Pac-Man Is A Very Weird Series | The Pac is Back, But He Never Left

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  • Pac-Man is one of the longest running franchises of all time. And you don't get that way without making some weird decisions along the way! You think you have an idea what Pac-Man's all about? Nah, I'm here to tell you things are actually very weird.
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  • @kylelord_8573
    @kylelord_8573 Před rokem +1516

    If Pac-Mom was just called Pac-M’am I’d be fully on board

    • @supresmeshbras2003
      @supresmeshbras2003 Před rokem +170

      Pac-M'am rolls off the tongue much better than Pac-Mom

    • @jadstudiosofficial
      @jadstudiosofficial Před rokem +52

      I prefer Ms. Pac-Man over Pac-Mom, honestly

    • @no64256
      @no64256 Před rokem +85

      @@jadstudiosofficial I think most people do, it's just what we've got to work with for now. Ms. Pac will likely be back if/when the rights issues get resolved

    • @Jorgen.mp4
      @Jorgen.mp4 Před rokem +15

      @@jasminefrazier8624 you mean r34

    • @jasminefrazier8624
      @jasminefrazier8624 Před rokem +7

      @@Jorgen.mp4 me and Alison velvets : yes

  • @AVGNROCKS1996
    @AVGNROCKS1996 Před rokem +715

    I feel like the reason Pac Land is in Smash is because it was the direct influence for Super Mario Bros. Miyamoto has said that it’s one of the most influential games for him as a designer, and he wanted to create his own take on it for the NES with Mario.
    Pretty cool honestly.

    • @Duskool
      @Duskool Před rokem +73

      That's cool, but what i don't understand why it was included over Pac-Maze, which has more significance to it's series, or at the very least got a graphics make over like Wrecking Crew or Summit...

    • @ChipFanXO
      @ChipFanXO Před rokem +9

      Eh the stage is bad

    • @Josuh
      @Josuh Před rokem +4

      @@Duskool Someone hasn't played Smash 3DS

    • @Duskool
      @Duskool Před rokem +39

      @@Josuh Uh, yes, i know, i meant why was Pac-Land chosen OVER Pac-Maze in Ultimate, i know it exists in the 3DS version, but why isn't it on the "ultimate" version of smash i'll never know

    • @lobsteros
      @lobsteros Před rokem +23

      @@Duskool Can't recreate the functionality of the Power Pellet properly. The ghosts are only supposed to appear blue to the player who eats the Power Pellet, so the Pac-Maze stage doesn't work if multiple players can play on the same screen.
      I suppose they could just not make the ghosts turn blue, or just not feature that mechanic in the first place, but you know Sakurai. He doesn't like making compromises, for better or worse.

  • @SuperTrainStationH
    @SuperTrainStationH Před 11 měsíci +100

    I'm fascinated with the 80's and 2010's Pac-Man cartoons because any attempt to craft a coherent narrative out of source material which resembles viewing amebas through an 8-bit microscope deserves attention for the sheer ambition alone.

  • @SuperMonkeyCherrim
    @SuperMonkeyCherrim Před rokem +268

    Everyone always forgets Pac-Man Adventures In Time for the Windows 2000 man :( It even uses the World artstyle and characters. It takes what Maze Madness does and expands upon the idea of one grand adventure using solely mazes. Incredibly underrated game and definitely worth checking out.
    No, seriously, this is like the third series retrospective of Pac-Man I’ve seen on YT that forgot this game.

    • @KeybladeMasterAndy
      @KeybladeMasterAndy Před rokem +27

      Nitro Rad didn't.

    • @tankmanstunes5528
      @tankmanstunes5528 Před rokem +6

      OMG my dude, I actually had that game as a kid! I remember that one being a good time, and it helped make me a fan of the series instead of just "that one old game". Still dunno what was up with that...thing...in the cave from the intro cutscene that was supposed to be the game's villain, though. Pac-Man's got a surprising amount of villains.
      I played Adventures in Time before I even knew about the World games, so it was cool to see that, "Oh you actually can make a full-length adventure from just mazes". I'd kinda like the series to give that format a shot again if we're not gonna get a new platformer (though I didn't expect Re-Pac, so we might get that too lol). Arrangement even proved that you can do boss fights in mazes, so why not?
      Though if we're talking obscure Pac-Man games, I'll call your "Adventures in Time" and raise you a Pac-Man All-Stars. It was a multiplayer-centric game, though there was a single-player story mode and the villain was a white-colored magician ghost named Wandy (why the heck do I remember that). Adventures in Time was the better game without question, but It seems like I'm the only one who remembers this one lol.

    • @DarkLink1996.
      @DarkLink1996. Před rokem +10

      Jr and Baby were also left behind. Those games are why the characters were in Land, 2, and World. There's also Ms. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze. But it kinda sucks, so it makes sense that it's forgotten.

    • @visual_Memories
      @visual_Memories Před rokem +5

      Adventures in Time is a certified jam. Still the most one of these games has ever innovated on the maze chase formula-- feels like _every_ stage introduces a new idea.

