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Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man began as an unauthorised modification.
- First appearance
- Ms. Pac-Man (1982), Midway
- Created by
- General Computer Corporation, Midway
- Also known as
- Pac-Woman
- Universe
- Pac-Man
- Appears in
- games
Who is Ms. Pac-Man?
Ms. Pac-Man began as an unauthorised modification. A group of MIT students trading as General Computer Corporation had been making enhancement kits that altered existing arcade cabinets, which the manufacturers regarded as piracy; after a legal fight with Atari they ended up working with Midway instead, and the Pac-Man conversion they had built as Crazy Otto was licensed and rebranded. It went on to outsell the original in North America and is frequently cited as the best-selling arcade game ever made there. The design changes were substantial rather than cosmetic — four mazes instead of one, and ghosts whose movement includes genuine randomness, which removed the memorised patterns that expert players had used to play the original indefinitely. Ownership of the character was disputed in court for decades afterwards.
Ms. Pac-Man: the details
- First appearance
- Ms. Pac-Man, released by Midway in 1982
- Created by
- General Computer Corporation, then licensed and released by Midway
- It began unauthorised
- Built as an enhancement kit called Crazy Otto before being licensed
- Outsold the original
- Frequently cited as the best-selling arcade game ever released in North America
- The ghosts became random
- Genuine randomness removed the memorised patterns expert players used on the original
- Four mazes
- Against the original's single maze — a substantial design change rather than a reskin
- Disputed for decades
- Ownership of the character was contested in court long after release
Why Ms. Pac-Man endures
One of the earliest and most commercially successful female protagonists in games, and an unusual case of an unauthorised modification being licensed and outselling the original.
What Ms. Pac-Man looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A yellow circle with a wedge mouth, a red bow and a beauty spot
A yellow circle with a bow is about as reducible as design gets, and the maze-and-ghost imagery works entirely without the character. Eight-bit and arcade-cabinet treatments are historically grounded here rather than merely retro-styled.
A yellow circle with a bow — maximally reducible. Maze and ghost imagery works with no character at all. Eight-bit and arcade-cabinet treatments are historically grounded rather than merely retro.
Ms. Pac-Man T-shirts
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【PAC-MAN】 PAC-MAN Illustration 001 T-Shirt
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Sizes: kids to adult
Ms. Pac-Man shirts are produced across the full US size range. These links run a live Amazon search filtered to each band, so they show what is genuinely in stock rather than a cached list.
| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who created Ms. Pac-Man?
Ms. Pac-Man was created by General Computer Corporation and Midway, first appearing in Ms. Pac-Man in 1982 (Midway).
What does a Ms. Pac-Man T-shirt usually look like?
A yellow circle with a wedge mouth, a red bow and a beauty spot. A yellow circle with a bow — maximally reducible. Maze and ghost imagery works with no character at all. Eight-bit and arcade-cabinet treatments are historically grounded rather than merely retro.
Are Ms. Pac-Man T-shirts made for children?
Yes — Ms. Pac-Man appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.
How much does a Ms. Pac-Man T-shirt cost?
Ms. Pac-Man shirts we currently track start from around $17.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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