Playing: Pac-Man World Series Retrospective

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Pac-Man is basically a slasher villain
This video is a retrospective on the Pac-Man World games, a trilogy of 3D platformers that came out from 1999-2005, despite their similarities, each game has its own strengths and weaknesses.
For PMW3, I don't usually go to into Dev history, but found it relevant and interesting in its case.
INDEX
1. Introduction 00:00
PAC-MAN WORLD 20TH ANNIVERSARY
1. Introduction 01:46
2. Story Introduction 02:01
3. Gameplay Basics 03:50
4. Moveset Expansion 05:52
5. Collectibles 08:09
6. Maze 10:29
7. Pirate/Ruins (Difficulty Curve) 11:09
8. Anubis Rex 12:41
9. Space World (Music) 15:42
10. Funhouse (Spinning Platforms & Gimmick Bosses) 16:41
11. Factory (Keys) 19:27
12. Manor 22:20
13. Stage Design & Collectible Influence 23:46
14. Toc-Man Battle and Finale 26:00
15. Conclusion 28:43
PAC-MAN WORLD 2
1. Introduction 30:28
2. Story Introduction 30:53
3. World Map & Pac-Land 32:46
4. Gameplay Basics 33:28
5. Moveset Changes 34:53
6. Grasslands (Collectibles & Music) 36:16
7. Treetops (Naturalistic Stages & Mazes) 40:02
8. Snow Mountain (Time Trials) 43:25
9. Lava (Collectible influence on Stages) 46:07
10. Ocean World is Boring 50:29
11. Ghost Island 51:45
12. Showdown with Spooky 54:03
13. Conclusion 55:52
PAC-MAN WORLD 3
1. Title Screen and Story Introduction 56:41
2. Gameplay Introduction 58:54
3. Development History & Structural Changes 01:02:15
4. Orson’s Outpost & Erwin’s Plan 01:05:01
5. Locales & Music 01:07:02
6. Combat 01:10:14
7. Spectral Gauntlets 01:14:49
8. Platforming 01:16:50
9. Collectables 01:18:59
10. Mazes 01:21:12
11. The Spectral Realm 01:22:39
12. The Ghosts and Spectral Fiend 01:24:23
13. Dialogue 01:27:39
14. A Game Half There 01:30:33
15. Finale and Final Boss 01:31:42
16. Conclusion 01:35:29
Wrap Up
1. Pac-People and Ghosts 01:36:33
2. Series Conclusion 01:38:10

[@funhow123]

Ghost: no one ever loves a ghost Pac-man: yeah heard that one before into the depths you go

[@peterlindstrom4233]

To be fair Pac-Man does love them. And by that he means the taste of them.

[@demetriusredmond8665]

PAC-MAN IS RACIST

[@konnorfoxworth9632]

No one loves a ghost… but…I…do…lol!!!

[@ramucon2529]

@@konnorfoxworth9632 me too, i love ghosts too

[@grfrjiglstan]

Just played the re-release of Pac-Man World, and you're gonna love this: The cake at Toc-Man's party actually _is_ chocolate now, but he's still complaining because there aren't strawberries on it. 22 years later, he finally got his wish, and he's still not happy.

[@trident2981]

Oh my God. I haven't played it yet but now I want to play it ten times more.

[@Nic_2751]

I genuinely hope that was the intended inside joke

[@TARINunit9]

Funny story about Anubis Rex. I read an interview some years back where the devs admitted the game was behind schedule, and they had to cancel playtesting for a couple of levels. Anubis Rex was one of them. It shows. It really shows.

[@Nic_2751]

“Behind schedule” (releases a whole year before the actual 20th anniversary)

[@TARINunit9]

@@Nic_2751 According to a 2016 interview with lead designer Scott Rogers, the game wasn't actually intended to celebrate Pac Man's 20th. That was added late into production. Presumably they were rushing the game out to meet the pre-Christmas slot. A much older interview with Scott Rogers (hosted on "First Church of Pacman" which you need the Wayback Machine to see) has Scott say this: "As for Anubis Rex, there was a lot going on at the end of the project and Anubis Rex didn't get the design attention or final tuning that it needed." Confirming that yes, they were indeed rushing things

[@Nic_2751]

TARINunit9 oh man, rushing things is never good, and unfortunately Sonic learned his lesson about that the REALLY HARD way.....

[@idontcheckmynotifications]

Anyone have the link? Just curious to see it.

