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Pac-Man Museum + is a compilation of Pac-Man games, developed by Now Production and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2022.

It is the direct follow-up to 2014's Pac-Man Museum, adding various new games and features.

Games[]

Pac-Man Museum + features 14 games in the Pac-Man series previously released for arcades and home consoles. Games released for arcades, Super NES, and Wii feature accompanying border art to the game screens.

Of the 14 games present, there are 6 that are locked on first start-up and must be unlocked by finishing two play sessions of the indicated games. A game is finished when the player reaches the end of said game or gets a game over.

Coins are required to play the arcade games (Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Pac-Land, Pac-Man Arrangement (1996), and Pac-Man Battle Royale), acting similar to inserting money into arcade machines. The player can add credits to the machine like a real arcade cabinet, though this will deduct coins from the player's total coin balance. Upon finishing a game, the player will receive up to 10 coins based on their high score, with higher scores awarding more coins (with the exception of Pac 'n Roll Remix, Pac-Motos and Pac-Man Battle Royale; Pac 'n Roll Remix and Pac-Motos performances are decided by the fastest completion time while Pac-Man Battle Royale performances are decided based on the total amount of Pac-Dots eaten within a game).

When launching Pac-Man Museum + for the first time, the player will begin the collection with 500 coins in their possession. If the player does not have any coins in their possession, the player cannot add credits to the arcade games and it cannot be played. Games released for home consoles (Pac-Attack, Pac-In-Time, Pac-Man Arrangement (2005), Pac-Man Championship Edition, Pac 'n Roll Remix, Pac-Motos, and Pac-Man 256) are labeled as "Free Games" and do not require coins to be spent to play. In the event the player runs out of coins to spend, they can either play games via the Free Game Cabinets or claim coins from the wandering visitors in the Arcade Room.

Across the collection, there are over 210 missions to complete across the 14 games present (there are 10 or 20 missions per game). Completing the missions will award coins and will also unlock furniture and music for use in the Arcade Room. Harder goals will award the player with more coins. Completing all 210 missions will award the player with a "Gold Pass", which allows the player to play arcade games without using coins.

Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Pac-Land, Pac-Mania, Pac-In-Time and Pac-Man Arrangement (1996) feature a pause-saving feature, which allows the player to start from the beginning of the round they were in alongside their current score and lives if the player exits the game. Additional features include the option to choose screen sizes, a toggleable CRT filter, and online leaderboards between players globally and friends; for the games featured and for the total amount of Coins acquired throughout Pac-Man Museum +.

Arcade Room[]

Arcade Room

Pac-Man Museum + features a customizable arcade HUB world which the player can decorate to their liking.

Replacing the Ghostly Adventures-themed "Pac Room" in the original Pac-Man Museum is a new 3D arcade area that Pac-Man can explore. The player navigates the arcade as Pac-Man and can customize it to their liking. This includes placing and designing the arcade machines in whichever way the player prefers, as well as adding various additional trinkets and display pieces. The player will unlock new objects by finishing missions from the respective games. Upon unlocking a new object, they will receive one of the unlocked object for free, while additional extra pieces can be purchased via the daily rotating catalog of items inside the Vending Machine. Up to a maximum of 70 objects can be placed in the Arcade Room. The player is able to store and place up to 10 objects of the same kind. While the arcade can be customized to the player's liking, the Arcade Room must always contain one arcade cabinet for each game (for all the arcade games individually and at least one Free Game cabinet), one Vending Machine, one Gashapon machine and one Jukebox.

After certain amounts of missions are completed, visitors that wander around the arcade will begin to appear. These visitors include Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde, Pac-Buddy, Professor Pac, and Pac-Mom. Visitors can give the player coins in the event in which the player runs out of coins.

In the arcade, alongside the games, the player can guide Pac-Man to use the following machines placed in the Arcade:

  • Vending Machine: A rotating selection of eight different items can be purchased via the vending machine using the player's available tokens. The list of items is randomly decided and changes daily. The player cannot purchase items if they have over ten objects of the same kind.
  • Gashapon: The player can insert 5 tokens in the Bandai-branded machine to earn one of several different figure stands. There are 54 different obtainable figures from the Gashapon machine, each classified into three different rarity levels: the standard color figures, the silver figures and the gold figures. Silver and Gold appear more rarely compared to the standard figures. If the player obtains a figure when they have 10 of the same figure, they will be refunded their 5 coins back (6 coins if the figure is Silver or 7 coins if the figure is Gold).
  • Jukebox: The Jukebox allows the player to select background music to play in the Arcade Room. If no background music is selected, general arcade ambience is heard instead.

