Pac-Man World Retrospective
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I love how you seem to get a lot of enjoyment out of the sound effects and soundtrack, something I'm also a big fan of, it's usually overlooked, so I appreciate the attention it got in this video.
The fact that “Far Out” (and the Pac-Man World 1 & 2 soundtracks, for that matter) didn’t land on lists of best video game soundtracks (even if it’s lists that are top 100s at the minimum) is a crime against humanity (and gaming culture).
I kid you not, when I beat the Galaga boss, I called it a win and never touched the game for a looong while.
My thumb nearly fell off from mashing that X button
I’m so glad someone had the confidence to praise the hell out of King Galatian for being a very fresh Galaga reference that makes it feel like both a Galaga/Galaxian and an addictively executed 2D platformer like the late 20th Century (from Mario 2 & 3 in 1988 to Super Mario World 2 in 1995) Super Mario games at the same time!
I remember trying to beat King Galaxian when I was 4 years old back in 2003. It literally took me *TWO YEARS* to do it. I didn't win that level until I was in 1st grade in 2005. 😦
KIng Galaxian was a very difficult boss for childhood me. It took me many years to get to the Funhouse and Factory levels.
King Galaxian is so friggen hard...
Pac Man World is going to be remade for modern systems later this year called Pac Man World: Re Pac. I’m looking forward to the version on Nintendo Switch.
Great review! Your audio in particular sounds great and is edited very well as usual! Although I've never played this game only two and three
J's Reviews I would highly recommend it.
oh cool, i didnt think id find you here
@@KingKlonoa I’m still waiting for J’s Reviews to make his Pac-Man review series at some point, like “Why Pac-Man is Important”, “Why Ms. Pac-Man is Better Than the Original”, “Why Pac-Man World 1 So Great”, “Why Pac-Man World 2 is My Favourite Pac-Man Game”, “Why Pac-Man World 3 is a Failure”, “Why Pac-Man World Rally is the Most Underrated Spin-off” and “Why Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures is Better as a Game Series”.
Now, as for ExoParadigmGamer’s Remake or Rebreak on Pac-Man World 1, on the other hand, while it can be nitpicky for someone who “likes” the game yet he “doesn’t see why it’s the favorite game of a few people out there” even though he sometimes said amazing (or at least decent) things about it like it’s soundtrack (very unfortunately, a minority of people use Far Out as an example of top-notch gaming music, even for their high standards compared to Generation A pop music, but while EPG didn’t use this song as an example of a great PMW1 song tied with a few others, I think he still gave a shout-out to FO in the credits, in fact, it’s so good that if he were to revive the hilariously lovable monster that is Whiny Bitch Gamer, he could make “Why The Second Reality Project Reloaded is the WURST GAME IN THE WURLD!!! (A WBG Rant-sponse to ROR: TSRPR), “Why Pac-Man IS THE WURST VIDIO GAME FRANCHIZE!!! (A WBG Rant-view)” and “Why Pac-Man and the University of Pac-Land SMELLS LIKE PEE!!! (A WBG Rant-sponse to EPG)”) I saw from your top comment of this video that regardless of how (partially) contrasting your opinions on the PS1 version of PMW1 are, you strongly appreciate the effort he put into making this video (back in the late 2010s when reviews were an hour long compared to half an hour in the mid 10s) and it would be really awesome when he also does Xross Platform or Remake or Rebreak on the Pac-Man World sequels (while I get why you don’t love PMW2 as much as PMW1, I’m glad you are still a fan of this game nonetheless because it’s my favourite game of 2002 (and of all time) like how Spyro Enter the Dragonfly is the other way around)
its about time that someone makes a solid retrospective video on this great, amazing trilogy that was a major part of my childhood, especially pac man world 2, so thanks so much.