    • @drakesilverwing7088
      @drakesilverwing7088 Před rokem +1

      Respect from me and my bro, that game was part of our childhood.

  • @VideoMajima
    @VideoMajima Před rokem +966

    I can't wait for Ant to take a deeper look at The Ghostly Adventures cartoon purely for that one time Pac got fet and became a meme

    • @tendedwinner748
      @tendedwinner748 Před rokem +90

      It would’ve been funny if it wasn’t so horrible

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 Před rokem +65

      Or how about that episode with Tip of the Apex where the characters are taken far in space as racers?
      Or the episode where Count Pacula… *sigh* turned out to be a good guy in the latest Halloween episode when in the first Halloween episode he was evil?
      Or the episodes where… *sigh again* Pinky treats Pac-Man standing her up on dates like it’s worse than when the world is in danger like in Pac-Man World 2?

    • @pickandchew2233
      @pickandchew2233 Před rokem +59

      What about the Nerd pacman

    • @kevinkong64
      @kevinkong64 Před rokem +42

      I can’t be the only one thinking that Ghostly Adventures is an underrated and under-appreciated gem.

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 Před rokem +9

      Yes, mainly the games.

  • @Sb129Gaming
    @Sb129Gaming Před rokem +499

    “The Pac is back
    Ghosts chomping at his feet
    Pac's our hero
    Pac just can't be beat, yeah!”
    -2Pac

  • @FreshTillDeath56
    @FreshTillDeath56 Před rokem +94

    Pac Man, to me, is one of the few characters that still carries that 1980's style and charm. And it's for good reason too, because he's just as fun now as he's ever been.

    • @sedatakca6021
      @sedatakca6021 Před rokem +1

      😮

    • @BinglesP
      @BinglesP Před 11 měsíci +9

      I love how, no matter how much "nostalgia" was in or not, they always gave Pac-Man an arcade aesthetic. Like, being intentionally behind-the-times, no matter what decade, made the series ahead of its time in the process? That's ridiculously ironic.
      But still, I love how Pac-Man's whole old-fashioned gimmick has been a thing since even the 90's(when the series was only ~10-20 years old at that point). I'm a 2010's kid, and even I appreciate how they preserved the style no matter what(outside, you know, legal bs). Plus, simply acknowledging Pac-Man being a full-on adult that accepts his age is weirdly wholesome in a way.
      Well, outside Ghostly Adventures to an extent.

    • @malachimay2787
      @malachimay2787 Před 8 měsíci +1

      and in world 3, he sounds like sonic

  • @DarkLink1996.
    @DarkLink1996. Před rokem +25

    The Ghostly Adventures series has a few hints that Pac is a descendant of the Pac-Man we're familiar with. Also, yellow Pac-People are virtually extinct, or something? Definitely weird.
    Also, you completely skipped the Pac-Man Jr. and Baby Pac-Man arcade machines.

  • @karinyupinyan5754
    @karinyupinyan5754 Před rokem +519

    I'm glad you made this video, being a real Pac-Fan is a lot more complex than you'd think. You've got maze games, platformers (both 2D and 3D), point & click adventure games, and the list goes on.
    Anyways I'm so happy the Pac is back.

    • @zachtwilightwindwaker596
      @zachtwilightwindwaker596 Před rokem +6

      When did he leave?

    • @MystPlaysGamesMPG
      @MystPlaysGamesMPG Před rokem +1

      He didn't talk about Pac-Man Adventures in Time tho. I am angry at that.

    • @karinyupinyan5754
      @karinyupinyan5754 Před rokem +2

      @@MystPlaysGamesMPG Yup, that is a bit of a shame, that game does a lot with the maze formula. I like Adventures in time a lot, despite the maze layouts being a little too similar looking to each other

    • @ethanpoole9429
      @ethanpoole9429 Před rokem

      I think it is click not clck

    • @karinyupinyan5754
      @karinyupinyan5754 Před rokem +3

      @@ethanpoole9429 are ya happy now?

  • @kingbash6466
    @kingbash6466 Před rokem +263

    Was obsessed with Pac-Man thanks to the Namco Museum and Pac-Man World 2. Arrangement is definitely one of the most underrated remakes of all time.

    • @solong.everyone
      @solong.everyone Před rokem +2

      which arrangement?

    • @kingbash6466
      @kingbash6466 Před rokem +3

      @@solong.everyone The original sprite version.

    • @DELTARYZ
      @DELTARYZ Před rokem +3

      I played the version that was in the PS2 namco museum as a kid (which was a port of the arcade one), alongside the galaga and dig dug arrangements.
      God, I loved them to death. The music was the best part. Something about those games was just dripping with atmosphere and vibes.

    • @Aflay1
      @Aflay1 Před rokem

      For me it was Pac-Man 2 The New Adventures and Pac-Man World 2.
      The New Adventures for the Sega Genesis had the original Pac-Man games, including Ms.Pac-Man, which was frickin awesome.
      I love Namco's tendency to put arcade games into their new games. Tekken 5 with Star Blade at the intro. You gotta love it!