[@TARINunit9]

@@idontcheckmynotifications The link is www.flamingmayo.com/firstchurchofpacman/ but you'll need the wayback machine too

[@nicholasgregg5980]

Dear Pac-Man, How do you type with boxing gloves on? Crapfully yours, Orson

[@Viper-ft3tk]

Pac-Man and Strong Bad crossover when?

[@BigA207]

Dear Orson, I can turn you blue and eat you, you know! Pacfully yours, Pac-Man

[@BigA207]

It's a Strongbad reference. @GuineaPigOverlord

[@AlexR-ATG]

@@BigA207 Is it bad that I'm reading the original post and your response in the Pac-Man World 3 voices?

[@BigA207]

No, in fact, it works whether you're reading it in the World 3 voices or the Strong Bad voices.@@AlexR-ATG

[@LackingSaint]

Pac-Man's wide smile and blank stare as he consumes a crying ghost will haunt my nightmares forever.

[@TritnewNG]

Pac-Man is the first true survival horror game.

[@LostInConfusion1]

He just chomps him without remorse. Amazing.

[@vegetafan9922]

When I first played this at the end I thought Pac would be the kind hero he's supposed to be...he hears about Orson's story about not having any real friends and Pac feeling bad for him decides to share his birthday party with him on Ghost Island...but nope! The sadistic yellow bastard pulls a Power Pellet out of his ass and gleefully chomps the poor guy and thinking about it Orson was probably lonely in life as well and became a ghost after commiting suicide. The least you could have done is offer him some cake or something!...WHAT THE HELL, PAC-MAN!!?

[@randomscrappygamingchannel5081]

Well if you read the storyboards released it says Pac Man eats Orson because he simply can't help it.

[@goodwithastain]

Fancy meeting you here

[@Electroporcupine]

I love that 3's final cutscene shows Ms Pac-Man moving the cake out of Pac-Man's way as he falls. She holds the safety of the cake as a higher priority than the possibility it could cushion her husband's landing as he falls from a great height. Honestly, I respect that.

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

if the candle was still lit then that would make a bit more sense, but we quickly saw the fire go out before the first cutscene ends.

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

@@BlueAizu_ yea I think that sometimes too

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Who'd want to fall into a cake though?

[@GryphonWyng]

There's no fall damage, so I guess there's nothing to worry about

[@sebs-shenanigans]

It would be funny to see a horror game, when you are a ghost that has to survive Pac-people. THe horrid monsters that devour them mercylessly.

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

i remembered a long time ago at a summer camp we were playing a game called pacman that was similar to pacmaan, only in the game the 3 pacs in the game always have power pellets and its a bit unfair for the ghosts. I remembered one time i was a ghost and was cornered by 2 of the 3 pacmans in the game. i ragequitted before they could eat me. its quite a weird pacman game but I kinda would call it a horror game if it was made into a singleplayer game online.

[@ToastTheThird]

Dead by Daylight Pacman DLC

[@danielmccoy8440]

there's fan game about that

[@makotoyuki345]

@@danielmccoy8440 gimme the sauce please

[@user-mr4xp1ef3z]

It's called packwar blood edition

[@vman339]

Oh boy. I know your views may never reflect it, but you're at your best when you examine the weirder, more obscure things out there. Keep it up, Snakerer.

[@Tehsnakerer]

Thank you kindly, I do think that's where I'm stronger as well, if only because it's easier to find new ground to talk about things, and details tend to stick out more.

[@vman339]

It is utterly surreal reading this comment from a year ago and remembering how your channel had yet to utterly explode thanks to covering a few high profile flops properly.

[@squabbbb]

@@vman339 woah man I remember your FNV builds fancy finding you here on my 3rd viewing on this video lmao

[@vman339]

@@squabbbb I just solve the games, Tehsnakerer does the bigger job of discovering, documenting and analyzing them. Happy to know I'm not unnoticed, though, thank you!

[@squabbbb]

@@vman339 solve? More like perfect! The stuff you do is insane and I'm glad you have as great taste in KZbinrs as I do. I've been watching you for years man you defo ain't going unnoticed, keep it up!

[@TaoScribble]

Pac-Man World 3's dialogue is getting genuine chuckles outta me. I need that game in my life. XD

[@Nic_2751]

Thankfully I do

[@mcparker8408]

My favorite line of the video "That's it he's dead, Pac-Man and Clyde don't fucking play!"

[@themetalgamer9864]

I think I am one of the few people to have played this entire trilogy, when each installment was brand new as a kid, including Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness. Pac-Man World 2 is an absolute hidden gem of the 6th console generation. Weird considering how recognizable Pac-Man is.