This game holds a very special place in my heart. I really wish they would continue the series
2022: Eh hem
I genuinely LOVE Pac-Man 2 on the SNES and would love for you to talk about it one day. Same goes for its 'unofficial' sequel, Pac-In-Time. They use fairly unconventional but extremely interesting and fun mechanics to make for super unique games. Pac-Man 2 is probably the funniest and most charming game I've ever played. Love your vids man
When I was a kid I would relax in the Space levels just listening to the music for hours. Honestly this game was so important to me as a child I still pop it in every now and then and take a trip down to nostalgia-land. Glad someone is talking about this underrated game.
Severely underrated game use to play this all the time as a kid, and the music is amazing as well
This game is just screaming out for an update and port to the 3DS.
Mint Jeffer or switch
Or all systems.
I think there is a port in the original ds
If they ever do this i hop they add kooky crypt back to the level roster
I know Im asking randomly but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account??
I was stupid lost my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!
This game kinda reminds me of Frogger Beyond. They were trying to make Frogger relevant again by redesigning the character and trying to turn him into a sort of 3D platforming mascot. The level design was sort of Frogger's tile based movement but in a larger scale as you had to traverse through actual levels. The level design was surprisingly good, when ever it decided to not throw any gimmicks at you like riding a mine cart or snowboarding. And the boss fights were pretty tough considering you always died in one hit. The last boss especially lasted for way too long.
I hadn't heard any praise for the game before I decided to check it out, and I was genuinely surprised by the level of polish it had. Unfortunately all the games after it were kinda.. bad. They tried to expand on its ideas, but also ended up cutting corners on a lot of things, resulting with the game feeling a lot less polished. The whole story and overall attitude of the game wasn't exactly good in Beyond, but it still had that sort of Arcade feel to it. The games after it lost that as well.
Thank goodness ghost world never existed. It probably would have been almost as much of an atrocious disaster as bubsy 3D from the looks of it
Blasphemous. Bubsy 3d is the pinnacle of gaming
Bubsy 3d is a MASTERPIECE you’re just nitpicking and biased
What the hell is bubsy 3d?
SpiritFoxGames it’s better left unknown
I came back to this since they announced Pac-Man World Repac! I never got to play the PS1 version of the game, but I enjoyed the GBA version for being a ported down version of the game… that said, I’m excited to finally get the chance to finally experience the main version of the game in the remake… even if some of the Pac friends got renamed and such.
This game woulda been great on the 3DS. What a missed opportunity.
On the Gameboy Advance version of this game, by the way, the friends are not mandatory, but do help you if you find them.
I Loved Pac Man World when I was a kid!
My 4th PS1 game
I loved it with a burning passion when I was a kid, and even as an adult who is aware that it does have its frustrating moments (then again, even better/worse-received games than the Pac-Man World Series can have their annoying moments), I still love it to this day (of course, PMW2 is an improvement since it is both one of the greatest and most underrated games of all time, but PMW1 does come very close to the point where if I were to make a list of favourite games, I would likely put the home console versions on it someday to spite the people who dismissed them which lead to the downfall of (Bandai-)Namco)
Anubis Rex and King Galaxian just gave me some full on PTSD. I remember being stuck on those two forever, and by then I was too drained to bother finishing this game.
The pac is back
PMW2.
Actually he was talking about Pac-Man World Re-Pac. This game is actually getting a remake though.
@@starlightwitch12 Ik.
I've watched most of your videos, but just got around to watching these. It's cool to see how you've improved, while still showing how consistently high quality your content has been. Needless to say I'm glad you just play the music when show casing it in your later Retrospectives, as in this video I wasn't really able to hear the excellent music without upping the volume significantly (with BAWOOPS! thrown in from the sound effects).
Best sound design on the ps1. Those sound effects are burned into my mind.
Galaga is the sequel to Galaxian.
Cyanlaser121
And boy, was it a HUUUUGE improvement over its predecessor.
Cheezmonka ikr
@@Cheezmonka Galaxian's better.
KingK your videos are really tight and informative. Also about your recent zelda reviews, its crazy how you do one every week so far. Good on you dude.