Collectible Items[]

The known collectible items for the arcade room are:

Cabinets[]

Cabinets are used to play the games in the collection. All cabinets except the free game cabinet require coins to play. Extra cabinets can be unlocked by completing missions. All cabinets also have color variants.

  • Pac-Man Cabinet
  • Pac & Pal Cabinet
  • Pac-Mania Cabinet
  • Super Pac-Man Cabinet
  • Pac-Land Cabinet
  • Pac-Man Battle Royale Cabinet
  • Pac-Man Arrangement Cabinet
  • Free Game Cabinet (used for the console-released games, resembles a game console kiosk)

Decoration[]

Decorations are used to decorate the arcade. The jukebox, vending machine, and Gashapon machine are the only other objects with functionality. Decorations can be unlocked by completing missions. The vending machine allows multiples of the currently unlocked decorations to be purchased.

  • Jukebox (used to play music)
  • Vending Machine (used to purchase items)
  • Gashapon (used to purchase figures)
  • Monstera Pot
  • Philodendron Pot
  • Butterfly Palm Pot
  • Chrysanthemum Pot
  • Calystegia Pot
  • Aloe Vera Pot
  • Geometric Partition
  • Cyber Partition
  • Polka Dot Partition
  • Happy Partition
  • Simple Bench
  • Hot Bench
  • Happy Bench
  • Chic Bench
  • Simple Table
  • Hot Table
  • Happy Table
  • Chic Table
  • Flag (Pac-Man)
  • Flag (Waka Waka)
  • Flag (Ghost)
  • Flag (Geometric)
  • Colorful Balloon Gate
  • Cute Balloon Gate
  • Cool Balloon Gate
  • Chic Balloon Gate
  • Simple Trash Can
  • Chic Trash Can
  • Neon Sign (Pac-Man)
  • Neon Sign (Blinky)
  • Neon Sign (Inky)
  • Neon Sign (Pinky)
  • Neon Sign (Clyde)
  • Neon Sign (Izike)
  • Blue Change Machine
  • Gray Change Machine
  • Orange Change Machine
  • Wooden Chest
  • Cute Chest
  • Cyber Chest
  • Colorful Rocking Horse
  • Cute Rocking Horse
  • Chic Rocking Horse
  • Wooden Box
  • Iron Container
  • Gold Container
  • Colorful Stuffed Doll
  • Cute Stuffed Doll
  • Chic Stuffed Doll
  • Colorful Balloons
  • Cute Balloons
  • Cool Balloons
  • Chic Balloons
  • Colorful Star Light
  • Cute Star Light
  • Cool Star Light
  • Colorful Moon Light
  • Cute Moon Light
  • Cool Moon Light
  • Barrel

Figures[]

Figures can be purchased at the Gashapon machine, where the player will receive a random one upon purchasing.

Figures marked in Italic can only be obtained if the "Bonus Figure Set" DLC is purchased. The DLC was given for free during its launch period and was later made paid DLC for $0.99 USD beginning August 2, 2022.

  • Cherries
  • Strawberry
  • Apple
  • Orange
  • Melon
  • Galaxian
  • Bell
  • Waka Waka (flat-designed Pac-Man)
  • Key
  • Pac-Man A (Pac-Man pointing up)
  • Pac-Man A (Silver)
  • Pac-Man A (Gold)
  • Pac-Man B (Pac-Mania-styled Pac-Man)
  • Pac-Man B (Silver)
  • Pac-Man B (Gold)
  • Pac-Man C (Pac-Man giving a thumbs up)
  • Pac-Man C (Silver)
  • Pac-Man C (Gold)
  • Pac-Man D (Pac-Man dancing)
  • Pac-Man D (Silver)
  • Pac-Man D (Gold)
  • Pac-Man E (Pac-Man sitting)
  • Pac-Man E (Silver)
  • Pac-Man E (Gold)
  • Blinky
  • Blinky (Silver)
  • Blinky (Gold)
  • Pinky
  • Pinky (Silver)
  • Pinky (Gold)
  • Inky
  • Inky (Silver)
  • Inky (Gold)
  • Clyde
  • Clyde (Silver)
  • Clyde (Gold)
  • Izike
  • Izike (Silver)
  • Izike (Gold)
  • Pac-Mom (Ms. Pac-Man)
  • Pac-Mom (Silver)
  • Pac-Mom (Gold)
  • Professor Pac
  • Professor Pac (Silver)
  • Professor Pac (Gold)
  • Pac-Sis (Pac-Baby)
  • Pac-Sis (Silver)
  • Pac-Sis (Gold)
  • Pac-Boy (Pac-Jr.)
  • Pac-Boy (Silver)
  • Pac-Boy (Gold)
  • Pac-Buddy (Chomp-Chomp)
  • Pac-Buddy (Silver)
  • Pac-Buddy (Gold)

Wallpaper[]

Wallpaper changes the look of the arcade's walls. They can be unlocked by completing missions. Notably, some of the wallpapers use artwork from Pac-Man Cereal and the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man. Various backgrounds have also been added periodically through updates, in which the latter are unlocked by default.