    • @Saxdude26
      @Saxdude26 Před rokem +1

      Agreed. The PSP version of Arrangement is okay, but the Arcade/GBA version is so much more charming. The music, the sprite work, the music, the level aesthetics, THE MUSIC!

  • @dprototype6431
    @dprototype6431 Před rokem +46

    So glad he brought up Annalynn, that game's dope as hell with a really cute player character design.

  • @austinschmidt8054
    @austinschmidt8054 Před rokem +22

    I can't comment for the games, but I have a bit of a soft spot for the Ghostly Adventures show because my older daughter was obsessed with it on Netflix when she was younger and would have me watch it with her all the time. And it got her interested in the original games as well.
    The show is weird, but does have some genuinely funny moments and jokes. It's also completely insane a lot of the time, but that's part of it's charm.

  • @xgaming2427
    @xgaming2427 Před rokem +315

    Pac Man has definitely had a wild career out of all the other classic game mascots.

    • @kevinkong64
      @kevinkong64 Před rokem +3

      Yup

    • @jameslawrenson1208
      @jameslawrenson1208 Před rokem

      Oh yeah!

    • @Eminster
      @Eminster Před rokem +5

      Probably just as much as sonic

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 Před rokem +4

      @@jameslawrenson1208 Fun Fact: Pac man World 3 was originally going to be Pac-man Adventures, which had Dark concept art done by Don Bluth himself🤩🤩🤩. For some reason Namco rejected Bluth's version??????

    • @spartan2451
      @spartan2451 Před rokem +2

      Dude has his own song, I'd say he made it. 🤣

  • @user-fh7di8st6l
    @user-fh7di8st6l Před rokem +175

    After nearly being sidelined for his reboot, he's back with a remake and a movie.
    However, looking at it again, not only did he open up the history of side-scrolling action before Mario, and he was respected by its creator, Mr. Miyamoto, but also based on his work, Mario, to compete with him. The reason for the birth of various game characters is undoubtedly Pac-Man, a legend that will never be forgotten.

    • @SuperMarioFan123311
      @SuperMarioFan123311 Před rokem +19

      I said it before, I'll say it again: Ghostly Adventures basically killed the franchise for the rest of the 2010's, and it was so bad to the point Klonoa (a dead IP at the time) was starting to overshadow him in the online gaming community. It's bad when a series known for big console releases gets regulated to mobile shovelware.

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 Před rokem +1

      A Pac-Man movie *I* would want to make in the future would be Pac-Man and the University of Pac-Land with the animation style of Pac-Man World 2 starring Jay Sean (or Jerry Trainor), Michael J. Fox (if he’s still around), Jason Sudeikis (most likely as Inky because he played a red (that’s his name, don’t wear it out) video game character in the Angry Birds Movie duology of the late 2010s) and Mario Cantone as Pac-Man, Blinky, Inky and Clyde, Angie Harmon (or Mindy Lee Raskin) as Pinky, Craig T. Nelson (aka Mr. Incredible) and Allison Janney as Blinky’s parents, Sam Elliot as Pac-Bear, Patrick Warburton as Hunter (the grey ghost in Canyon Chaos, one of the world 1 levels in Pac-Man World 2), Debby Ryan as Miru, David DeLuise (aka Jerry Russo, in honour of his father Don DeLuise who would play Don Bluth characters in the 1980s (1978 with The Small One - 1989 with All Dogs Go to Heaven) aka his golden age of animation) as the snowball-throwing blue ghost in world 3 (Ice River Run and Avalanche Alley) of Pac-Man World 2, etc.

    • @tetermc
      @tetermc Před rokem

      @@SuperMarioFan123311 relegated* sorry

    • @DanielRamirez-uw7gu
      @DanielRamirez-uw7gu Před rokem +1

      Woah theres a movie

    • @paperluigi6132
      @paperluigi6132 Před rokem +4

      Many of gaming’s biggest icons owe their existence to Mario, but Mario himself owes his existence to Pac-Man.

  • @dsproductions19
    @dsproductions19 Před rokem +14

    The one issue I've heard about this remake is Pac-Man's shadow being inconsistent. The remake has the shadow based on the level's actual lighting, which is more realistic than always below him like the original, but makes platforming more difficult without that visual cue of where you will land. 20:36 shows an example, where the shadow would suggest he will land near the top of the objects, but he lands on the bottom-half.

  • @mustard_96
    @mustard_96 Před rokem +4

    17:55 I think the reason that not all the music is remixed is because a lot of the music uses the themes from Ms. Pac-Man. So I think they can use the already made music, but they can’t arrange anything that uses Ms. Pac-Man music

  • @satin8683
    @satin8683 Před rokem +390

    I'm kind a glad Mappy, Frogger, Q-Bert, Kao, or even Klonoa didn't get "The Ghostly Adventures" treatment!

    • @JudgeTyBurns
      @JudgeTyBurns Před rokem +69

      What about “Frogger: The Great Quest?”

    • @setsers1
      @setsers1 Před rokem +83

      @@JudgeTyBurns "I wish I may I wish I must, give me a princess before I bust!"