That’s right, like factor5fanatic, I think he did a much fairer review on Pac-Man World 1 (PS1) than ExoParadigmGamer, Nitro Rad, CGRUndertow, Petronius, WatchMojo and Tehanakerer (for example. I mean, I get where they (with the exception of WatchMojo and CGRUT because of course they would want to do this underrated gem dirty!!!!) coming from, but that doesn’t mean I have to agree with most of the bad things they said about the game.). Hell, the former even acknowledged the existence of this review and gave PMW2 the love it deserves! Still waiting for him to do Remake or Rebreak or Xross Platform (Pac-Man has a lot of ports, tbh, especially the original game, and od course like Pac-Man World 1 (GBA), the Atari 2600 version of the original would get a Rebreak for the damage even one of my former favourite gaming franchise would have done to gaming from an objective standpoint) on more Pac-Man games.
I love how you look at games in a way to figure out purpose. You describe Pac-Man in a way I've never heard; and the draw was to manipulate the path of the ghosts to get the highest score possible. You're definitely somebody I'd trust when it comes to whether a game would suit me or not, because I find that as I get older, I am more aware of the fact that despite the imagery, I'm sitting in a chair and pushing buttons, so having more of a purpose within the game really helps me enjoy a game more.
I am overjoyed to see that you've made this video, because this was one of the first video games I ever played and I have almost /never/ seen it discussed online!
I loved this game circa 2000. I didn't expect to see a retrospective on your channel.
Just wanted to say great work, love the long form analysis of certain games, keep up the hot and spicy content.
thank you so much for this beautiful tribute to one of my favorite games of all time! So many special memories with this game.
Wow what a throwback! I remember it was always strange with that depressing intro. There was another PacMan game I played on SNES that was an adventure game as well and eventuate had some dark and scary plot points.
Great video, mang, but next time make sure the cutscene audio is up at a decent decibel level. 'Twas a bit on the quiet side. Unless you were avoiding YT copyright bots.
ExoParadigmGamer probably just wasn't paying enough attention to the levels. It was like 5 a.m. Next time I'll look more into that.
Now we need one for Pac-Man World 2! That game is my jam!!!
General Kenobi
this is a great review. i loved these games as a kid and even looking back at them now they're so much fun (at least 1 and 2 are) i honestly thought i was the only one who really cared about this series because like you mentioned in the video, no one ever really talks about it. in fact this is the first really fleshed out review of it and i think you did a fantastic job.
I think I remember you in Derek's CGRUndertow video review of Pac Man World (GBA Version). You don't seem to take his opinion very well with how you compare Pac-Man's jump between genres to Mario's.
yeah that comment is very old and very bad lol
I mean this in the nicest of ways, but the Pac-Man World Playlist in particular is my favorite series of yours to help me fall asleep.
Fun fact, the factory theme is actually the menu theme for pacman world on gameboy advanced, and it's funny cause I'm used to that version lol
wow yeah real funny
I want a full port of the Pac-Man World Trilogy to modern consoles, with the following updates:
1. Redesign Pac-Man's hitbox to be smaller and more accurate.
2. Slightly modernized level design.
3. Increase enemy AI difficulty.
4. Moveset is modernized and made similar for each game.
5. Call it the "Re-PAC-aged Trilogy"
6. Throwing Pac-Pellets is completely reworked; instead of throwing down, it instead throws in front of you.
I loved and adored this game as a kid. Such memories with this game.
Looking back, it's a bit sad that these games never gained the kind of popularity that mascots like Mario, Crash and Spyro got. Considering how well made World's 1 and 2 were (even surpassing alot of the games in the previously mentioned mascots' series imo) I feel like there should've been a bigger push to get these games more in the public eye as they were way ahead of their time.
I love this game but I still haven't beat it since I had when I was 5
SAME XD
Me too over here
@Rantorian no
Pacman jr and proffesor where actually unofficial, yeah it was produced by Bally midway but was done without Namco's premission
I LOVED this game!
