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

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]

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

[@supresmeshbras2003]

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

[@jadstudiosofficial]

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

[@no64256]

@@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]

@@jasminefrazier8624 you mean r34

[@jasminefrazier8624]

@@Jorgen.mp4 me and Alison velvets : yes

[@AVGNROCKS1996]

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]

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]

Eh the stage is bad

[@Josuh]

@@Duskool Someone hasn't played Smash 3DS

[@Duskool]

@@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]

@@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]

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]

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]

Nitro Rad didn't.

[@tankmanstunes5528]

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.]

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]

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]

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

[@Sb129Gaming]

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

[@ChickenMcKicken]

the person above me gets no bitches

[@Evan.280]

2Pac was giving some bars on the yellow dot for inspiring his name

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Long live 2Pac. Rest in peace.

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

I love Ghostly Adventures.

[@Kirby814]

WHEN DID HE LEAVE

[@VideoMajima]

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]

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

[@kieranstark7213]

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]

What about the Nerd pacman

[@kevinkong64]

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

[@kieranstark7213]

Yes, mainly the games.

[@DarkLink1996.]

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.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

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]

😮

[@BinglesP]

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]

and in world 3, he sounds like sonic

[@karinyupinyan5754]

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]

When did he leave?

[@MystPlaysGamesMPG]

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

[@karinyupinyan5754]

@@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]

I think it is click not clck

[@karinyupinyan5754]

@@ethanpoole9429 are ya happy now?

[@kingbash6466]

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]

which arrangement?

[@kingbash6466]

@@solong.everyone The original sprite version.

[@DELTARYZ]

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]

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]

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!

[@austinschmidt8054]

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.

[@theliberianball8553]

Sadly... It's not on Netflix anymore... 😔

[@highlander8402]

Did anyone else watch it on Disney XD?

[@dprototype6431]

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

[@xgaming2427]

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

[@kevinkong64]

Yup

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Oh yeah!

[@Eminster]

Probably just as much as sonic

[@orangeslash1667]

@@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]

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

[@reven8683]

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

[@JudgeTyBurns]

What about “Frogger: The Great Quest?”

[@setsers1]

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

[@Froge0]

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]

The bot above me hates AntDude.

[@mr_indie_fan]

@@Froge0 i personally loved ghostly adventures

[@tobyrightenger9748]

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”

[@battletapesrecording]

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.

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

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]

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]

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]

@@SuperMarioFan123311 relegated* sorry

[@DanielRamirez-uw7gu]

Woah theres a movie

[@paperluigi6132]

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

[@iamadogguys]

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

[@TheCasualJooJ]

Zoinks

[@floatingf8783]

Jinkies!

[@bupmcbup8080]

Ruh-roh

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

F--K

[@Taco_muncher]

Jeepers!

[@mustard_96]

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

[@UltimateTS64]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@UltimateTS64]

@@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]

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

[@pigjig-sf1om]

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

[@Eddy-xc4ni]

Everyone that looked at the arcade cabinet artwork

[@robinmattheussen2395]

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

[@NoppyOwO]

me, i wasnt the first one but i still did

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

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

[@SuperMarioFan123311]

@@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.

[@RealXLMaster]

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

[@clintonbreeden6970]

When you don't watch the whole video before commenting:

[@jasminefrazier8624]

Boring

[@acedelta12]

I PLAYED THAT

[@dsproductions19]

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.

[@matthewemerling722]

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

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

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

[@kevinkong64]

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]

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.

[@BR-jw7pm]

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!

[@jackhumphries1087]

Shame on at@games

[@somestatik4943]

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]

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

[@ripedroxx]

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

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

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

[@DrSuperLuigiSeth1]

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]

What?

[@ripedroxx]

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]

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

[@the_godbodor7026]

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

[@tripodranger7873]

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]

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

[@orangeslash1667]

@@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]

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

[@orangeslash1667]

@@BoomyShakes indeed

[@pokesonav]

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"

[@Brianycus]

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

[@Aidswayz]

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

[@TheEPICMarioBros2]

me too I even made a fan game

[@MrMegaManFan]

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.

[@azuleche]

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.

[@RomLoneWolf23]

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...

[@MOTATO111]

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

[@wellbeef]

That Gum Monster bit killed me. Great delivery.

[@SuicidalImpulse]

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.

[@BugsyFoga]

“Aw man, I’m a meme” - Pac-Man

[@TheEPICMarioBros2]

it would be funny, if it wasn't so sad

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

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

[@Kenpokid4]

Yeah that just happens sometimes in the arcade games

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

I think that was just a glitch...

[@NEEDbacon]

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?

[@rekc_bcq4816]

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

[@NotJpTem]

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.

[@landontrahan5770]

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

[@Ale_G420]

wait there's a SECOND ONE?

[@landontrahan5770]

@@Ale_G420 Yes.

[@OriginalGameteer]

@@Ale_G420 yeah there was I remember getting stuck on the third boss and just stopped playing the game

[@kevinkong64]

Both GA games are great, especially GA 2.

[@landontrahan5770]

@@kevinkong64 Awesome.

[@patdav56]

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.

[@blueknightskeleton8424]

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.

[@jasminefrazier8624]

Me and Alison velvets; good idea blue sherer

[@maverickay5807]

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

[@kevinkong64]

My sentiments exactly pal.