    • @Froge0
      @Froge0 Před rokem +66

      Ghostly Adventures ain't even that bad, it's just painfully mid. Frogger has had much worse reboots than Ghostly Adventures over the years, especially in the PS2/GBA era.

    • @IamaPERSON
      @IamaPERSON Před rokem +21

      The bot above me hates AntDude.

    • @mr_indie_fan
      @mr_indie_fan Před rokem +18

      @@Froge0 i personally loved ghostly adventures

  • @iamadogguys
    @iamadogguys Před rokem +89

    Yeah cuz a vore ghost called "kinky" was definitely the first thing I felt was missing from Pac-Man

  • @battletapesrecording
    @battletapesrecording Před rokem +10

    One thing you missed is I think Pinky first started expressing love for Pac in world 2. Tho it was shown more in the show.

  • @somestatik4943
    @somestatik4943 Před rokem +45

    Man. I was super nostalgic for Pac-Man World 2. Never got to play the first game, but thanks to the remake, I can get to experience that adventure, which is really cool. I hope they do something similar with the second game.

    • @jordandillow3423
      @jordandillow3423 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah and I hope they make it good and also remove the token system in it this is Nitro rad’s idea not mine I just like using it and also make the arcade games unlockable from the start too

  • @RealXLMaster
    @RealXLMaster Před rokem +77

    I don’t think anyone knows about the now delisted mobile game, pac man dash, it was basically a pac man version of sonic runners which was based around the tv show

  • @pigjig-sf1om
    @pigjig-sf1om Před rokem +172

    I wonder who saw pac man in the arcade and thought, there needs to be a 3d adaptation

    • @RustyNips
      @RustyNips Před rokem +28

      Everyone that looked at the arcade cabinet artwork

    • @robinmattheussen2395
      @robinmattheussen2395 Před rokem +8

      No one, since there were barely any games with 3D graphics.

    • @NoppyOwO
      @NoppyOwO Před rokem +4

      me, i wasnt the first one but i still did

    • @KeybladeMasterAndy
      @KeybladeMasterAndy Před rokem +2

      The origins of World os probably closer to somebody saying "What if Mario 64.....but Pac-Man?"

    • @SuperMarioFan123311
      @SuperMarioFan123311 Před rokem +7

      @@KeybladeMasterAndy Nah, they used Crash Bandicoot for more of their inspiration. And Namco themselves simply wanted to make their character jump to the next dimension after a bunch of other franchises were doing so, Sadly, the initial project: Ghost Zone had a notorious development hell.

  • @tobyrightenger9748
    @tobyrightenger9748 Před rokem +8

    I read a comment under Nitro-Rad’s Re-PAC video about how they missed the opportunity to call the new PAC-Mom “PAC-Ma’am”

  • @ripedroxx
    @ripedroxx Před rokem +61

    I have to give props to pixels because it predicted the whole Billy Mitchell fiasco

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 Před rokem +24

      I think Regular Show deserves more credit for predicting Billy Mitchell's cheating controversy.

    • @DrSuperLuigiSeth1
      @DrSuperLuigiSeth1 Před rokem +5

      Garrett Bobby Ferguson being a parody of Billy Mitchell makes so much sense, and I’m angry it’s taken me years to realize.

    • @acedelta12
      @acedelta12 Před 6 měsíci

      What?

    • @ripedroxx
      @ripedroxx Před 6 měsíci +3

      there is a character in the movie called Eddie plant, he is modeled after billy mitchel and his whole deal in the movie is acting like a god for winning a pacman competition, near the end of the movie it is revealed that he cheated all along and never deserved his status just like the irl billy@@acedelta12

    • @Rad-Dude63andathird
      @Rad-Dude63andathird Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@poweroffriendship2.0
      It didn't "predict" anything it was blatantly calling the man out to the point he tried and failed to sue.

  • @BR-jw7pm
    @BR-jw7pm Před rokem +38

    I knew about the early "mod" that became Ms. Pac-man and it lead to Midway losing the license but never knew about the At@Games stuff. Always cool to learn something new.
    Also, I agree she should've been a Alt Skin in Smash!

  • @Aidswayz
    @Aidswayz Před rokem +57

    I don’t know why but I have been going on a Pac Man craze recently so this is perfect timing for this video. Glad that the wocka wocka man is getting more attention recently

  • @Brianycus
    @Brianycus Před rokem +10

    As soon as I reached 22:42 and heard the World 2 Theme, god I couldn't stop tearing up a little. Love that game so much

  • @UltimateTS64
    @UltimateTS64 Před rokem +48

    Thank you, someone agrees Pac-Man Party isn't the worst thing ever. I actually occasionally play it with the bois, its led to a lot of hilarious moments together

    • @kyubeyz_7062
      @kyubeyz_7062 Před rokem +7

      Pac-man party is just straight up good imo. Idk how anyone could see it as anything really too disappointing. It’s a creative-ish take on monopoly, has a surprisingly really good soundtrack, succeeds as a party game.
      I just don’t see what there is to not like about it. Love it

    • @tvgamerstan6180
      @tvgamerstan6180 Před rokem +6

      That game is underrated asf. It was better than mario party 8 and 9. It was only overhated since any party game within the party genre is going to be called a mario party clone. Same thing with any kart racer being called a mario kart clone. Nintendo fans hate when other companies decide to do their own party or kart racing games for their ips.