I remember I was only one of my friends that owned/played this game.
I never beat this game but I plan on doing so now!
Seriously If i remember correctly this is one of the best games ever!
Anyone have any good memories of this game? Comment below and let me know I'd like to hear! :D
When I saw a retrospective for this game, I was worried but prepared for it to get torn to shreds like many old games are. I’m so happy so many people agree and have such great memories of this series! Now I’m tempted to find it on eBay just to relive my childhood 👀💕
Great to see this game get more attention. I figured it had plenty of attention, but not quite considering the number of TH-cam reviews I've come across.
I mean it does get some attention but not that much as something like Mario 64. And most of the reviews I have seen (besides this one and another one.) have been less than stellar I would say. Especially CGR Undertow and Classic Game Room's because they didn't even talk about half the stuff King K did.(I know that's not their style but that's why i'm not a fan of their videos in the first place.)
I'm glad at least though King K talked about this gem of a game because it's barely talked about that much outside of maybe a cult status from certain fans like myself.
Having watched all your Pac-Man World retrospectives back to back (albeit out of order) I find it interesting what kinds of vibes I get from these games
PMW2's level designs had a very strong Rayman 2 vibe to it, while PMW1 to me just screams Pandemonium!.
I wonder if the Pac-Man games drew inspiration from those or not, given that both Rayman 2 and Pandemonium! precede both Pac-Man games by a few years
I accidentally deleted my save file and I was at the last level. The game was pretty tough but one day I will beat it. I remember anubis rex gave me a lot of trouble. I will never forget that boss.
This game, and Pac-Man World 2, have to be some of the most underrated titles of all time. Thank you for spreading the word.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. You know why Pac-Man World 1 & 2 aren’t on lists of greatest video games and people seem to acknowledge Bubsy 3D and Superman 64 more even though they are the worst 3D platformers of the late 1990s/all time? Because they have no taste! They just love to sleep on masterpieces that they weren’t ready for just because they didn’t want to see something as memorably epic as Pac-Man and other characters in the franchise finally developing personality beyond a simple little arcade game (which, to be fair, the 1980s Pac-Man games do hold up very well, especially for second generation era standards which just goes to show that gaming in the 1970s is nothing compared to how it is nowadays, especially because the original PM is made for gaming to be more than just a “men’s club”)!
I feel like these early PS1 games were some of the last reverberations of the “Nintendo hard” games. Now, Pac-Man world isn’t hard in the exact same way but it does share one thing in common: the game feeling like it’s punking you.
I played this for the first time last year and I was shocked how often I died. Kind of a cool game though. Liked it more than I thought I would.
Side note Galaxian is harder than Galaga. In Galaga there can be up to 3 of your shots on screen at once, whereas in Galaxian there can only be 1 of your shots on screen at once and I seem to remember the enemies being faster
I find Pac-Man's eyes both highly disturbing and aesthetically displeasing, especially during that ending sequence.
Pac-Man has my favourite eyes out of anyone in the world in the Pac-Man World trilogy (quadrilogy if counting Pac-Man World Rally, which could classify as Pac-Man World 4 despite being a racer rather than a platform we).
Kieran Stark I consider it a makeup because of World 3
Nic 2751 What do you mean? I feel like I should know what you’re talking about, but I need this to be said in a different way so I don’t keep being confused please.
Kieran Stark World Rally feels like a redemption of the failure that was World 3, I blame my wording
awesomegames.miraheze.org/wiki/Pac-Man_World_3 PMW3 is a failure financially, but if only it could do better because it’s actually pretty damn good despite a few things that make it a (minor) step-down from its predecessors for home consoles.
Just be lucky it ain’t the Pac-Man World duology (or trilogy if you count crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Pac-Man_World_3_(DS)) for Nintendo handheld consoles (though the consoles themselves are decent in their own right)!