  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Black
  • White
  • Navy
  • Pac-Man A
  • Pop A
  • Pop B
  • Pop C
  • Ghost A
  • Ghost B
  • Ghost C
  • Pac-Man & Ghost A
  • Pac-Man & Ghost B
  • Maze A
  • Maze B
  • Maze C
  • Maze D
  • Neon A
  • Neon B
  • Neon C
  • Comics A
  • Comics B
  • Comics C
  • Comics D
  • Fancy A
  • Fancy B
  • Fancy C
  • Fancy D
  • Retro A
  • Retro B
  • Retro C
  • Retro D
  • Retro E

Flooring[]

Flooring changes the look of the arcade floor. All are unlocked by default.

  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Black
  • White
  • Navy

Records[]

Records can be used to play music at the Jukebox. They can be unlocked by completing missions. Some of the tracks are from the "Join The Pac - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary" album. If the jukebox is not playing any song, general arcade ambience is heard in place. The player can set the songs to either loop or shuffle in-between.

Upon first startup, the Jukebox will not be playing any music.

  • Start Music - Pac-Man
  • Coffee Break Music - Pac-Man
  • Game Play - Pac-Man
  • Start Music - Super Pac-Man
  • Round Clear - Super Pac-Man
  • Coffee Break Music - Super Pac-Man
  • Bonus Stage - Super Pac-Man
  • Name Entry: 1st Place - Super Pac-Man
  • Name Entry: 2nd - 5th Place - Super Pac-Man
  • Main Music - Pac & Pal
  • Rest Time Music - Pac & Pal
  • Outward Trip BGM - Pac-Land
  • Return Path BGM - Pac-Land
  • Block Town (Japan Version) - Pac-Mania
  • Pac-Man's Park (Japan Version) - Pac-Mania
  • Sandbox Land - Pac-Mania
  • Jungly Steps - Pac-Mania
  • Menu Selection - Pac-Attack
  • Puzzle Fever - Pac-Attack
  • The Can-Can (Danger!) - Pac-Attack
  • World 0 BGM - Toy Box World - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • World 1 BGM - Original Pac-Man World - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • World 2 BGM - Water World - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • World 3 BGM - Green World - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • World 4 BGM - Ancient Ruins - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • World 5 BGM - Monster Secret Base - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • Last Boss BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • Last Boss Runaway BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade Version)
  • Title BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • Coffee Break Music - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • World 1 BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • World 2 BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • World 3 BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • World 4 BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • World 5 BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • World 6 BGM - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • Boss Battle- Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • Final Boss Battle- Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • Ending - Pac-Man Arrangement (CS Version)
  • Pac-Man CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
  • Stage Select BGM - Pac-Motos
  • World 1 & 3 BGM - Pac-Motos
  • World 2 & 4 BGM - Pac-Motos
  • World 5 BGM - Pac-Motos
  • Boss Battle - Pac-Motos
  • Final Boss Battle - Pac-Motos
  • Stage Select - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • World 1 BGM - Castle Pac - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • World 2 BGM - Gyro Jungle - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • World 3 BGM - Sweet Land - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • World 4 BGM - Flaming Fortress - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • World 5 BGM - Golvis' Hideout - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • Vs. Golvis - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • Vs. Golvis - Last Battle - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • Ending - Pac 'n Roll Remix
  • Final Round - Pac-Man Battle Royale
  • Main Music - Pac-Man Battle Royale
  • Title Music - Pac-Man Battle Royale
  • Come Here!! - Pac-Man Battle Royale
  • Game Play - Pac-Man 256
  • Join the Pac (Original Mix) - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Infiltrate the Pac - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Eat & Run - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Pac-Man Neva Pax!! - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Ladies and Pac-Man - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Dots in the Maze - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Taotie - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
  • Join the Pac (Club Mix) - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album

Release[]

Pac-Man Museum + was released for the following consoles:

  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One
    • The digital version was available for free via the Xbox Game Pass subscription service from May 27, 2022 to May 31, 2024.[2]
  • Xbox Series X/S
    • The digital version was available for free via the Xbox Game Pass subscription service from May 27, 2022 to May 31, 2024.[2]
  • Nintendo Switch
    • The Arcade Room runs at a locked frame rate of 30 FPS on Nintendo Switch.
  • Microsoft Windows