    • @angelgonzalez4871
      @angelgonzalez4871 Před rokem +4

      Recently been playing it and yea it’s a really fun party game

    • @UltimateTS64
      @UltimateTS64 Před rokem +5

      @@kyubeyz_7062 yeah fr, plus the minigames are pretty good too, I can't think of any of the mini games where I groan when they're picked

    • @UltimateTS64
      @UltimateTS64 Před rokem +1

      @@tvgamerstan6180 can't speak for Mario Party 8, but it's 100% for sure better than 9

  • @tripodranger7873
    @tripodranger7873 Před rokem +43

    Pac-Man 2 is one of my nostalgia guilty pleasures. I had a lot of laughs tormenting poor Pac-Man as a kid. The game is impressively expressive for one of that era.

    • @codywilliamson567
      @codywilliamson567 Před rokem +5

      Pac-Man 2 was a beautiful classic, anyone who says otherwise is wrong lol

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 Před rokem +5

      @@codywilliamson567 Fun Fact: Pac man World 3 was originally going to be Pac-man Adventures, which had Dark concept art done by Don Bluth himself🤩🤩🤩. For some reason Namco rejected Bluth's version??????

    • @BoomyShakes
      @BoomyShakes Před 6 měsíci +2

      ​@@orangeslash1667Wait. Your saying Don Bluth...then man...the myth and legend....were apart of tjis

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@BoomyShakes indeed

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.0 Před rokem +22

    If you ever feel bad about yourself, just remember that Pac-Man has been friends with Ghosts.

    • @kevinkong64
      @kevinkong64 Před rokem +21

      Why is that even a bad thing? Pac-Man and the Ghost Gang being friends was honestly a great subversion on the trope. I loved their chemistry.

    • @TheEPICMarioBros2
      @TheEPICMarioBros2 Před rokem +16

      the fact that the 4 main ghosts were on pac's side was honestly a unique twist on their characters then being the generic bad guys. ghostly adventures had alot of great ideas, it was just executed poorly.

  • @matthewemerling722
    @matthewemerling722 Před rokem +10

    I watched ghostly adventures as a kid and will defend it till the day I die

  • @azuleche
    @azuleche Před rokem +2

    The afro character from Pac-Man Fever's actually Tiger Jackson which was a secret costume in Tekken three for Eddie Gordo. It's still a pretty cool pull. Great video though, I'm not trying to bag on you just trying to help.

  • @wellbeef
    @wellbeef Před rokem +22

    That Gum Monster bit killed me. Great delivery.

  • @the_godbodor7026
    @the_godbodor7026 Před rokem +14

    Ghostly Adventures is a show I grew up with and I will say…it was interesting. It was kinda a fun brain turnoff show to watch for simplistic fun, but not much more than that. I’d give it a 6/10

  • @OniLink99999
    @OniLink99999 Před rokem +5

    Man, you're on a roll Ant! I've been absolutely loving every video you've put out recently, and this Pac attack was no exception, so please keep up the amazing, high quality work =D

  • @NEEDbacon
    @NEEDbacon Před rokem +2

    I'm glad you acknowledge Pac-man World Rally. And I agree with the assessment "It's alright". But really no mention of all the times he's cropped up in Ridge Racer?

  • @NotJpTem
    @NotJpTem Před rokem +34

    AntDude videos are always so fun to watch. You provide an excellent balance of humor and information at the same time, keeping me engaged in hour long videos. Keep going Dude.

  • @MOTATO111
    @MOTATO111 Před rokem +10

    The PAC-MAN ghostly adventures T.V show is one of the most underrated animated works of art, trust 😂😂😂 ……I’m not kidding

  • @RomLoneWolf23
    @RomLoneWolf23 Před rokem +2

    The Pac-Man 2 Box Art examples are basically a "before" and "after set. Calm while on the cliff, panicking the moment he's in the air...

  • @babdreemer
    @babdreemer Před rokem +24

    I honestly really like “the ghostly adventures” it made up a lot of what I watched!😊

  • @MrMegaManFan
    @MrMegaManFan Před rokem +7

    The real weird part is how Ms. Pac-Man started as an unlicensed hack of Pac-Man, then became an official part of canon, and then in a dust up over intellectual property licensing she became UN-official and erased from Namco history.

