Pac-Man Museum + is a compilation of Pac-Man games, released in 2022 by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the direct follow-up to 2014's Pac-Man Museum, adding various new games and features.
Games
- Pac-Man (1980)
- Super Pac-Man (1982)
- Pac & Pal (1983)
- Pac-Land (1984)
- Pac-Mania (1987)
- Pac-Attack (1993) (SNES version)
- Pac-In-Time (1995) (SNES version)
- Pac-Man Arrangement (1996) (labelled as Arcade version)
- Pac-Man Arrangement (2005) (labelled as CS. version)
- Pac-Man Championship Edition (2007)
- Pac 'n Roll Remix (2007)
- Pac-Motos (2007)
- Pac-Man Battle Royale (2010)
- Pac-Man 256 (2015) (Console version)
The game's trailer states that "coins" are required to play the games; it is unclear how exactly this mechanic works, though coins can be earned by completing various "missions". The console games seem to be labeled as "Free Games", so they may be able to be played indefinitely.
Infamously, any graphics of Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac-Man from the original games are replaced with generic characters in this compilation, due to a series of legal issues surrounding the Ms. Pac-Man property. Graphics of Jr. Pac-Man are left mostly intact, though still have minor alterations. The Ms. Pac-Man counterpart is renamed to "Pac-Mom"; the presumed-renames of Jr. and Baby Pac are currently unknown.
Arcade Room
Replacing the Ghostly Adventures-themed "Pac Room" in the original Pac-Man Museum is a 3D arcade area. 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 (purchasable via coins). By completing various missions and achievements, the Ghosts can arrive as "customers" to the arcade, who will walk around the room alongside Pac-Man.
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. 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 remaining games, resembles a game console kiosk)
Decoration
Decorations are used to decorate the arcade, but have no known functionality besides the jukebox, vending machine, and Gashapon machine. Decorations can be purchased at the vending machine, and completing missions will make more available for purchase.
- Jukebox (used to play music)
- Vending Machine (used to purchase items)
- Gashapon Machine (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
- Iron Container
- Colorful Rocking Horse
- Cool Moon Light
- Simple Table
- Chic Table
- Hot Table
- Happy Table
- Colorful Balloon Gate
- Cute Treasure Chest
- Neon Sign (Pac-Man)
- Neon Sign (Blinky)
- Neon Sign (Pinky)
- Neon Sign (Inky)
- Neon Sign (Clyde)
- Neon Sign (Izike)
- Flag (Waka Waka)
Figures
Figures can be purchased at the Gashapon machine, where the player will recieve a random one upon purchasing. Seemingly all figures have standard, silver, and gold variants.
- Pac-Man A (Pac-Man pointing up)
- Pac-Man B (Pac-Mania-styled Pac-Man)
- Pac-Man C (Pac-Man giving a thumbs up)
- Pac-Man D (Pac-Man dancing)
- Pac-Man E (Pac-Man sitting)
- Waka Waka (flat-designed Pac-Man)
- Pac-Mom (Ms. Pac-Man)
- Pac-Boy (Pac-Jr.)
- Pac-Sis (Pac-Baby)
- Professor Pac
- Pac-Buddy (Chomp-Chomp)
- Blinky
- Pinky
- Inky
- Clyde
- Izike
- Cherries
- Strawberry
- Orange
- Apple
- Melon
- Galaxian
- Bell
- Key
Wallpaper
Wallpaper changes the look of the arcade's walls. They can be unlocked by completing missions.
- 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
- Retro A
- Retro B
- Retro C
- Fancy A
Flooring
Flooring changes the look of the arcade floor. It is unknown how to unlock them, or if they will even be unlockable.
- 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.
- 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
- Battle Music - Pac-Man Battle Royale
- Come Here!! - Pac-Man Battle Royale
- Dots in the Maze - Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Album
Trivia
- 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.
- The Super Pac-Man cabinet and in-game artwork is 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.[2] 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).[3]
- All the cabinets appear to be using the same base model, which in some cases is inaccurate to the original designs of the machines.
- 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 distinct both versions from each other.
- In the Japanese Pac-Man Museum + website, there are 18 sprites. Some of them however weren't used in the trailers.
- The 2005 version of Pac-Man Arrangement lacks the two-player mode found in the original Namco Museum Battle Collection release of the game. This was also the case in Namco Museum Virtual Arcade, Pac-Man Remix and the original Pac-Man Museum, which all excluded the two-player mode.
- It is assumed that the lack of multiplayer may be related to the ongoing copyright issues with Ms. Pac-Man, who was featured in the game and is currently experiencing conflicts with GCC and AtGames.
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