It marked the introduction of the 3D gaming experience in the series, seven years after the original PAC-MAN game was released in 1980. In this game, the player controls Pac-Man, who must evade pursuing ghosts while consuming Pac-Dots.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.