  • @Tomtrocity
    @Tomtrocity Před rokem +51

    Neat, back to back Pac man reviews by Antdude & Nitro Rad 👍

    • @Pwilliams4000
      @Pwilliams4000 Před rokem +3

      I smell another collab video between them

    • @MrHomelessHobos
      @MrHomelessHobos Před rokem

      @@Pwilliams4000 I hope not

    • @Pwilliams4000
      @Pwilliams4000 Před rokem +1

      @@MrHomelessHobos what’s wrong with a collab video between them it worked out well last time they even learned how to respect each other

    • @patdav56
      @patdav56 Před rokem +3

      you mean... Pac to Pac reviews?!
      ... i'll see myself out

  • @mrwhiffy2045
    @mrwhiffy2045 Před rokem +3

    My Favorite Pac Man arcade game is actually Baby Pac Man, a cabinet I actually played in real life. Its a combination of Pac Man and Pinball. You play Pac Man on the top screen but theres these 2 entrances on the bottom, and if you enter them, you get to switch the game to a round of pinball. If the ball falls out, the game switches back to pac man except one of the entrances is closed.
    Yes this was an actual arcade Cabinet and it was awesome! Except for the fact that Clyde was Green for some reason. It didn't feel right for him to go from Orange to Green

  • @maverickay5807
    @maverickay5807 Před rokem +21

    Sorry AntDude, but the Pac is Back era is actually underrated. 😎 The Ghostly Adventures show and games rock!

  • @mrcwillis6970
    @mrcwillis6970 Před rokem +17

    Crazy how old the pac man is now 💛❤️🖤

  • @4fterthought
    @4fterthought Před rokem +9

    Great video! Really fun and entertaining.
    also yeah, I could go on for ages about all the obscure oddities involving Ghostly Adventures specifically and some of the more under-the-surface reasons it failed. Interesting stuff, though also sad, since I feel that with a little tweaking it could have hit that nice balance of compelling story without falling into the same edgy trap that world 3 did. Unfortunately, GA just... stagnated, was too scared to really play with anything outside the show's status quo, and ultimately the last few episodes petered out with a few gimmicks before being unceremoniously cancelled. Was thinking of doing a video on it myself, actually.

  • @chunkabo716
    @chunkabo716 Před rokem +5

    You just brought up one of my favorite games, annalynn. I love it so much, I want them to port it too switch as well, I will buy it again and play it in bed.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga Před rokem +35

    “Aw man, I’m a meme”
    - Pac-Man

  • @landontrahan5770
    @landontrahan5770 Před rokem +53

    I genuinely had a fun time with both the remake of Pac Man World 1 and the first Ghostly Adventures game.

  • @pokesonav
    @pokesonav Před rokem +2

    There is also a Kamen Rider Ex-Aid movie that had Pac-Man as a giant corrupted monster, and the main villain of that movie was wearing a Pac-Man mask and called himself "Doctor Pac-Man".
    And the movie is called "Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders"

  • @blueknightskeleton8424
    @blueknightskeleton8424 Před rokem +18

    Something what i love about the World trilogy it's the progression and it's slowy building.
    World 1: A wacky and fun quest to save your family in Ghost Island.
    World 2: A long, dangerous, but fun journey in Pac Land to save your town.
    World 3: What lies beyond Pac Land and Ghost Island? Where ghosts really come from? What happened to Orson?
    Man, really hope World 2 and 3 get a remake, they deserve it.

  • @theophilecaceres5855
    @theophilecaceres5855 Před rokem +6

    I don't even know what's deeper between the Pac-Man and the Bomberman franchise, gonna wait until the bomber is truly back tho.

    • @acedelta12
      @acedelta12 Před 6 měsíci

      Plot twist: they've crossed over at some point

  • @connorburton1009
    @connorburton1009 Před rokem +5

    Surprised you didn't mention the other Midway pac-man games. Like Baby Pac-Man, where you can leave the maze through the bottom to drop into an attached pinball machine and collect powerups.

    • @DeskoDev
      @DeskoDev Před rokem +1

      There was an arcade near me that had that.
      They're closed now :(

    • @connorburton1009
      @connorburton1009 Před rokem

      @@DeskoDev I went to a pinball arcade once in Florida that had it, but it was out of order. I'm not sure if they made it through the pandemic.

    • @DeskoDev
      @DeskoDev Před rokem +1

      @@connorburton1009 The one I went to didn't even survive to see the start of the pandemic :( anyway, from my hands-on impressions I can safely say that the game was amazingly bizarre

  • @TwoTailedSponge
    @TwoTailedSponge Před rokem +2

    I really like all the collectibles you have in your room/backround. They're colorful and very cute.

  • @SuicidalImpulse
    @SuicidalImpulse Před rokem +4

    If they'd just split the difference, kept Pac-Man with his original look but gave the ghosts their stylized look from Party, I think that would be a good way forward. His simplicity is what works for him, and giving the ghosts just a bit extra detail is a win/win.

  • @superoshawott
    @superoshawott Před rokem +4

    I have been waiting for this moment for YEARS. ITS FINALLY HERE!

  • @patdav56
    @patdav56 Před rokem +9

    Honestly? I didnt grow up with Ghostly Adventures, but I had a good time watching it. Not an amazing time, but it was enjoyable enough.

  • @Miracleman249
    @Miracleman249 Před rokem

    Great video sir. What a full circle moment for me personally. I found you back when you were sonikdude when you did the run of the og pacman world been watching the channel ever since.