[@ssbmclover864]

Also a cool fact is in one of the levels in the factory world the speedrun would have you open the ps1 and take the game out. The game will still run but the door to a fruit wont spawn so you get it for free. The speedrun later banned it

[@CesarTorres61296]

If I remember correctly, an out of bounds glitch is used to get the fruit behind the door.

[@oldstoffire]

I think Pac Man World 2 is the only game I'm actually truly nostalgic about. It was just one of those games I had as a kid, so all I remember is how unique all the environments felt, how great the music was, and how infuriatingly difficult it was for me as a child. Hearing all these sound effects again is just making me remember all the time I spent playing it as a kid, since my parent very rarely bought new games

[@cracka276]

I love how you mostly cover bizarre and offbeat games in your reviews; most people would choose to review something like the Crash or Spyro trilogies, but no one ever talks about the Pac Man World games. For being an hour and forty minute video I found myself wishing for more at the end; you deserve way more views and subs than you get!

[@zamirewilson7424]

Yeah, these games are fun and deserve some praise although I haven't personally played the 3rd one which might be a good thing but yeah this guy deserves more subs. 😏😏😏

[@grfrjiglstan]

Spoilers for the re-release: So once you beat Re-Pac, you still get the same ending where Pac-Man eats Orson - but only if you haven't rescued all five family members. If you have, he spares Orson instead. That's right, the original ending is now the bad ending. Pac-Man can show mercy, but only once he's proven he has nothing left to fear from the ghosts.

[@isthatisaac]

Pac man world 2 will always have a special place in my heart for being the first ever video game I played

[@BrandonTheFanGuy]

My brain hurts seeing the red ghost be named Clyde Clyde was always the Orange one wasn't he?

[@UmberBee]

yeah, I think the more confusing part was when the Orange ghost was considered Blinky. I thought I was extremely sleepy, or just colorblind

[@daedreaming6267]

@@UmberBee I am colourblind and now I am extremely confused :(

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

yea

[@Sarah12471]

Yes it's, Inky is the blue one Pinky is the pink one Blinky is red And clyde is orange

[@Sarah12471]

@@daedreaming6267 here is the image with their names by their sprites under nicknames(don't know how much this helps) images.app.goo.gl/LjYjgUQaC1Z9Xnq86

[@Nic_2751]

You know, you made me realize, what if this trilogy could’ve been something bigger in story, how it would be about how in the first game it was establishing the rivalry between Pac-people and Ghosts, the second game expanding on that and showing where it began with deeper lore in the ancient book, and the third one bringing them together to fight a greater evil but learning to respect each other and redeeming themselves and finally have a calm interaction with one another possibly starting a new beginning thanks to Erwin, what if the first game really pushed the technology and creativity of the Ghosts on their Island and how fun they can actually be, the second game them sneaking into Pac-Village as a way to get back at them for getting on their territory last time and summoning the ancient ruler who was sealed away but clearly proved just as powerless against Pac-Man learning their lesson. Finally with the third game they now have to join forces and put aside their own rivalry to fight against Erwin who threatens both their worlds and plans to (incompetently) rule them, but after working together and Pac-Man and Orson growing fondly on each other through their interactions and revealing the ancient’s plans and what lead to their perish, realizing fighting and rivalry won’t do them any good and become peaceful with each other and the ghost gang stay home with the family while Orson fixes the Spectral Realm and restores Ghost Island itself to a spooky yet tropical island and have him and Professor Pac bond on their intelligence and love for science and history and technology (Toc-Man and the Yellow Pac Marine their own inventions) while fixing their homes respectively this giving closure to Pac-Man canon as a whole and then World Rally is them having go kart races as now friends and a way to have fun and let loose ending the saga the best way possible, or did I over think it more than you did?

[@Flashshadow]

That actually sounds pretty dope! 😁

[@chaosinc.382]

I like it.

[@TheSupersonicfan7]

Something about Pac-Man crashing to the ground like a sack of potatoes in 1:34:23 with a smile on his face just makes me laugh

[@jackiexkh]

Pac-Man Adventures actually was going to start with a terrorist attack; there’s storyboards of it.

[@y2commenter246]

X-khou Really?

[@jackiexkh]

Josh S Yes.

[@lolcowindustries]

X-khou please tell me your joking

[@jackiexkh]

John Anderson I’m not.

