I’m havin’ a PAC-ATTACK! In a very special episode, the Gamer Era crew remove their iconic caps in solidarity for the passing of a beloved gaming icon. Joining David and Sam for this fortnight’s services is the indomitable Lewis Clark (@SonicYoda, SEGADriven.com), who chips in on thinking about shit we remember and smiling. It’s our most serious and solemn instalment to date, and not a single joke will be told across its runtime. I mean… not any good ones at least. Wakka wakka!

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Main topics:

0:04:41: Gaming Fortnight #1 - David
0:13:32: Gaming Fortnight #2 - Lewis
0:24:44: Gaming Fortnight #3 - Sam
0:31:53: The Eulogy
0:56:06: The Wake - Pt. 1

Professor Pac-Man, Chomp-Chomp, Pac & Pal

01:31:54: The Wake - Pt. 2

Jr. Pac-Man, Baby Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man

01:48:29: The Investigation
02:21:18: The Reconciliation (+ Movie Games)

Also mentioned:

Metroid Fusion, Metroid II: Samus Returns; Metroid Prime Pinball, Super Game Boy,
Kane & Lynch, MindsEye, The Darkness, MTX vs ATV Reflex
Deliver at All Costs, Pikmin 1 & 4, Sonic Frontiers
Pac-Man Arrangement, Pac-Man Championship Edition (NES), Libble Rabble, Sheep
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, Bally Midway; Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Super Pac-Man; Secret Level: Circle, Shadow Labyrinth, Bomberman: Act Zero, Bionic Commando (2009), Namco Bandai’s “ShiftyLook”
Atari 2600 ports, Tod Frye, Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Missile Command, Super Missile Attack, General Computer Corporation, Crazy Otto, Dynablaster, Oreo vs. Hydrox
Atari: Game Over, Xbox Entertainment Studios, Pixels (2015)

Music used:

Ranking - Pac-Man Championship Edition (NES)
Ending - Pac-Man Arrangement
Aquarium - Pac Man 2: The New Adventures (SNES)
Main BGM - Libble Rabble (SNES)
World 1 - Pac-Man Arrangement
Crystal Caves - Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Puzzle Pit - Pac-Attack
Title Screen - Pac-Man Vs. (DS)

Further reading:

“AtGames, sued by Ms. Pac-Man’s owner, buys up royalty rights to the icon” - Polygon (Owen Good, 2019): https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/26/20886032/ms-pac-man-lawsuit-bandai-namco-atgames-rights-royalties
“The Erasure of Ms. Pac-Man” (Jonii Vee, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puoaqrXxHPs
“Pac-Manufactured” - YouTube [Lewis’ side channel on Pac-Man clones and spin-offs!]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJrWN46a9i9QA2QTLvLJakw

Episode 035 - Death in the Pac-Family (ft. @SonicYoda)