  • @thefusionbros7010
    @thefusionbros7010 Před rokem +8

    I actually liked the ghostly adventures cartoon, it gave Pacman some deep lore

  • @timothys773
    @timothys773 Před rokem +3

    I don't even have to watch the video and I already gave you a like- I love your videos!! 🔥🔥

  • @lylelylecrocodile2538
    @lylelylecrocodile2538 Před rokem +4

    I've recently started and finished watching Pac-Man and the ghostly adventures and I enjoyed it. I sort of had a kind of nostalgia to it because I had watched a few episodes here and there before rewatching it

  • @skuff196
    @skuff196 Před rokem +1

    Amazing video covering all the bases!

  • @Ronnie06spartan
    @Ronnie06spartan Před rokem +1

    Great video. I especially love all of his Battle Royale games. Pac-Man Battle Royale, Pac-Man Party Royale, Pac-Man Battle Royale Chompionship Edition, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle.... all great games

  • @TheYoshiFanatic
    @TheYoshiFanatic Před rokem +3

    The fact that you drew comparisons to the Yoshi games not once but twice makes me a very happy lad.

  • @DrCabbageman
    @DrCabbageman Před rokem +5

    What I really want to know is why isn't Pac-Mom called Pac-Ma'am?
    It's so obvious why didn't they do it???

  • @nyaakuu
    @nyaakuu Před rokem +4

    Glad to see Pac-Man 2 The New Adventures covered, have so many fond memories from when I played it when I was a kid.

  • @rekc_bcq4816
    @rekc_bcq4816 Před rokem +2

    “I hope both of you could forgive me really soon” omg savage lol

  • @jackepicspeederwolfaj2294

    10:07 CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE FACT SHE WENT THROUGH CLYDE WITHOUT DEATH?!?!

  • @memeelfman324
    @memeelfman324 Před rokem +6

    I bet you didn’t heard but
    THE PAC IS BACK

  • @TDJunkie226
    @TDJunkie226 Před rokem +2

    I know that this is kinda off topic, but I went to a local arcade dedicated to keeping older/arcade games from becoming lost media, started playing the OG pac-man and just got addicted for like an hour and a half straight. There really is something so beautiful about the simplistic design of old arcade games. There’s only a single joystick in the original pac-man but it still feels like a kind game of outsmarting the ghosts and managing to juke them to keep munching on those precious dots. Get rewarded for risky plays by an increase and score, and while it may sound stupid to some people, there’s a kind of magical feeling to reaching the top of the scoreboard and claiming your throne as the best PAC-man.
    I dunno man, OG PM is fun.

  • @psyhodelik
    @psyhodelik Před rokem +1

    Love your work dude ^^

  • @CARIO55555
    @CARIO55555 Před rokem +4

    Seeing as you don’t save the cat in Pac-man World, I choose to believe it was so terrifying even the ghosts are too scared to kidnap it.

  • @mrfandangojimmies7117
    @mrfandangojimmies7117 Před rokem +14

    I love the effort behind this video. You really killed it Nitro Rad

  • @pattongilbert
    @pattongilbert Před rokem +1

    A really great Pac-Man retrospective. I loved this.😊

  • @bromeliad9683
    @bromeliad9683 Před rokem +2

    Great video! We need a remaster of Pac-Man World 2

  • @needsart
    @needsart Před rokem +3

    I've been a huge Pac-Man fan my whole life so this was a fun watch. I think Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is the best one, just pure satisfying fast paced arcade fun

  • @Dat___Cat
    @Dat___Cat Před rokem +6

    Does anyone else remember in the early 2000s there was a Web Browser based game that was like 1000 pac man maps all connected that anyone online could help complete? It was for a contest/anniversary I think and once all the maps completed they announced a new game or something.

    • @BlueFur21
      @BlueFur21 Před rokem +1

      Pacman forever...and it was bigger than 1000, all of them were user made. some of them ended up in pacman mobile port as unlockables

    • @Dat___Cat
      @Dat___Cat Před rokem

      @@BlueFur21 That's right! You don't ever see anyone talk about that one lol.

  • @nado1908
    @nado1908 Před rokem +39

    The only nostalgia I have for Pac Man and the Ghostly Adventures was watching it with friends just to riff on it. I have far too much knowledge of the show.

    • @kevinkong64
      @kevinkong64 Před rokem +7

      Did you know that the PacZilla berry was based on the Super Power Pellet from Super Pac-Man?

  • @Emargonaut
    @Emargonaut Před rokem +4

    Amazing and thorough analysis of all things Pac-Man. Keep on making this videos. I love them.
    Pac-Man is such a weird series, I honestly don't know what to say. I think the real Pac experience shines when it replicates in some manner the original arcade experience. Championship Edition nailed it. That's the formula.
    I have never been a fan of Pac-Man with personality or legs and arms, it just doesn't sit well with me for some reason or another.

  • @misterzygarde6431
    @misterzygarde6431 Před rokem +4

    Obligatory mention of my idea that Pac-Mom is Ms. Pac-Man in disguise

  • @darnoc001
    @darnoc001 Před rokem +4

    Call me weird, I knew the company that made Pacman World Rally. I was a kid at the time, but the company that made it was Smart Bomb, my dad was one of the artist for the game. The company also went to make Snoopy Flying Ace for the XBLA. Seeing the beta builds for the game and testing the collision detection in their games was cool. Fun times as a kid.