I could not agree with you more on the music, i absolutely love it. The theme for far out and gimme space are always my go to
I forgot about this banger!! Gotta rewatch for re pac 😎
Love your channel, dude! Is there any chance of you doing a Kingdom Hearts retrospective? I'd love to hear your thoughts and talk about the series with you!
TallManVanitas Sometime
Kingdom Hearts is, to me, one of the most overrated series of the last few console generations.
Cheezmonka everything popular is overrated. Halo, Last of Us 1, P.T. Demo, etc
finally someone made a video on this game!!
loved this game when i was a kid
I loved playing this from when I was 6, and I still love playing this game, it’s the bomb!
I imagine the reason swimming down is slower than usual to add contrast to quickly you sink straight down when made of metal
I'd say the boss/world order's a pretty big fucking detriment and the idea of any sort of difficulty curve in this game being bullshit when the 2 hardest worlds are placed right at the very fucking beginning to stonewall off the rest of the game and mitigating whatever quality points it may have had. To this day I've never beaten King Galaxian without savestates, it's easily one of the worst shmup segments ever in a game, Anubis Rex is terrible only for the completely bullshit hit detection and unavoidable attacks but at least I managed to beat that, took me 20 fucking years, mind.
This game is so frikin awesome! I bought it for 8 dollars at my local retro video game store, it was worth it, although I'm stuck on the first level of world 2
YOU PROBABLY THE PERSON THAT USES REDBOX AND GODMODE ON CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 2 THEN A NORMAL GAMER WHO TALENT IS TO HAVE PATIENCE AND ENJOY DIENG MULTIPE TIMES AND NOT GIVE UP
i have a ps1 and beat this game in one day died multiple times but it was fun as hell .
Holy shit this channel is everything ive ever been looking for on youtube but now ive got two weeks before finals but endless retrospectives to watch :o marry me
22:31 "Listen to this music"
Proceeds to play the in-game audio and is super quiet.
GG King
I'd really like to see you do retrospects on other games not many people talk about I have no nostalgia or personal experiences with this game but I I'm interested in this video because this game seems forgotten.
I LOVED this game as a kid. Even my mom introduced me to it.
What's ironic is that King Galaxian has Galaga music.
Can we get a sly cooper retrospective still at some point? I’d love to see it!
I was surprised that Pac-man Ghost Zone looked like it played very similarly to Bubsy 3D. I make this comparison because I see a similar way you move Pac-man. Bubsy and Pac-man move by walking back and forth, and spinning around to change direction in order to move in a 3D plane. I also see how the camera moves upward when you jump over a gap.
I played the game on the GBA, and it looked kinda similar. It looks like some areas got cut, but it looks like it plays similarly
re-pac actually fixes nearly every critique you had.
for starters: every level now has a checklist of pac-man letters, galaga youve collected, keys it might have, and family members in the level.
second: metal powerups now respawn infinitely, fixing down the tubes
third: pac-man is given a flutter that can save you in a pinch
fourth, theres an easy mode for beginners that adds in a couple blocks as well as near infinite fluttering (it's not. it does run out, but it takes a long time)
fifth, the power pellet is buffed immensely: bottomless pits now have a cover while it's active, and it's completely invincible too. in addition to growing larger letting you smash stuff and go on a rampage.
sixth: the family members are optional: there are now two endings: don't save all the family members, and the original ending plays out (with the family members getting released anyway) save all the family members, and a new, much sweeter ending occurs instead.
re=pac is better in every way.
Also the bosses seem to be improved in many ways too! Whether they give players more leeway or just making things more interesting.
Swimming too has been improved on too, making Pacman swim a bit faster and given a more simple control layout
finally someone else likes the space music. one of the best soundtracks I've heard
Oooh the memories......And "So easily forgotten"...
Will you be doing a crash bandicoot retrospective?? It only makes sense cause of the PS4 remakes coming out this summer
What about that track from the space themed world did you like? Personally I thought it sounded like advanced elevator music. The next one you shared was indeed a banger tho
Any chance of reviewing of resident evil original saga?
nice vid btw, enter expecting the pacman on segagenesis lol
I've only played bits of 5, but maybe one day.