Trivia[]

  • This compilation marks the first time Pac-In-Time, Pac 'n Roll Remix, and Pac-Motos have been re-released.
  • This compilation marks the first time the two Pac-Man Arrangement titles (from Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2 and Namco Museum Battle Collection) have been included in a single collection. It is also the first instance where the games were given labels to distinguish both versions from each other.
  • While most of the games run on emulation, several console-released games (Pac-Man Arrangement (2005), Pac 'n Roll Remix, Pac-Motos, Pac-Man Battle Royale and Pac-Man 256) are natively converted to the Unity engine.
  • Pac-Man Museum + features several changes made to the original games:
    • The version of Pac-Man included in the compilation patches out the Map 256 Glitch; after completing level 255, the game reverts to level 1, while retaining the "9th Key" Ghost AI. This behavior is similar to the Arcade Game Series version.
    • Despite the games being presented in their original form, the Pac-Land, Pac-In-Time, and Pac-Attack games are modified to alter the appearances of Pac-Man's family; replacing Ms. Pac-Man, Baby Pac, and Jr. Pac with "Pac-Mom", "Pac-Sis" and "Pac-Boy", respectively. Despite not being officially clarified why the changes were made, it is assumed to be tied to the ongoing legal issues regarding Ms. Pac-Man.
      • While Pac-Mom was initially revealed via the trailer for the game, her first appearance in a video game was in the Arcade Archives re-release in Pac-Land, which released a month earlier. The Pac-Land revision featured in the Arcade Archives re-release is the same revision of the game featured in Pac-Man Museum +.
      • Ironically, despite Ms. Pac-Man's graphics being altered across the games, a screenshot of her remains intact in Pac-Man Arrangement (2005)'s staff credits (which was removed in previous ports), possibly from a developer oversight. This was not patched out in consecutive updates.
      • Chomp-Chomp is renamed to "Pac-Buddy", but remains visually unaltered aside from proportion alterations.
    • Pac-Land retains the removal of the cross on top of the church building near the BREAK TIME sign, similar to the American Bally Midway release of the game. New to this version, the ghosts' car tires were revised to have a more consistent appearance.
    • Pac-Attack and Pac-In-Time, which are based on their SNES releases, have their "Licensed by Nintendo" disclaimers removed.
      • In a promotional post on the Pac-Man social media accounts, the Free Game Cabinet's Pac-Attack screen artwork shows the "Licensed by Nintendo" disclaimer, despite being edited out in the game.[3]
    • Pac-In-Time, which is based on the Japanese version, adds overlaying subtitles to the Japanese text when playing the compilation in non-Japanese languages, similar to the port of Rolling Thunder 2 featured in the Nintendo Switch version of Namco Museum. The subtitles can be turned off in the options.
    • The 1996 version of Pac-Man Arrangement is revised to emulate closer to the original game. This includes the inclusion of the attraction screens, ranking information, corrected background music pitch, and credits sequence; which were absent in the ports of Namco Museum and Pac-Man Collection previously produced by Mass Media. Though the game features the Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2 cabinet and several mentions of the collection across the game, references to the game's name and its other content (like the original Pac-Man, Dig Dug and Rally-X) are removed within the attract and credits sequences.
    • The 2005 version of Pac-Man Arrangement is revised to include the original Namco Museum Battle Collection options and ranking screens as well as the credits sequence.
      • The 2005 version of Pac-Man Arrangement lacks the two-player mode found in the original Namco Museum Battle Collection release of the game (as it was in several prior ports, including the original Pac-Man Museum). The collection also features similar changes from previous ports such as the lack of animated title screen graphics and improved lighting for the Ghosts.
        • The History section for Pac-Man Arrangement (2005)'s Game Guide mentions the multiplayer mode featured in the original Namco Museum Battle Collection version, despite the Pac-Man Museum + version omitting the multiplayer mode.
    • Pac-Man Championship Edition features the following differences:
      • The game is revised to include the modern Bandai Namco Entertainment logos and copyright information, although the copyright is misreferred as "Namco Bandai Entertainment" instead of "Bandai Namco Entertainment". The How to Play screens and button indicators are also changed to have the controllers of the respective platforms.
      • The game is notably missing screen distortion effects when Power Pellet effects are underway, which has not occurred with previous re-releases of the game (including the original Pac-Man Museum).
      • Similar to the original Pac-Man Museum release, several sound effects are mixed differently, with some sounds (such as the ghost eye sounds) being quieter than the original.
