Pac-Man World | The Forgotten Franchise | Before Pac-Man World Re-Pac
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With the upcoming release of Pac-Man World Re-Pac, and Pac-Man Museum + releasing so recently, It’s a great time to take a look at the Pac-Man World Franchise. A (previously) Forgotten Franchise featuring everyone’s favorite mascot, Pac-Man! Jump, Eat, and Ride your way through 7 different titles in this episode of The Forgotten Franchise!
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Wow! This is now my most viewed video of all time. Thank you to everyone who gave it a watch! It means a lot!
@drbuni
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@jasonoyola8550
2 жыл бұрын
you deserve it!
@soulbrother5435
2 жыл бұрын
wish you luck with your gaming channel. Already your production value is spot on
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
@@soulbrother5435 Thank you! I appreciate it 😁
@drewchaboo719
Жыл бұрын
@@BigGreenGaming pac man word re pack
God I’m so glad people are finally recognizing Pac-Man as a franchise with characters and story again
@setsers1
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@maccamachine
2 жыл бұрын
me too i still bring up world 2 as one of my favorite platformer games and then i have to explain it because most people have forgotten this series
@Nic_2751
2 жыл бұрын
@@maccamachine TELL ME ABOUT IT!
@Obi-Wan_Kenobi
2 жыл бұрын
They are learning to respect the Pac-Canon. The Pacanon if you will.
@fullriver1234
2 жыл бұрын
The Pac, as they say, is back.
I'm not afraid to say that the Butt Bounce is one of the most satisfying moves I've ever seen in a video game. Part of that satisfaction no doubt comes from how Pac-Man is basically a big yellow ball, so seeing him bounce seems to natural and intuitive.
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the wisdom, Jedi Master Kenobi🧙♂️
@maccamachine
2 жыл бұрын
when i was a dumb kid i tried to do the butt bounce irl and it didn’t work out well that shit hurt lol
@kieranstark7213
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!! Someone who loves the Butt Bounce and unlike every Whiny Bitch Gamer in the world, wouldn’t see it as a ripoff of Mario’s Ground Pound!!!! kzread.info
@kieranstark7213
2 жыл бұрын
It also takes the guts we have to treat Pinky like she deserved to be beat up by Pac-Man in Pac-Man World 2 for having a mad crush on him like it’s not funny, but rather toxic!
@robbiewalker2831
2 жыл бұрын
@@BigGreenGaming 2:45 I would've reworded it as "kidnapped by Ghosts working for the Evil Toc-Man".
The best thing about pac-man world 3 is the orson and pac-man friendship that they have around the game, I really love when they just have conversational talks between the levels, like two friends talking on a meeting about life and stuff
@fullriver1234
2 жыл бұрын
I love the continuity between 1 and 3 and how he went from the final boss to his friend and guy in the chair. Would love to see 3 get remade so they can iron out any issues the game had from its rushed development.
@Nic_2751
2 жыл бұрын
@@fullriver1234 absolutely
@4fterthought
2 жыл бұрын
I love their dynamic so much, and in my eyes it makes the whole game worth the trouble. My one fear for the repac games is that the trill we hear from pac mom in the little cutscene footage we have is evidence that the repac game(s?) will go all in with making the Pac-Man characters mute/speak only with vocal effects. Namco going forward with that would get rid of so many good moments from 1 and 3 :(
@Obi-Wan_Kenobi
2 жыл бұрын
@@fullriver1234 Yeah, if they're gonna remake Pac-man World 3, they gotta iron out the kinks. Please, lower the health of those darn scorpion things! And this might be asking too much, but may redesign the world and enemies to be more Pac-Man like? Keep the layout and powers the same, just make them look more in line with the monsters in the first 2 Pacman games. Make them cuter instead of apocalyptic monsters.
@willycheez7218
2 жыл бұрын
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi Nah don't redesign the levels or enemies. The atmosphere is legit like the best I've ever seen in a game
I am so glad that many people aren't just dismissing Pac-Man as nothing but some one hit wonder from the 80s. I'd love to see the other games get the Re-Pac treatment, even World 3.
@Gowther1999
Жыл бұрын
Pac Man World 2 could easily be remastered including brand new levels in between of the existing ones, but for Pac-Man World 3 in order to be a good game they would needs to change a lot of the games mechanic including a new Hub World or Worldmap, replace most of the combact section with puzzles and platforming challenges, replace some of the repetitive enemies with classic enemies from the previous two games, add brand new levels, overhaul "Spectral Ghost" fights, and makes Pac-Village playable again.