KingK you never play resident evil remake?
btw RE5 its not the original saga, and its bad imo.
re1-2-3, then code veronica, then zero and remake.
my favorite saga in game indrustry, if you like the environmental storytelling of darsouls you need to play resident evil 1;
is a 20+ years game, but i feel is a classic, the original RE remake for gamecube, is one of the best games ever made imo
TheCredfield if I ever do the series I'm just gonna play from 1 to 6
I miss that feeling when you open a brand new ps1 or n64 game that you've been psyched for.
Nowadays i dont get that same feeling.... Especially with downloaded titles lmao
8:04
take “score” out of context and this sequence becomes very entertaining
There will be a Remake in a few days, called "Pac-Man World Re-Pac"
You preach the gospel man. Seriously, couldn't agree more with your retrospectives
To me this was best 3D Pac-Man game. just wish they could another just like it. (PMW 2 and 3 sort of lost what made the 1st game special.)
Because I was taken off that project! I went back onto it only when it was in trouble.
Haven't thought of this game for decades now
Dude i literally was just checking if you had a sly cooper vid before you mentioned it. Please do one
That game needs to be talked about more
If you collect all the pac man letters and go into the bonus round if you exit the bonus round if you go to a level and if you walk the edge, it will take you to the end of the level
I loved Pac-Mania when I first played it in the 80's.
I will say, this is probably my 2nd favorite PS1 game I ever played. And in general my 2nd favorite Pacman game.(1st being Pacman Championship Edition DX. Man, that game to me is a perfect sequel to the original arcade game in every way IMO.) I think it was actually smart of the team to stick to a 2D horizontal perspective rather than go full fledged 3D like Mario 64.
Not to say Mario 64 and other 3D Platformers are bad of course not but the thing is that most of them aged in the 5th gen and it's noticable especially with Mario 64 with things like repeating music,simple geometry and kind of samey mission patterns. Though, since the team for this game picked a more so horizontal style for the camera I think this helps make Pacman World 1 not feel dated in the slightest. It can played today and I still think it would age extremely well.
And for that I commend the team for an excellent job on that in this regard. The music I will say also is again pretty damn solid. It's got a Pacman flavor to it and I mean that in the best way possible. And the space levels have my favorite music in the game because they're really amazing.(Especially the boss battle theme as it feels like a nice tribute to Galaga/Galaxian.)
In general this is an overall great game and i'm glad you made an in-depth review for this game considering the reviews I have seen of this gem were less than stellar usually.(*Cough Cough Classic Game Room*.) Keep up the great work man.:)
Super Gamer61499 Part of the reason I wanted to make this so much is that I saw next to no interesting or in depth reviews of the game on TH-cam. I have similar feelings towards the CGR review.
Great video man! Since Pacman won against Sly Cooper, you should do it now.
1slychilla I might do it after Pac-Man.
I first played this game whenever I was 8, never beat the second world until I was 15 and finally beat Anubis Rex, and then the game
I played this as a youngun and I believe I only got past the first area once. Those underground levels were *_hard,_* man.
(Btw by first area I mean like beating pirate, underground, AND space areas, not just the pirate-themed one)
The major difference between Galaga and Galaxian is that Galaxian has enemies that come onto the screen in formations similar to Space Invaders, while Galaga has enemies that form a kind of snake or congo line that loops around the screen. Galaga is the direct sequel to Galaxian.
Quick word of advice: if you're showing off music, either turn off the sound effects, or don't use gameplay to do it. The sound effects make it difficult to hear any of the music.
My cousin had this game and i soughed at it in my youth but after your video im might have been wrong too as a kid.
Late response... I know.... But if they did a solid Pacman turn based with some story and world building I things and a sense of puzzle and variety of play style choice it could have that sense of trying to out manuver the ghosts to collect pallets.
