Pac-Man: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|My favorite video game character isn't [[Mario]], it's Pac-Man.|Shigeru Miyamoto}}

==History==

===''Mario Kart'' series===

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====

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{{quote2|PAC-MAN Hungers for Battle!|Introduction|"Red, Blue, Yellow" Trailer}}

Pac-Man is a newcomer in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', using his classic design rather than the ''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures'' appearance. Most of his attacks invoke various classic ''Pac-Man'' games.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/476548659048239104]</ref> Some of his attacks have him resembling his classic form, such as his dash attack and his up and side specials, and his smash attacks all involve him hitting opponents with the [[Ghosts (Pac-Man)|Ghosts]]. In addition, Pac-Man's grab involves him drawing in opponents with the [[Boss Galaga]]'s beam, and his up taunt involves him holding out his hand and one of several random Namco characters (mostly arcade characters) appearing.

Pac-Man's standard special move is [[#Bonus Fruit|Bonus Fruit]], which has Pac-Man charge up and cycle through the various bonus items from the original ''Pac-Man''. His side special is [[#Power Pellet|Power Pellet]], which has him create a trail of Pac-Dots ending in a Power Pellet and charging forward. His up special is [[#Pac-Jump|Pac-Jump]], in which Pac-Man leaps off a trampoline that can be used three times. His down special is the [[#Fire Hydrant|Fire Hydrant]] from ''Pac-Land'', which has Pac-Man put down a fire hydrant that shoots water to push opponents back. Pac-Man's [[Final Smash]] is [[#Super Pac-Man|Super Pac-Man]], which turns Pac-Man into a giant version of his original appearance in a nod to {{wp|Super Pac-Man|the game of the same name}} and its Super Pellet items. Alternatively, it may be a reference to the first cutscene in the original ''Pac-Man'', in which Pac-Man was shown to be giant after eating a power pellet.

The 3DS version of the game features [[Pac-Maze|a stage based off the original ''Pac-Man'' arcade game]] and the Wii U version features [[Pac-Land|a stage based off ''Pac-Land'']].

Pac-Man reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an unlockable playable character with an altered Final Smash, where he travels across the screen at a faster pace. Pac-Man's dash attack now is able to hit four times instead of three. In comparison to the previous installment, Pac-Man has received numerous improvements, such as increased mobility, decreased short hop timing, and decreased landing lag on his aerials, while many of his attacks are either faster, or deal more knockback. Pac-Man's tether grab is faster and has longer range, while his forward and down aerials deal more damage. However, Pac-Man's up tilt and standard attack's second hit deal less damage, while the former's hitbox is smaller. Pac-Man's standard aerial also deals less knockback.

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=====Classic Mode route=====

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'''Bonus Fruit''' is Pac-Man's standard special move, based on the Bonus Fruit items from the original ''{{wp|Pac-Man}}'' game. Pac-Man charges a projectile in his hands that cycles through a number of projectiles that can be thrown by pressing the special attack button again. Each fruit has different properties when thrown:

*Cherry: Bounces twice, deals the least damage, does not travel as far.

*Strawberry: Bounces three times, travels farther than the cherry.

*Bell: Travels up at an arc before suddenly falling; can hit multiple opponents and stuns them if hit.

*Key: Travels in a completely straight line; moves the fastest and deals the most damage and knockback.

Pac-Man can only use this move once and must wait for the projectile to disappear before it can properly be used again. Like most chargeable moves he can also roll to save the charge and begin charging again by holding down the special attack button or throw the current projectile by pressing the button. Each projectile immediately disappears when they hit an opponent.

The first custom variant is '''Freaky Fruit''', which makes the fruits' behavior more sporadic, and they also deal less damage than normal. It takes a bit longer to charge after cycling past the orange.

*Cherry: Bounces quickly in arcs three times. Each bounce makes the cherry ascend higher.

*Strawberry: Bounces four times slowly back and forth in broad but low arcs that cover a lot of ground. When moving right, opponents who are hit get sent flying to the left, and vice versa.

*Bell: Travels forward before curving upwards and then moving directly upwards. Unlike with the default Bonus Fruit, the Freaky Fruit version of the Bell can't paralyze anyone.

*Key: Disappears immediately upon being thrown, only dealing damage to opponents who are in front of Pac-Man. It does not have any knockback, but it has a strong meteor smash property if it hits any airborne targets.

The second is '''Lazy Fruit''' ('''Bone-Idle Fruit''' in PAL versions), which enables the fruits to stick around for a longer duration, but the fruits deal less damage overall, travel slower, and their behavior is different as well.

*Cherry: Bounces five times at a slow rate before disappearing.

*Strawberry: Bounces once in a slow arc, and then hops in place four more times.

*Key: Spins rapidly while traveling at a slow pace. The key can knock back any opponents who get hit.

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Pac-Man Bonus Fruit Cherry Wii U.jpg|The cherry

[[File:Pac-Man Pac-Jump Wii U.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pac-Jump in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]

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=====Fire Hydrant=====

Whenever Pac-Man eats an opponent, he is given a score progression similar to the ''Pac-Man'' games, going from 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, then 7650 for any other opponents; the score is purely aesthetic.

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Pac-Man Image 8.jpg|Super Pac-Man in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''

===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===

In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', the Pac-Man amiibo can be scanned onto the Wii U GamePad and the NFC for Nintendo 3DS to gain a Yarn [[Yoshi]] based off of him. Unlike the ''Mario Kart 8'' Mii costume, this costume is based entirely on the character rather than the game.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' trophy information====

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|''PAC-MAN's Fire Hydrant down special pushes opponents away with blasts of water. You can drop the hydrant on top of your opponents to damage them, but they can also attack it to damage you if you're standing on it! His Pac-Jump up special spawns a trampoline he can jump on three times—the third jump is especially high!''

|''PAC-MAN's Fire Hydrant down special pushes opponents away with blasts of water. You can drop the hydrant on top of your opponents to damage them, but they can also attack it and hit you with it to cause damage! His Pac-Jump up special spawns a trampoline he can jump on three times, and the third jump is especially high!''

!SUPER PAC-MAN

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|''PAC-MAN's Final Smash turns him into this huge form that appeared in SUPER PAC-MAN. In this form, SUPER PAC-MAN eats his foes to deal damage to them and reduce them just a pair of eyes. He can move freely in all four directions, loop around the screen, and... obtain a score of up to 7,650 points!''

|''PAC-MAN's Final Smash turns him into this huge form that appeared in the arcade game also called Super PAC-MAN. In this form, PAC-MAN can eat his foes to deal damage to them and reduce them just a pair of eyes. He can move freely in all four directions, loop around the screen, and... obtain a score of up to 7,650 points!''

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<small>Blue indicates the Trophy or description is exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>

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