[@Nic_2751]

I wonder how this would’ve played out

[@JayOfSpade]

It's fucked up that Namco constantly changes which ghost is Clyde

[@Sethafella]

I get what he's saying back Pac-Man World 3 will always have a special place in my heart as one of my favorite childhood games. I can still make out the sound of the robots saying "Ow" or pac-mans 3 punch combo

[@alexanderthemagnifcent2573]

I remember playing pacman world 2 when I was a little kid

[@robertharris6092]

Alexander - ThatBlueHatGuy #FishTopia same. I remember hating it.

[@dawndunphe8457]

yeah the blinky(named clyde in that game) was too hard like I still have trouble to this day it was broken also the last level(ghost maze one) was also pretty hard too

[@Ars-Nova258]

Me too, it's the reason I checked out this video. God I remember that frustrating but amazing game. I need to find some on the songs on KZbin now.

[@lemmykoopa1379]

Me too

[@chara7054]

I still have the game and remember sucking at even finishing World one XD

[@Mr.Pallanza]

Ghost: _NO ONE LOVES A GHOST_ Pac-Man: h a h a h a *_VORE TIME_*

[@SuperMarioFan123311]

Now all you have to do is look into Pac-Man's "dark age"... AKA Ghostly Adventures 1 and 2.

[@appleooza1920]

@Simple Weirdo the cartoon was very entertaining though. Not sure about the games though.

[@PDRNorrington]

@@appleooza1920 Sorta like Sonic Boom

[@SkigBiggler]

He burps up the eyes of the devoured ghosts and saya annoying stuff a lot.

[@robbiewalker2831]

Simple Weirdo Pac-Man has “realistic eyes” since “Hello! Pac-Man”, and his design in “Pac-Man Party” looked better than in Ghostly Adventures.

[@Slenderquil]

There was a second ghostly adventures? Yikes

[@ViviDotArchive]

“Pac-man doesn’t talk a big game, He gets shit done.” That is my favourite line in this video. That or maybe “Pac-man man and Clyde don’t fucking play”

[@Nic_2751]

The script is priceless

[@sanderoneil6998]

Normal people: What did you do this Halloween Me:

[@Kilesfactor]

Did you do it again? :3

[@AlonzoTompkins]

Actually glad Pac-Man got back at Orsen at the end of World 1. Guy kidnapped his family so he got what he deserved.

[@ethanc.8683]

To me I do see it he deserved it and let's think about this and be honest 1 : Family Kidnapped on HIS BIRTHDAY 2 : Went through hell trying to rescue them *cough* *cough* Anubis Rex and Spin Dizzy 3 : Trying to steal his Identity as the "Real" Pac-Man to celebrate his birthday 4 : Trying to kill him while on Ghost Island so he can be the only true Pac-Man So yeah he deserved it glad Orson DID change his ways and actions on World 3 (Love that game though)

[@Nic_2751]

Honestly the Spectral Realm being different to everyone based on their expectations could’ve been a very cool gimmick whether it would actually change the gameplay or just a cosmetic change we don’t know but it’s such a cool concept that could’ve been utilized and taken advantage of, like how it is in this game is how Pac-Man sees it but Pinky and Blinky see it much nicer, very interesting concept........

[@michaeloverton04]

Despite how jarring and occasionally unfitting the writing of World 3 is, I really like it, especially with Pacman's lines. Pacman himself is incredibly upbeat, but never annoying and coming across as ignorant. He does react to things, but he always manages to get the best result out of a situation, whether it be a conversation or a battle.

[@Nic_2751]

That’s what makes him such a great role model for anyone at any age, he’s never cynical and wears that smile with pride

[@hiddensniper0076]

Pac-Man world 2 i miss that game so much

[@7ylerD]

I know the comparison for Pac-Man World 3 was Sonic Adventure 2. But to really seems more like... Pac and Daxter or Pac-it and Clank! ...I have no regrets...

[@bogumilaczwakiel5579]

Tyler D iplay pac man party and pac angosty advuters xbox3600 pasngoiusmemarcin

[@CosmicSponge2004]

@@bogumilaczwakiel5579 What is pacangosty advutures xbox3600?

[@chaosinc.382]

Pac-it and Clank lmaoooo

[@officialteamsombie]

I really REALLY love how they made Ghost Island set-up for Pac-Man, since it's where the ghosts live, but they made Pac-Land feel natural, and not like it was set up for Pac-Man since it's his home. I know you already kinda pointed that out, but I just REALLY love the slight change of gameplay between the two.