Would love to play this game and its sequels sometime, but none of them are on the European Playstation Store and I live in the middle of nowhere so trying to find physical versions isn't an option
well you could try making a US PSN account, its pretty easy to get a fake US address, is it on the US PSN store though?
Yes, but then I can only play it on PS3. I want to play it on my Vita, and if I go that route I have to do some annoying memory card switching wizardry.
Well, a history correction about Pac-Man Ghost Zone from the creator of it, me... a.k.a. the lead game designer on CAPCOM's Maximo Ghost to Glory, lead gameplay designer of Abe's Oddysee and many other well-known and some game of the year products, such as Aladdin for the Sega Genesis, along with Cool Spot. Yes, we took the prototype to Japan for review and I was the one who presented the game to Namco CS R&D and VS R&D and both groups overwhelmingly loved the concept, although it was still way early in development. Yes, it's true the CEO got pissed and was going to kill the project, but not because of the play, it was because the game had NO Cinematics. (Something I knew was going to be an issue, for the CEO Nakamura, believe it or not, didn't like video games and only reviews products based on the in-game cinematics) I fought the President of Namco USA to get them in the game before the review, but he refused. None the less, when Nakamura said he was going to end the production the head of Namco R&D Japan tracked him down on a golf course and went to bat to continue the game's production. Sadly what really ended the production of the game was infighting between the current director of R&D and the directors on Namco USA. I was offered the directorship of Namco US R&D at a lunch not long after but turned it down to continue to focus on what I enjoyed game design. That's when they turned to Jesse Taylor for the position, who quickly moved to layoff anyone he didn't like. And I say layoff, for no one, was fired, it was called a studio restructuring. I was asked to reapply for a lower position at Namco, but I was done with the politics as just reapplied for the same job I had, knowing Jesse would never accept it and I could part Namco on my own terms. But all turned out for the best, for as soon as CAPCOM found out I was a free agent again they snatched me up to create Maximo Ghost to Glory for them.
This is fascinating!
I LOVE when creators give information like this. I wish KingK saw this.
Do you think Ghost Zone would have been better? Or do you think this game turned out great?
@@deiansalazar140 I really enjoyed Pac-Man World and do think it turned out Great! As for Ghost Zone, I think it would have been a great game too, but it was a different style of game. We'll never really know, for it was doomed from the start by all the politics in the studio at the time.
@@WilliamAndersonGameDesigner I played PMW in my GBA as a kid. Fond memories. Not one of my favorites by any stretch, but it's nostalgic all the same.
Thank you for this brief enjoyable conversation.
Good video my dude
Galaxian: Famous for being so colorful for the time. Slow-paced. Pew-pew.
Galaga: Amazing sequel. Better music/sound-effects. Your ship (a life) can get captured, but you can get it back for a double-shot. Has challenge intermissions.
Galaga Arrsngement, by the way, is do fun.
I bought this game, a ps2 slim and a ps1 memory card because of this video
This game was so damn good
Pac-man World is not a PS1 exclusive. It was ported to GBA.
Rixor12 That was about 5 years later, so you're both technically right
Yet another Great soundtrack by Tommy Tallarico.
Far out
Tod Dennis actually did the soundtrack not Tommy Tallerico
24:15 wow, his mother must be very proud
Pac-Man is such an abstract thing. It's very odd to see it in a three dimensional world.
Pac Man has a platformer? Dang, the more we know!
Yeah, when I think of Mario, I typically think of his first 2D game on the NES. Same with Sonic. Now as mascots, I think of the 3D models of all these guys but modern games will just never have anything on the iconic origins. Pac-man will always be a yellow circle with a slice cut out.
this game should be on the playstation classic
So, in this game Pacman Walka Walkas?
17:44 PALMS SPAGHETTI , HE'S NERVOUS, BUT ON THE SURFACE HE'S , CALM SPAGHETTI, MOM IS SWEATY.