@ethanc.8683
Жыл бұрын
@@Gowther1999 Yeeeeah my guy that's not a World 3 remake everything you just said doesn't sound like a remake it sounds like a NEW game not a remake
There’s something about the butt bounce and rev roll that feel so iconic to Pac-Man. When I think of non-maze Pac-Man, those are the moves I associate with Pac the most, even though those moves are literally only present in these games
@luigi7781
2 жыл бұрын
For me the kick flip is pretty iconic to him as well. Probably because world 2 was my first ever game.
I am so glad that more people are beginning to recognize this amazing sub-series of Pac-Man, because by god does it deserve more love for what it's worth. Seeing Pac-Man World Re-Pac in that direct was the most hyped I've been during a direct in a long ass time, and I hope Namco will revisit World 2 and 3 if that game does well.
@michaelrobosa146
2 жыл бұрын
I hope this remake does well, because it might possibly lead to the creation of Pac-Man World 4, just like how Crash Bandicoot gets a 4th game after so many years. This remake is going to be a whole new era for the Pac-Man World series!!
@kieranstark7213
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully at some point, Namco changes Pac-Mom back into Ms. Pac-Man like in Pac-Man World trilogy (in 2, she was a cameo. And in Maze Madness, as the first half of the title suggests, she is the hero saving a damsel in distress, and one that isn’t even annoying for what trope she is, probably because of her voice acting and soft personality and inspiration for me to make Ms. Pac-Man & Maze Madness Princess yuri) by making her a main playable character in Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac!
@magicmasterplayer
2 жыл бұрын
@@kieranstark7213 Problem, Midway owns the Rights to Ms Pac-Man and refuses to let namco use her
@kieranstark7213
2 жыл бұрын
F Midway
@ethanc.8683
Жыл бұрын
@@magicmasterplayer * Cough * * Cough * Atgames owns Ms. Pac-Man not Midway
The Plot does explain why Ghosts are on your side. They were kidnapped and were to be used as power source for building the Syphon Machine for the Spectral Real.
Pacman World 2 was my very first game. It was a gift I received as a Christmas Gift on the original Xbox. So Nostalgic and not in a bad way at all. It still remains one of the best game's I've played personally. Pacman World 3 as well and I'm quite excited to play World 1 for the first time as I never played that one.
Pac-Man World 3 is still one of my favorite games of all time.
@willycheez7218
2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing, just in a different way from the others
@openyourbank9426
2 жыл бұрын
Never thought I’d hear that
Pac-man World 2 and 3 on the Xbox was a source of bonding for my mom and I back when I was young. Love this series so much. I hope it gets the same treatment as Sponge Bob BFBB and the Destroy All Humans games. I'd buy them instantly. Also I had never known Maze Madness was a sequel. I had it on N64, my mom ran my N64 to overheating playing this game. So much nostalgia being played on. I just hope they don't try to ultra monetize them.
The sound design and visual aesthetics, particularly in the cutscenes, are just so good
@Nic_2751
Жыл бұрын
For all three?
Even though I wasn't very good at 3-D platformers at the time, I loved Pac-Man World 2 as a kid. I hope they bring it back.
We gonna need Pac-Man world 2 remake
@CarbyGuuGuu
2 жыл бұрын
Considering how cheap the remake is ($30), it’s definitely worth getting all the sales it needs for a sequel remake.
@michaelrobosa146
2 жыл бұрын
I hope this remake does well, because it might possibly lead to the creation of Pac-Man World 4, just like how Crash Bandicoot gets a 4th game after so many years. This remake is going to be a whole new era for the Pac-Man World series!!
@BellHillMayor
Жыл бұрын
Same!
Pacman world 2 is by far one of my favorite GameCube games.
I only ever played the first Pac-Man World on the PS1, but it's a game that really stands out to me.
Glad the Pacman Remake is making a comeback!
You mean was forgotten now he is back for reals
Pac-Man World 2 will always be one of my favorite PS2 games. So many good memories playing that disc to death.
The best announcement in the nintendo direct. I hope we get a pac-man world 2 remake, a pac-man world rally remake and a pac-man party 2. I haven't played pac-man world 1 or 3, so I can't wait to play the first one. A pac-man world rally remake or sequel with more characters and maps would be perfect. I want patra in it since she's my favorite character from this franchise.
@peytonkersee6727
2 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Pac-Man World Trilogy.
@michaelrobosa146
2 жыл бұрын
I hope this remake does well, because it might possibly lead to the creation of Pac-Man World 4, just like how Crash Bandicoot gets a 4th game after so many years. This remake is going to be a whole new era for the Pac-Man World series!!