[@Nic_2751]

World 3’s reliance on easier platforming and making you fall to a lower level instead of a bottomless pit like a typical platformer is an eerily similar problem to Mario sunshine, except there’s absolutely no water in sight to even fall in.

[@64Mario64]

I also got a massive "Jak 2" feel like you did on Pacman 3, despite never having played it personally. Changing the gameplay to introduce more focus on brawling over platforming, the more subdued music has that more "dower" feel that some Jak 2 songs have ("Inside the Vale" in particular gives me that feeling), the shading they use in this game makes it look very similar, and the swinging animations when Pacman grabs onto a pole almost look identical. Even Pacman talking and Orson being his person to bounce off of is like how the relationship from Jak 2 onward was (Jak 1 had it too of course, but it was based on Jak's facial reactions and not dialogue). There are even more things like how 1:19:50 looks very similar to the Haven Palace walkway, but I'll stop from making an essay on this. Just glad I wasn't the only one to think it.

[@codacious14]

64Mario64 I agree. The gameplay is different but the atmosphere is similar.

[@grfrjiglstan]

Jsyk, it's "dour", not "dower".

[@justataco1776]

Pac-Man and the Ghosts are a really weird relationship. In the platformers, they're treated as common enemies and easy to take care of nuisances to the Pac people. In the arcade games, they're nearly invincible threats that kill you in a single touch. And in the cartoons they're either mischievous troublemakers or evil goons out to take over the world.

[@Nic_2751]

Different strokes for different folks (and mediums of course)

[@brandonmorel2658]

It's definitely crazy to see games that were not meant to be picked apart be dissected in such a way. Even games like damn Pacman World 2 have complexity and care put into and that is kind of heartwarming. Also great review mate, I specially love how you interpreted the deep lore of Pacman, the ghosts as underdogs and Pac-People as racist landowners that hunt them for fun is such a good take, I'm sure that was the writers intent.

[@kieranstark7213]

Pac-Man World 1 & 2 both have complexity and care put into it that make it heartwarming and some of the best games of (what was before 2015 when Bandai-Namco decided to regress the franchise into a nostalgia-panderer) Pac-Man up to the ranks of Pac-Man World Rally (or, as some of the mice in An American Tail 1 would pronounce it, “Wawwy”, I’m getting Mega Man 8 vibes from this! *bursts out laughing uncontrollably),* Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 1 & 2, Adventures in Time, Maze Madness, Super Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac ‘n Roll, Pac-Man Championship Edition 1, etc.

[@theengineerisengiehere1517]

Yeah, Pac-Man World 3 Guilty pleasure for sure, hell it’s probably one of my favorite games when I was a stupid little kid who barely read the text in any game I played.

[@TheBonkleFox]

Coming here after the announcement of the remaster. So hyped for it

[@tails183]

Th...the what? Sweet.

[@zigged5296]

Pac-World 2 is a game that I have nothing but nostalgic memories for.

[@DrunkedOwly]

These games were a lot of my childhood, 1 barely because the ps1 didn't last long after I was able to play, but 2 and 3 were the games I most played as well as marvels ultimate alliance

[@johnpinto8299]

Damn pacman shows no mercy in world 3

[@verinthecrow1367]

So a remake of Pac-Man World 1 was announced today.

[@kieranstark7213]

And then next will come Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac where the characters are all in their home console designs of that game plus it would also have Ms. Pac-Man, their child (likely a late teenager recently before he marries Blinky’s child of about the same age much to her father’s disapproval) Jr. Pac-Man and Chomp-Chomp (he can pee on enemies more than any other dog)!

[@Ema_Not_Emma]

I practically grew up with the second game. It's cool to see someone else at least knows of the series' existence.

[@GameMaster-ig8oo]

I agree. I like how fair you were to Pac-Man World 3.

[@AschKris]

I have some fond memories of the pirate and space stages, I used to love the schmup section

[@carlrygwelski586]

Awesome Video, I grew up with this series and I still love them despite the big differences in PW3. I got 100% in PW2 for PS2 a couple years ago and that was a big nostalgia achievement for me lol

[@braylanblack8865]

I remember absolutely loving World 2. It's one of the few games that I get nostalgia from. It was the only game that I was able to complete (with the exception of some of the volcano levels, seriously, those were difficult).

[@WMan37]

Oh yeah pac man had a personality. One of the games I have the most nostalgia for is Pac Man 2: The New Adventures for the Sega Genesis. I'm not sure if that was the first game to show it off but it was definitely the most memorable for me. I've always passed up the Pac Man World series because IIRC at the time of it's release and games journalists were still somewhat relevant it got middling to average reviews which, based on what I've seen in this video, seems kinda apt.