    • @buiscuitmajor445
      @buiscuitmajor445 Před rokem +1

      Can you ask your dad who the heck Pac-Devil was?

    • @darnoc001
      @darnoc001 Před rokem +1

      @@buiscuitmajor445 I am not in contact with my father anymore, but even if you contacted him. He and I would probably have no idea where devil pacman came from. XD

  • @prime7213
    @prime7213 Před rokem

    Love to see it! Was literally playing Pac-Mania on my switch when I saw this video posted. Love this absolute mess of a franchise.

  • @Kiwi-fl8te
    @Kiwi-fl8te Před rokem +1

    I did actually remember Pacman and Galaga dimensions and wondered earlier in the viseo if you were going to mention it, and if it was even real because it feels like me watching the trailers for this game as a kid might have been a fever dream.

  • @BoomyShakes
    @BoomyShakes Před rokem +4

    Sad AntDude didn't mention Kamen Rider Heishi Generations, with Pac Man being a huge thing in it and it was also a villain.

  • @CoolPorygon
    @CoolPorygon Před rokem +3

    videogames sure have come a long way since antdude

  • @jmredguppy2799
    @jmredguppy2799 Před 27 dny +1

    25:09, to quote Scott the Woz:
    “Pac-Man World 3 creeps me the hell out okay Pac-Man talks, which implies he has organs, which implies, *he can bleed.”*

  • @lukejohnston3117
    @lukejohnston3117 Před rokem

    What the wacka?! This video's one of the top 50 trending on CZcams as of right now. Way to go, Ant!

  • @dominicesquivel3901
    @dominicesquivel3901 Před rokem +4

    When will we have a buck bumble remaster

  • @DirectorOfChaos9292
    @DirectorOfChaos9292 Před rokem +7

    Im loving the longer videos from the CZcamsrs i watch. Both Caddi and and Antdude

  • @crimsonking5986
    @crimsonking5986 Před rokem +1

    Toc-man haunted you as a kid too?
    SAAAAAAAME!
    The game-over screen was the main reason why I wouldn't touch PAC man world with a 5 foot pole.
    You could imagine the level of PTSD that flared up when I saw the remake was announced XD

  • @yetravellingsonc8372
    @yetravellingsonc8372 Před rokem +1

    38:43
    Fun little tidbit about Cosmo Gang slightly unrelated to the video itself.
    A lot of stuff from Cosmo Gang was actually referenced/reused in Dig Dug Arrangement, which released in the same collection Pac Man arrangement originated from. The most notable examples are the rolling crystal balls (complete with the same scream sound if enemies are hit with them) and the Cosmo Gang enemies and blocks appearing in the Moon level of the game.

  • @hayleywaalen2612
    @hayleywaalen2612 Před rokem +5

    I remember the Ghostly Adventures show. My favorite characters in the show are the main ones like Cylindria.

  • @Impulse001
    @Impulse001 Před rokem +3

    I'm so sad that you didn't mentioned the movie: "Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders." An official crossover of Kamen Rider with Pac-Man.

  • @CrustyFox87
    @CrustyFox87 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I remember playing Pac-Man 256 on my TV a lot, along with the dev’s other game Crossy Road
    I also watched Ghostly Adventures as a kid, but I also felt aware of its weirdness even back then

  • @sonicsega1699
    @sonicsega1699 Před rokem

    i love when you do series reviews. have you done anything with yoshi yet?

  • @SemiHypercube
    @SemiHypercube Před rokem +3

    I don't know why but there's something a bit funny how Ms. Pac-Man is being treated as an un-person by Namco

  • @CoffeeFlavoredMilk
    @CoffeeFlavoredMilk Před rokem +2

    I'm flattered to see a relatively popular gaming CZcams use the footage I recorded. Nice to see I'm showing the spotlight on games not really brought up here.

  • @BrunodeSouzaLino
    @BrunodeSouzaLino Před rokem +2

    I feel like the whole Ms. Pac Man situation could've been explained further, especially consider one of the GCC guys did a GDC postmortem on the game which delves further into some of the licensing. Essentially, Bandai Namco has to pay GCC royalties every time they want to use the character.

  • @ProudEdits4U
    @ProudEdits4U Před rokem +2

    Namco after Pac-Man World 2: Hmmm, how do we freshen things up?
    Namco while making Pac-Man World 3: Combat fatigues! That's exactly what we need!

    • @kevinkong64
      @kevinkong64 Před rokem +2

      Rayman 3 reference. A true gamer of culture.

    • @ProudEdits4U
      @ProudEdits4U Před rokem +1

      @@kevinkong64 thanks

    • @kevinkong64
      @kevinkong64 Před rokem +1

      @@ProudEdits4U you’re welcome

    • @ProudEdits4U
      @ProudEdits4U Před rokem +2

      @@kevinkong64 seriously though, how similar PMW3 and Rayman 3 are it's just insane. PMW3 is literally like Pac-Man's version of Rayman 3, it's kinda strange

  • @Cycopather
    @Cycopather Před rokem +3

    Dude, I am HERE for the Pac!