@tvgamerstan6180
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelrobosa146 yeah that's what people are hoping for.
@PhantomOfficial07
2 жыл бұрын
I wonder what a Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness remake would look like
@trevinodude
2 жыл бұрын
A whole Re Pac trilogy would be great!
Apparently Pac-Man world Rally for Home consoles had development issues and time constraints and all of the PSP content and an XBOX and even DS release where meant to happen but didn’t. The PSP version was developed by a different studio which is why it has all the intended content.
Not sure if it’ll ever happen but a remake of “Adventures in Time” would be INCREDIBLE.
@codacious14
2 жыл бұрын
Love that game, really underrated
@bland9876
2 жыл бұрын
Never knew that existed tell i found a copy at a thrift store. it definitely could use with some upgrades but it is really fun.
@openyourbank9426
2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see them try
World 2 will always be my favorite i remember getting it in a 3 pack at walmart back in the day with world rally
Definitely was not a forgotten franchise. Pac-Man World 2 was one of my favorite games on PS2!
I am glad we're finally getting the remake. The only problem is the...Pac-Mom issue. Yeah.
@Rivalseeker
2 жыл бұрын
Sadly, as you may be aware, Bandai Namco likely can't freely use Ms. Pac-Man anymore due to legal issues. So... we're just gonna have to bear with it.
@trevinodude
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why they would replace Ms. Pac-Man with Pac-Mom instead of just making a new Pac-Man love interest… it’s not like it hasn’t been potentially done before since Ghostly Adventures did it… especially if legal reasons are at the center of Ms. Pac-Man’s removal, but oh well I suppose.!
@BellHillMayor
Жыл бұрын
Blame Atgames for that.
Oh man, the first time I played Pac-Man World 2 was at a friends house during a sleepover on his Xbox, the box art looked so damn cool and drew me in to want to explore in the same way Spyro did at the time. Surprisingly tight platformer.
pac man world 3 has insanely good writing
Long time Pac-Man world fan. Discovered this gem of a series in middle school, a relative who was older then me had a PS2. I would often visit them after school and played World for the first time
Pacman really was busy outside the classic arcade format. Not sure how i missed out on all of these while growing up in this era myself lol. Meanwhile the og arcade game and/or Ms.Pacman were pretty involved in my gaming past. But at least the opportunity to experience World is here again
You get a sub from me just for knowing Ms Pac-Man Maze Madness existed lol Here's hoping Re-Pac is as awesome as it sounds!
Hello I'm one of the artists that made pacman world and pacman world 2. I appreciate your review and thank you very much.
@BigGreenGaming
Жыл бұрын
That's Awesome!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I liked and subscribed, you seriously deserve more views and subscribers. I seriously hope the PAC-MAN World remake does well so Namco knows to remake World 2 next!
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Yuki! I appreciate your support 😁 I also hope Namco does a World 2 Remake
@yukij.8075
2 жыл бұрын
@@BigGreenGaming For sure!, I'm also really happy you covered the PAC-MAN WORLD Series. I seriously feel like not enough people talk about it.
19:22 I've heard an explanation for this before in that at the time Sony apparently wanted PSP games to be more than just straight PS2 ports, mandating that cross platform games between the systems have some sort of bonus content. Dunno how true that is but that would explain the large amount of PSP games with exclusive content like this.
@natepelo
2 жыл бұрын
The same thing happened with Mortal Kombat Deception; it’s PSP port had more characters and content
I’m so stoked for the announcement of the Pac-Man world remaster ❤️ Great video buddy!!
The PAC is back
Found this video in my recommendation. I really enjoyed it, you did a great job on it! Subscribed
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate your support.
i really love pacman. hoping that will make world 2 different especially with the bosses.
Ms. Pacman Maze Madness was literally one of my favorite games ever for PS1
PAC man world two is an amazing game. Spent many childhood hours on it :)
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@willstout5988
2 жыл бұрын
@@BigGreenGaming favorite world? I think the endless runner level in the spooky world is amazing
Cool video! Awesome that the first game is getting a remake. Hopefully they all do. We need more Pacman World!
as a kid i used to interpret the name “pac man world 2” as meaning the second iteration of the pac-man universe, like the arcade games were the first world of pac-man, i had no idea it was a sequel to a game called pac-man world until, like, the 2020s
@bland9876
2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea there were other mario games on the gba beside super mario advanced 4 super mario bros 3 as a kid.
@weathermansam2
2 жыл бұрын
I never realized there was other Sonic stuff besides Underground until Sonic Adventure came out. I always thought Underground was a completely original cartoon.