[@codacious14]

The journalist reviews aren't apt at all. World 2 is easily one of the best platformers ever made imo.

[@nibblrrr7124]

1:27:46 They're waiting for you, Pac-Man... in the _test chamber..._

[@itspeeps3563]

Okay, this is driving me nuts- isn’t Clyde the orange one?? I know in Pac-Man arrangement Clyde was Red but he’s clearly Orange in original Pac-Man

[@powwer_orb4635]

In the original? Yes. I don't know how but even as a child, sitting at the computer and "playing" this with my dad, I knew that and called the game out on it. Binky=Violent=Red in my child mind, Pinky=Pink, Blinky=Blue since both started with a bl, and Clyde was the leftovers in the weird, oft forgotten on rainbows, orange.

[@Nic_2751]

Just a dumb name mix up, but they fixed it in Pac-Man World Rally at last!

[@bhlaab]

every kids game has some dang ancients in it. can it with the ancients

[@supercamborg4218]

Kirby is the only one that does it well

[@supercamborg4218]

Kirby is the only one that does it well

[@epicredhot5675]

@@supercamborg4218 nice double post

[@vegetafan9922]

What about Zelda?

[@CabinetGremlin]

Vegeta Briefs Zelda has the Sheikah tribe

[@jpaul3594]

I love Pac Man World 2 it was one of my first ps2 games along with kingdom hearts and ratchet and clank 1 oh man the nostalgia

[@Wimbleknob]

Man, World 2 on the GC was my childhood. Never expected to see a channel (that I like!) cover it. What's that? He covers all 3? Well I guess I know what I'm doing at work today.

[@andleepfarooqui7874]

I did really like Pacman World 3 - though I was like 10 and bad at videogames so I found it actually challenging. Without the context of the first two games, I just assumed the relationships between Orson, Pacman, Blinky and Clyde were better developed in the other two and that they'd had a rapport. It was a neat 3d platformer with a nice mood and was rated E at a time when it felt like a lot of 3d platformers were moving towards T ratings and darker subject matter (so were inaccessible to me). Maybe if I'd played the sonic games or something I wouldn't have liked it as much but as a first introduction to the genre, it was definitely enjoyable with very fitting music.

[@awesomeocelot7475]

Honestly the ending of Pac-Man World 3 bothered me so much. Pac-Man and Clyde (actually Blinky it’s a whole name swapping error in the whole series) where actually gaining respect for each other a bit and Clyde and Pinky even help save the world but Pac-Man and his family just go to torment them…..

[@kieranstark7213]

Smells like pee (seriously though, this is where a disappointment got even worse(

[@Nic_2751]

Honestly from the script, it would’ve made sense IF his ego of demeaning Pac-Man and saying he didn’t need his help only for Pac-Man to sarcastically reply with calling them dinner when they ask to mooch off for a while

[@bladudemovies]

1:11:44 I didn't know Pac-Man was a sith lord.

[@tomfinity]

One thing I wasn't too keen on Pac-Man World 3 was just the whiplash of setting between the second game and maybe even the first game. I really enjoyed the natural feel of the second games worlds, as you said yourself "that could actually belong in this universe." Then PCW3 just straight up put Pac-Man in these apocalyptic settings, which somewhat makes sense for the game thanks to the unnecessary plot. I'm not saying the worlds are a bore, they're still fun to explore and traverse but god it just makes me feel so miserable. The only level that felt right within the game, and wasn't a complete sore to look at was Zephyr Heights.

[@Nic_2751]

I wholeheartedly agree for the most part of what you described, and it’s a shame that judging by concept art, the environments may have looked a bit nicer

[@rickalbuquerque595]

so is this your opinion on the games? pacman world 1: good pacman world 2: great pacman world 3: mediocre

[@AndreeMon8]

Rick Albuquerque agreee

[@Mr.Mosquito89]

@Playboy Pikachu025 Haha what

[@kismetti6755]

Playboy Pikachu025 💩🤡🐩💨🥛🥛

[@kismetti6755]

Playboy Pikachu025 🤡💩💩💩💩👶👶👶😩💨

[@kismetti6755]

Playboy Pikachu025 wait what

[@CosmicSponge2004]

Comment Combo: 1. This Video Was Uploaded The SAME Day That Bubsy Came Back (10/31/2017) 2. I Recently Got A New Working PS2 & I Plan on Getting This Trilogy Along With World Rally 3. Is Pac-Man World 3 Always Widescreen or JUST The Xbox Version

[@ethanc.8683]

Ok first of all your playing the PS2 version good that's my favorite console World 3 is always Widescreen in default you can switch it to the normal screen if you want in the options menu

[@thedarklizardonx8178]

Gonna need a revived trilogy like Spyro and Crash. PAC-MAN World: reserved trilogy.

