11 Facts About Ms. Pacman Most People Don't Know

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

This is everything you need to know about the first lady of early video games.

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1. Not everyone was a huge fan of the game.

In 1982, a story was published by the Associated Press about how the game was so addictive it was leading to truancy.Â

2. She was a knock-off of another game.

Ms. Pacman first appeared as Crazy Otto, who was created as part of an expansion pack for the original Pac Man game. The Crazy Otto concept was sold to Midway Manufacturing Co. after a lawsuit.Â

3. Ms. Pacman is the most popular arcade game ever.

Its the highest grossing arcade game of all time and raked in $1.2 billion in 1987.

4. Ms. Pacman was the first cartoon that was inspired by a video game.

The Pac Man show ran for two seasons on ABC.Â

5. The ghosts were changed before the games release.

The original names of the ghosts from the Pac Man game are Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Clyde, the slowest orange ghost has its named changed from Clyde to Sue.

6. People used her as a source of inspiration for their weddings.

A Des Moines, Iowa couple got married in 1982 and had a Pac Man themed wedding and honeymoon.Â

7. Her name changed many times before the game actually launched.

Her name was inspired by the original character, Puck Man's name, but was later changed to Pac Woman. Right before the release, her name was changed again to Miss Pac Man to keep the brand intact.Â

8. She was created in an attempt to interest more women in gaming.

According to advertising promotion manager for Ball Midway, James Jarocki, Ms. Pac Man was created as a way to thank women who started playing the original Pac Man game.Â

9. The world record score is 93,000 dots.

10. The game became very popular.

Ms. Pacman was listed as #1 on Game Informer's "Top 200 Games of All Time."

11. You can play the game forever.

Most of the arcade games can only handle about 141 levels before they get glitchy. But, it's been said that if you find the right machine, you may be able to get passed the highest score. The machines will get you up to 1,000,000 points and then revert back to zero.Â