@KazYumayui
2 жыл бұрын
@@weathermansam2 that's absolutely wild
yea but the reason why the ghosts were teaming up with pacman in world 3 was because erwin was also destroying there homeworld, the spectral realm, not just pac village. they said it in the game
My best friend has the world record for Maze Madness any% on both dreamcast and gba and I just enjoy telling people that cause he is a wonderful human being that deserves love and praise :)
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
That's really awesome! Congrats to him!
A thing you neglected to mention is that Pac Man World 3 was originally an unrelated Pac-Man game before it was reworked into the third World game; and that’s where a lot of the weird elements come from. It’s the remnants of one game shoved into the rough standard of being another entry in an existing series.
Great timing on this video coming out.
Pac-Man World 3 is a childhood classic for me
Pacman World 2's OST was amazing. I was always upset that I couldn't play Pacman Vs. since I didn't have a Gameboy Advance link cable.
i love this series so much and have been begging for a port or remake of world 2. it’s so cool we’re actually getting a remake of the 1st one i hope that means the 2nd will get one also these games are so underrated i always tell my friends about them but great video man i hope this video introduces more people to these games
So that loop sonic makes in sonic frontiers is not original then, came from pacman world 3
This was such a dang good video man thank you
I never forgot about the Pac-Man World Series it my favorite Pac-Man games
This is a very good analysis of the pac man world series, subbed
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate your support!
I hope this remake does well, because it might possibly lead to the creation of Pac-Man World 4, just like how Crash Bandicoot gets a 4th game after so many years. This remake is going to be a whole new era for the Pac-Man World series!!
@bland9876
2 жыл бұрын
If they do make a pac man world 4 i want it to feel more like a pac man game than whatever the ghostly adventures games feel like. Ghostly adventures is really good if you can get past that fact.
Pac Man World 2 was the first thing I ever bought with my own money! I saved up for weeks and weeks doing chores and my mom took me to the mall to buy it. I spent hours upon hours playing world 2 and world 3 on the ps2, completing each one multiple times. Battle mode in World Rally was also fantastic, many matches were had. But all of this could just be through the lenses of my nostalgia goggles. Either way this video brought me way back to some of my earliest gaming memories, and you have gained a new subscriber!
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bobby! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your memories of the series!
Nice Work! and I hope the sequel does get the Re Pac edition soon.
To briefly summarize the Ghostly Adventures games for you. The console version of GA 1 is, while nothing mind blowing, is an honestly good 3D platformer to play, with Power Berries, colorful locations, and good enemy varieties. Think of it as the Super Mario 3D World of the Pac-Man Franchise. The 3DS version of GA 1 is a side scroller that’s short, but sweet. It may have only 8 levels total, but there is a decent amount of replayability when you unlock Power Berries. The boss fights are not too shabby either and the music is great, especially the final boss. And then there’s Ghostly Adventures 2, which, dare I say, is on par or even better than World 2. Great levels, great mechanics, great boss fights, great music, great graphics, great designs, great…everything. GA2 is what I call the hidden gem of Pac-Man’s entire franchise. It’s a game completely worth getting.
i still play pac man word 2 to this day from time to time its such a fun and great experience
I gotta admit, Pac-World & Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection got me excited because I love Pac-Man and Mega Man!
Awesome video, many thanks!
Solid review! the Pac-man World games are definitely underrated. Happy that we got a remake of the first game.
Back around 2010 or 2011, I came across a box set at Walmart that repackaged Pac-Man World 2 and 3 and the kart racer on PS2. It was only $15, so I picked it up
There are surprisingly not a lot of documentation recently about Ghostly Adventure period of Pac-Man, in terms of reviews or retrospectives. Cartoon gotten some traction, mainly because of the memes, but I seen hardly anyone talking about the games. Especially compared to World series, that at least still remembered fondly.
I've never forgotten. I still play pac man world two on my gamecube
Fun fact Pac Man World 3 had psp exclusive cutscenes
Pac Man World Rally will always be an S tier game for me. Seriously that game was my childhood and I still think about it to this day, hoping for a remake.
This was a very well made video!
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nate! Appreciate your support
The pac man adventure games where surprisingly decent platforms. And there is fun to be had by playing them.
i had the gamecube version of pacman world 2 and poured a lot of hours in my childhood into it. it was my cousins and i's favorite game, every time they came over and we weren't doing other activities, we'd sit around the tv playing. anytime someone died, they had to pass the controller to the next person. we got pretty close to beating it but i think it remains unfinished... i guess i otter get the gamecube set back up again and see. our favorites were b-doing woods and the ice skating level- anytime we got angry at a difficult level we'd return to those two to relax.