[@Dsarker]

38:08 - the shrink pellet plays a very small part. Was that an intentional pun?

[@cryptidcloud]

(before watching the video) World 2 is a game i grew up with, along with The Thousand Year Door. Still good today

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Thoroughly excellent work on this review for all three games. Very in-depth and informative. I love these three games (Pac Man World 2 in particular), and, while flawed, they were very fun! I love Pac-Man in general (the arcade original, Pac-Land, and Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures are also my faves in the series)!

[@Crimson-Hat]

I've had 2 from my childhood 7-8 or so and I'm 22 now. I still have yet to beat the volcano world. Meanwhile I really want to play 3 because I really like the look of it. I like the huge sprawling worlds and dialog. It reminds me a little bit of Super Mario Odyssey.

[@romulusnuma116]

I don't think I could have asked for a better Halloween special

[@RarefoilB]

The whole "Pac people are rasicts monsters" observation gains several dimensions when you remember that the plot of Jr. Pac-Man in the arcade original was Jr. having a romance with a young female ghost named Yum-Yum.

[@MTMAkebab]

When I was younger, I played both Pac Man World and Pac Man World 3, but not the second game. When I played 3, I thought I had missed so much lore and development by not playing 2...

[@TheTrueFoxFell]

These three games made up a lot of my younger years, and i thought they were the hardest things i ever played (then again, being like 9 i wasnt exactly the smartest) but seeing you review the series brought back a huge nostalgia boost, and it was a great review! Good use of my time to watch! Keep it up!

[@yellowpowr8455]

I couldn't get over the fact in this video that in Pac-Man World 3 THEY CALL THE RED GHOST CLYDE!

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

ANYONE ELSE HERE AFTER SEEING THE TRAILER FOR THE REMAKE?

[@K1000Master]

There's a remake?

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

@@K1000Master …

[@blocktoob]

@@K1000Master it was announced in the nintendo direct mini, pac man world re-pac (comes out in August)

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

For a time, I used to have all these games. My stepdad had the first game already, and I was curious. Liking the idea, but not the difficulty, I sort of focused my time on other games. Mainly Driver or King of Fighters. I got 2, 3, and World Rally as a gift (birthday or a good report card) and I was so excited. The only one I completed on my own and still love to this day is the third one, since the level design and mechanics are cool.

[@Nic_2751]

It’s certainly my guilty pleasure

[@M.A.C.01]

PAC-Man world 2 will always be the best one.

[@_coralreeff]

I’m two years late to this but!! I loved all of these games as a kid, but for the past few years I’ve been too afraid to go back to them since I know what good games are now, but I loved this! I never see anyone talk about these games, and it was really exciting to see someone do it! Also the dialogue I remember loving so much in the third game I still love now,, this video was such a trip, keep up the awesome work

[@Nic_2751]

If you ask me, Ghost Island in World 2 felt out of order, I feel like Night Crawling should’ve been the first level, introducing us with slow spooky organ music and the pirates from the first game to get us familiar with Ghost Island again and Ghost Bayou being the center of Ghost Island where Wormwood is and after he dies we went to the end of Ghost Island, and there is the boardwalk to the end of it, and Pac-Man roller blades down it to the climactic end and the music is now much faster and still scary, then Pac-Man makes it to the end to fight Spooky in the village, also, I wish the story was a little more, I don’t know why Pac-Man went there, he should’ve just gone back to the village, or have after the whale sub sinks the ghosts steal the golden fruit from our hero and take them to Wormwood so he can spoil them so he gives chase there and makes sense for the story, I do agree it was anticlimactic, but hey at least rollerblading and the music were good.

[@hiss8276]

I just realized I haven't been subbed this whole time. That changed the second I realized it. Amazing content.

[@The_Davo_Domain]

On note of keys in the first game. If you get 1 million points in your save you get a special key that allows you to open any door in any level without the required fruit

[@marba_7849]

Absolutely loved Pac-Man World 2 when I was a kid, so this was surprising to see! Didn't even know there were three games, much less that I was playing the second one.

