Jr. Pac-Man
1983 Retro/Arcade Game
Jr. Pac-Man is an arcade video game developed by General Computer Corporation and released by Bally Midway in 1983. It has the same gameplay as prior entries in the Pac-Man series, but the maze scrolls horizontally and has no escape tunnels. Unlike previous Pac-Man games, the bonus item moves around the maze. It changes dots into a form that slows Jr. Pac-Man as they are being eaten and can also destroy power pellets.
Gameplay
The core gameplay of Jr. Pac-Man is similar to its predecessors. The player controls the eponymous Jr. Pac-Man (who wears an animated propeller beanie), and scores points by eating all of the dots in the maze, while four ghosts (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Tim, who replaces Clyde) chase him around the maze and attempt to catch him.
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