I miss my Og ps1 pac man world for the ps1 will forever hold a place in my heart ❤️
13:04 bro this is deadass the cyloop
I have a fond memory of playing PAC-Man world 2 in my childhood dentist’s office
Awesome video. Looking forward to Repac 👍
World 2 was such a great game
The game of pac man reflecting in pacmans eyes is a cute touch
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I debated on if I should spend time on it, but I'm glad I did.
"Pac-Man: Adventures in Time" is PC game made in 2000 that's similar to Maze Madness, game was INCREDIBLE, highly recommend looking into it if you haven't
I was (really young but still) around for the first release on PS1, and I’m so excited for the release of repac on the switch.
I LOVED Pac-Man World 2. I bought a Pac-Man World game when I was a kid, but I did not know the one I loved was PMW 2, and I had bought PMW 3 for the GameCube...I knew 3 was such an inferior game, felt that way through it's entirety. These kind of moments really hit me when I was young. That happened to me again when I bought Sonic Riders for the Wii when the one I loved was the one on GameCube lol.
I had this game and played it on my dad’s ps2 when i was little
PAC man world 2 is by far the best in my opinion. I put so many hours into that game.
Excellent retrospective my friend
@BigGreenGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carl! Give my best to Jimmy's Mom
@carlwheezer6473
2 жыл бұрын
@@BigGreenGaming Mrs Neutron is safe with me.
Thank FUCK PacMan World is getting a remaster.
*sees the kart racer tier list* Ok this is pretty accurate. All ya gotta do is put Sonic & All-stars Racing Transformed in S-Rank and we'll call it a day!
I played Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 1 & 2. Both games (console version) are very mediocre. A lot of people are not missing out playing them. Also, I find it funny that I made a joke about Pac-Man in my Just Dance video and now we have a remake of the first game.
When we thought he would get butt bounce in smash and the running charge move
Excellent job with the video! The first two world games were staples of my childhood, and still games I enjoy today very much. I'm glad others share that sentiment and let's hope the forthcoming remake of the first game is a worthy one.
I used to have pacman world on ps1 When i saw it yesterday in a big box store i bought it
This is my first video of yours I have seen and on the kart racers tier list, I see a distinct lack of MySims Racing, another TWO racing games from another forgotten series. (the DS and Wii versions are similar yet distinctly different - one has a 2d map + a bunch of exploration while the other has a 3d world + online) As a MySims Agents (Flash Microsite), MySims Racing (DS) and MySims (PC) speedrunner, I hope but don't demand you to see you cover the series and it's 17 released entries that I will list off for you: 1. MySims (Wii) [Was ported to PC with some additions and some minor removals, however it's only on disc and Origin.] 2. MySims (DS) 3. MySims (Java Mobile) 4. MySims Kingdom (Wii) 5. MySims Kingdom (DS) 6. MySims Party (Wii) 7. MySims Party (DS) 8. MySims Racing (Wii) 9. MySims Racing (DS) 10. MySims Camera (DSiWare) 11. MySims Agents (Flash Microsite) [I have done a speedrun of a while ago, has a bit of gameplay not seen elsewhere in the series. A little obscure. Not on Flashpoint last time I checked (about a year or so ago)] 12. MySims Agents (Flash Minigame) [On Flashpoint] 13. MySims Agents (Wii) 14. MySims Agents (DS) 15. MySims Puzzle Party (Java Mobile) [Lost Media] 16. MySims SkyHeroes (Wii) 17. MySims SkyHeroes (DS) A lot more info is on the MySims Wiki on Fandom so check that out if you want.
i just love pac world 3 cause when i was like 6-8 years old i would be playing these
Loved pac man world games!!
Pac man arrangement was always my favorite because of the boss battle ending, I feel like most people never reached it so it isn’t talked about much
We need to push for a Remake. Let's make it happen!
He makes his video and then like a day later Pac-Man World we pack gets announced
I actually played pac-man world 3 on my DS a very long time ago, i didnt even know it was pacman world 3 when i was playing lol, i was 6 at the time
@willycheez7218
2 жыл бұрын
The DS version has to be the worst port I've ever seen of any game. Please play a console version I beg you
Pac man world 2 was my favourite,sad i can't find it
What is the timing of this video? This video is very good though, great job!
Are we getting a remake of Pac Man World 2? That was my kids and I favorite one.
The Pog is back
After they re-pac all the original pac man world games they should make a world 4 and make spooky the villain again. Or maybe pac devil...
Pac-Man is always iconic!
My favorite Ms. Pac Man Maze Madness for GBA.