Pac-Man

Pac-Man
Chronological information
First game	Mario Kart Arcade GP
Personal information
Gender	Male
Homeland	Pac-Land
Race	Pac-Person
Behind the scenes
Creator	Toru Iwatani

Pac-Man (originally Puck-Man) is a famous video game character created by Namco, who debuted in the arcade classic Pac-Man to great acclaim. He has since spun-off into other games and media, making crossover appearances with the Mario series in the Mario Kart Arcade games. Other icons from his debut title have appeared in the games such as his wife, Ms. Pac-Man and his arch-enemy, Blinky.

History

Mario Kart Arcade GP

Pac-Man makes his first crossover appearance in a Mario game as a playable character in the Namco-developed game, Mario Kart Arcade GP in 2006. In this title, Pac-Man is an all-around type character who shares a rivalry with Mario. His special items are Pooka, Rally X, and Boss Galaga, which are all based from other previous Namco classic titles. Other Pac-Man characters such as Blinky and Ms. Pac-Man also appear as playable. Race courses inspired by the Pac-Man series featured in the game include Pac-Labyrinth and Pac-Mountain.

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

A year later in 2007, Namco developed Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 where Pac-Man returns as a playable character. The characters of Ms. Pac-Man and Blinky return, as well as the race tracks Pac-Labyrinth and Pac-Mountain.

Trivia

• In the GameCube title designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, Pac-Man Vs., Charles Martinet (voice of various characters such as Mario and Luigi) provides the voice for the narrator.
• In small leaflets celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Mario series, there are pictures of Box Art from several recent Mario games decorating the edge. Oddly, artwork of the NES Classics version of Pac-Man was also on there (this was the only Non-Mario game featured).
• Shigeru Miyamoto has often stated that Pac-Man is his favorite game character of all time.