    • Several changes were made to Pac 'n Roll Remix;
      • Instructions now feature the controls of the respective platform being played.
      • The font for the level and Golvis' Gate titles have been changed. The text is also smaller.
      • Golvis' Gate disappears instantly upon breaking the gate down, instead of flashing repeatedly.
      • The goal music now fades in as opposed to abruptly cutting off the level theme.
    • Pac-Motos features similar changes to Pac 'n Roll Remix.
  • The designs of the Pac-Man, Pac-Land, and Pac-Mania cabinets are all modeled after their Bally Midway and Atari machine counterparts; the other games, however, feature new or altered machine designs. This is the first proper Pac-Man compilation to feature the Bally Midway/Atari era artwork. However, all of the cabinets use the same base model, which in some cases is inaccurate to the original designs of the machines.
    • Of all designs featured, only the Pac-Man cabinet is model accurate to the original arcade machine.
    • The Super Pac-Man cabinet and in-game artwork are based on the Bally Midway machine; however, the artwork of Pac-Man and the ghosts are re-used assets from modern promotional artwork (with the exception of Pac-Man, which uses artwork from the original Japanese release).
    • Oddly, the Pac & Pal cabinet seems to be modeled after a custom, unofficial machine, which was created for a Funspot arcade tournament in 2013.[4] Further elements are seemingly based on a fan-made Pac-Man & Chomp-Chomp artwork kit by Pacific Arcades (though featuring Miru in Chomp-Chomp’s place).[5]
    • Because this game reuses the same arcade cabinet base for every cabinet, the Pac-Man Battle Royale cabinet is a normal arcade cabinet despite the real-life counterpart being either a tabletop version or a special machine that has four individual cabinets for the controls.
  • Pac-Man's idle animations in the Arcade Room are modeled after those seen in Pac-Man World (namely him tapping his foot, dancing, etc). Several other elements of the Arcade Room are also Pac-Man World-based, including the design of Chomp-Chomp (or "Pac-Buddy").
    • Pac-Man World Re-Pac, a game that was simultaneously being developed with this compilation, was announced slightly after Museum +'s release and uses the same engine, animations, and models used in Museum +. Several placeable objects in the Arcade Room were also reused in Pac-Man World Re-Pac as well the presence of additional unused animations present in the game's code, which would end up being used in Pac-Man World Re-Pac.[6]
  • Despite the Bandai Namco Entertainment logo already having changed by April 2022 and shown on the game's box art packaging, the game still features the 2006-2022 Bandai Namco Entertainment logo on startup. The logo had not been changed despite updates to the game.
    • Ironically, the Arcade Archives release of Pac-Land; which was released a month earlier, had already begun to use the new Bandai Namco Entertainment logo, which has been applied to Wonder Momo in an update, replacing the original Bandai Namco Entertainment logo. This may also be shown in the package.
  • Music from Pac-In-Time is notably excluded from the Arcade Room's jukebox; completing Pac-In-Time missions will instead unlock music from the Join the Pac - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary album.
    • While there is no official clarification, the Pac-in-Time music rights seem to be owned by its original composer, "Elmobo"; it is possible that the individual music rights could not be secured for use in the jukebox.
  • Seemingly as a somewhat vulgar joke, two back-to-back Pac 'n Roll Remix missions are to "Eat 690 Pac-Dots in World 4", and to "Eat 420 Pac-Dots in World 5".
  • This game, along with Pac-Man World Re-Pac and Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 are the three Pac-Man games carrying the "Bandai Namco Entertainment" franchise branding on Steam.
  • Many of the flag designs that can be placed in the Arcade Room are similar to the artwork created for the Pac-Man 40th Anniversary celebrations.
  • The key art of Pac-Man Museum + features several references to past Pac-Man artwork:
    • The Pac-Man on the bottom right corner is based on his pose from the Pac-Land key art.
    • The top left corner references the fairies pushing the poster roll from the Pac-Land key art, except the Ghost Witch of Netor from Pac-In-Time pushes the paper roll.
    • The area that references Pac-Attack references the title screen art from the iOS version of the same game.
  • Within the game's code, there are three Fruit figures icons (Peach, Banana and Lemon) unused within the game. They share appearances similar to their designs in Pac-Man Championship Edition, and would later be used in Pac-Man World Re-Pac (albeit without the stands).

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References[]

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/05/14/xbox-game-pass-may-2024-wave-2/
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/officialpacman/status/1599093608866492421
  4. ↑ Picture of the Funspot machine
  5. ↑ Page on Pacific Arcades
  6. ↑ https://tcrf.net/Pac-Man_Museum%2B

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