[@manslikeaqeelsonicadvances8566]

@@kevinkong64 hey pal

[@kevinkong64]

@@manslikeaqeelsonicadvances8566 Yo

[@imspunchdakoopa]

the sheer existence of Pacster is a meme

[@jordandillow3423]

Yeah you tell him dude!

[@Tomtrocity]

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

[@Pwilliams4000]

I smell another collab video between them

[@MrHomelessHobos]

@@Pwilliams4000 I hope not

[@Pwilliams4000]

@@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]

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

[@jmredguppy2799]

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.”*

[@thefusionbros7010]

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

[@mrcwillis6970]

Crazy how old the pac man is now 💛❤️🖤

[@theophilecaceres5855]

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]

Plot twist: they've crossed over at some point

[@chunkabo716]

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.

[@mrwhiffy2045]

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

[@memeelfman324]

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

[@user-ku3qt3qe4j]

WHEN DID HE LEAVE

[@DrCabbageman]

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???

[@babdreemer]

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

[@TwoTailedSponge]

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

[@misterzygarde6431]

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

[@connorburton1009]

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]

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

[@connorburton1009]

@@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]

@@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

[@OniLink99999]

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

[@lylelylecrocodile2538]

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

[@CARIO55555]

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.

[@nado1908]

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]

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

[@ProudEdits4U]

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]

Rayman 3 reference. A true gamer of culture.

[@ProudEdits4U]

@@kevinkong64 thanks

[@kevinkong64]

@@ProudEdits4U you’re welcome

[@ProudEdits4U]

@@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

[@TheYoshiFanatic]

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

[@superoshawott]

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

[@mrfandangojimmies7117]

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

[@4fterthought]

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.

[@Kiwi-fl8te]

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.

[@dominicesquivel3901]

When will we have a buck bumble remaster

[@timothys773]

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

[@TDJunkie226]

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.

[@ClumsyReaper]

So, he acted like Pinky the Ghost having a thing for Pac-Man was weird but… I thought that’s been implication for… almost the entire time

[@kevinkong64]

Pinky having a crush on Pac-Man has been a thing since 2002 on Pac-Man World 2

[@needsart]

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

[@nyaakuu]

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.

[@jasminefrazier8624]

Pac-Man abuse simulator

[@CrustyFox87]

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

[@Miracleman249]

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.

[@SemiHypercube]

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

[@Dat___Cat]

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]

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]

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

[@crimsonking5986]

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

[@Eric_64_UwU]

My Favorite Sakurai Interview was the one where he went “So yeah, we wanted to put Pac-Man in Smash Bros. Specifically, if we weren’t allowed to use his Classic Design and we had to use his design from Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, we just weren’t gonna put him in the game.”

[@FunnyK16_Art]

Hey AntDude, fun fact; Pac-Man’s voice actor in World 3 is the same person who voiced Thomas The Tank Engine.

[@BoomyShakes]

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

[@NukeOTron]

Last I checked, Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures had an animated hologram-card cover that switched from mellow to panicked, when it was initially released. Maybe I'm thinking of the Genesis version, though.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

You’re thinking of the Genesis version.

[@Zakanuva]

27:42 On the topic of Pac-Man having a voice and personality, I've never played _Pac-Man World 3_ myself, but I remember one of the sequels being advertised in a gaming magazine (I _think_ it was a Nintendo Power, but I'm not sure...) with a sort of mock interview with Pac-Man, and one of the questions was "What do the Dots taste like?" and Pac-Man's official answer is: _"I don't know, but they sure don't taste like chicken!"_ ...Just in case anyone needed that critical Pac-Lore™ at all. 49:07 I wouldn't really say that they're _direct_ competitors: _Sonic Boom_ is very much an episodic sitcom in the vein of other Cartoon Network shows like _Chowder_ and _The Amazing World of Gumball,_ whereas _Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures_ seems much more plot-driven (though still episodic, to be fair). ...but yeah, I do agree that _Ghostly Adventures_ coming out around the same time as _Boom_ does seem rather suspicious in hindsight.

[@hayleywaalen2612]

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

[@kevinkong64]

My favs were Pac-Man and Pinky…yes I do ship them, don’t judge me.

[@hayleywaalen2612]

@@kevinkong64 I ship Cyli and Pac

[@jasminefrazier8624]

@@kevinkong64 we re a better ship than pac and pinky

[@kevinkong64]

@@jasminefrazier8624 …wut?

[@jasminefrazier8624]

@@kevinkong64 get serious

[@fallgamer8909]

Oh hey it's the pac-dude

[@Auri0318]

The pac-boy

[@LakinMae5]

Pac-Gentleman

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

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.

[@TheIronKoala]

I love the "one too many trips to the dentist" comment. Are you implying his dentist is filling him with teeth? To what end? Fascinating potential lore.

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

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

[@darnoc001]

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]

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

[@darnoc001]

@@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

[@Ronnie06spartan]

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

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

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.

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

Begone spambot.

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

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

[@Impulse001]

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.

[@wightninja2476]

The beginning of this video talking about Pac-Man's original name reminds me of Scott Pilgrim and I don't care if it's intentional or not, I am all here for it.

[@psyhodelik]

Love your work dude ^^

[@joshstarr6400]

I like the part where Pac-Man eats a power pellet and exclaims "It's Pac-in Time!"

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

I miss the days when video games came with Pac-ins