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PAC-MAN added to the Nintendo Switch Online NES game catalog

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  PAC-MAN added to the Nintendo Switch Online NES game catalog
The latest additions to the "NESNintendo Classics" game catalog, available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, are PAC-MAN, Mendel Palace, and The Tower of Druaga.

Designed by Toru Iwatani, Arcade Archives PAC-MAN is playable on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, published by Hamster Corporation. PAC-MAN Game Sound Effect Original Soundtrack features music by Toshio Kai and sound effects by Shigeichi Ishimura. The 17-track album is streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music Unlimited. published by Bandai Namco Game Music.


Last May, Bandai Namco celebrated the 45th anniversary of the release of PAC-MAN. To mark the occasion, the game developer published the single "PAC-MANIAC 45," hosted on streaming platforms. The arrangement by music producer Sasuke Haraguchi incorporates the iconic PAC-MAN start-up melody and sound effects.

PAC-MAN is also part of PAC-MAN Museum+, published by Bandai Namco Games. The compilation includes Pac-Mania, SUPER PAC-MAN and PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION, available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles, along with Windows PC through Steam.

Commemorative music video "INSERT COIN FOR AMAZING" can be viewed on the official YouTube channel of Bandai Namco Entertainment.


From the Arcade Archives PAC-MAN product page:
"PAC-MAN" is an action game released by NAMCO in 1980. Players clear stages by eating all “PAC-DOTS” in each round without getting caught by any of the four “ghosts”, each with its own personality. Eating “POWER PELLETS” will let you attack the ghosts, so time them carefully!
PAC-MAN (Game Sound Effect) [Original Soundtrack] - Apple Music / YouTube Music