Pac-Land Longplay (Arcade) [QHD]

Game Info
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Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Year of Release: 1984

Game Review & Impressions
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The first game to give the pellet-gobbler a personality and image overhaul, not to mention legs and arms, Pac-Land set the foundations for future franchises starring Nanci's classic arcade star.

Pac-Land is really nothing like the original Pacman, other than it incorporates characters and objects from the Pacman universe. The objective is to escort a magical fairy back to her native realm, traversing the spook-filled towns and valleys of the surrounding countryside, in a platform game that is often brutally unforgiving.

The chief difficulty in said game, and principal source of frustration, comes from the sections requiring Pac to springboard his way across large bodies of water. You have have to hammer the direction and jump buttons to maintain as much air time as possible, lest Pacman find himself swimming with the fishes. Getting through these sections is virtually impossible, not without a lot of practice, and the fact these appear relatively early on in the game mean many players probably never got beyond stage 3.

Difficulty aside, Pac-Land is quite impressive from a technical and visual aspect. For 1984, this boasts some really decent graphics and audio, so it's still worth checking out.

Information & Trivia
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The game has no ending and looks back to trip 5 after beating trip 8.

Chapters
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00:00 Attract mode
00:30 Trip 1
03:44 Trip 2
06:34 Trip 3
09:32 Trip 4
12:41 Trip 5 (Purple)
15:50 Trip 6 (Blue)
18:47 Trip 7 (Green)
21:21 Trip 8 (Orange)