[@ethanc.8683]

World 1 , 3 and Rally

[@mercury5003]

Say what you want about pac man world 3, but the punching sound effects are some of the most satisfying ive heard in any video game.

[@BasementDweller_]

I want these on modern consoles...

[@Akay4444444444444444]

I mean to be fair, the early Pac games all followed the Pac people trapped in mazes, harassed and hunted down by ghosts until they run out of lives, and it's shown that even being eaten doesn't permanently defeat or kill ghosts. Plus there's the whole thing where one of the ghosts tried to attack Junior for being friends with a ghost kid, so I'm not necessarily saying this is entirely justified but I think there may be a bit more going on here than just what World covered

[@planescaped]

The first Pac-Man World looks like a game I would have absolutely adored as a kid. As an adult it looks like a nightmare.

[@HydraBread]

Rev Spin: Eyo, Pac-Man has the spin dash? Butt Bounce: Eyo, Pac-Man has the bounce jump? Tracing Pellets: Eyo, Pac-Man has the lightspeed dash?

[@mustard_96]

Pac-Man World 1 was the first real game I ever played, so i have a ton of memories on this title. I love this analysis of each of the games. 10:05 I'm really surprised you know about the galaxian thing in the slots for the first game. Every person that I talk to/watch talk about this game dont know about this little tip.

[@en4135]

I remember Pac-Man world fondly, rather specifically I remember desperately trying to collect all the collectables. I remember struggling to collect one specifically, getting it, dying and then spending more time trying to get it again not realizing that I had not lost progress then rage quitting cause I thought the game was bugged. I was a dumbass kid

[@scribble71891]

Anubis Rex. Out of all the levels in the game besides Spin Dizzy, that was the only other level where I got a game over. The intro was kinda cool, but the second phase...omg that was hell on wheels when I was younger, I used to do the same method you used in the vid. Quite an unfair difficulty spike given how early it appears in the game.

[@TARINunit9]

I have to disagree with a couple points of your perspective on the Pac-people. For one thing, the touch of Ghosts is incredibly dangerous to Pac-people (in the original run of World 2 a Ghost's touch was _instantly lethal,_ but this was retcon'd in the re-release you emulated in order to be consistent with World 1). In the absence of power pellets, it's the Ghosts who hold all the cards. Thus, Pac-people aren't natural predators, they're more like natural enemies, like the viper and the mongoose. I see no reason the Pac-people would worship the Golden Fruit Tree. After all, they created it. Rather, more likely they are keeping watch over the Tree, in case Spooky ever escapes (clearly they never figured anyone would deliberately free him)

[@duckheadbob]

love your videos. played this as a kid and did an audible "OH YES" when i saw this

[@gabrielbrito2120]

2:51 Pac-Man is Ex-Ghostbuster Pac-Man's Friends have Disappeared Pac-Man is going to Ghost Island Pac-Man is going to reach Boiling Point

[@frostthedragon6932]

these were most of my childhood

[@earthbound9999]

Couldn't tell ya why this is the video of yours I always come back to

[@JacobDFerguson]

I used to love this game! Really loving these thorough reviews of older games

[@KTBF_Productions]

Pac Man World 2 is my favorite out of the 3 games hands down. It takes the established game mechanics of the first game and improves them, not to mention that its level design gets increasingly difficult as you progress. The game also feels so much cleaner and refined, in terms of graphics and character models. World 2 has the advantage of being released on next gen consoles, so the game looks 10x better than what came before.

[@dod7947]

Pac Man World 2 by farrrrrrr is the best one in the series.

[@Toksyuryel]

While the spectral realm is absolutely a slog, it does have one thing going for it: the music slaps.

[@ethanc.8683]

Yeah it does my favorite track is the Spectral Fiend's "boss" theme

[@freddytheshadowninja]

Man, I have some incredibly fond memories of Pac-Man World 1!

[@PurpleHighway25]

The original concept of Pac-Man World 3 sounds infinitely cooler then what they went with.

[@StenExStended]

A just played this game recently and realized a flaw that wasn't mentioned. When you get a game over, it goes back to the amount of lived you had at your last save. This means if your last save has 1 life you'll respawn with only one life. This game isn't exceptionally difficult but for those who aren't all too good at video games in general you could probably imagine how that could end up becoming a problem.

[@ValcomDrifty]

Man this dude is exactly what I want, more then a hour long videos

[@Nic_2751]

And more 3D Pac-Man

[@Goramann]

3:42 He sounds like a character from Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 1