Google and Pac-Man are celebrating the 45th anniversary of the iconic maze video game with a new Google Doodle,

allowing fans to play a special version of the game. Since its initial release in 1980, the Pac-Man franchise has grown into one of the most iconic brands in gaming, with a long and storied history for the Namco game. Pac-Man has been featured in everything from a multitude of video games to TV series and even sparked the "Pac-Man Fever" trend in the early 1980s. Now, Pac-Man is celebrating a massive milestone in collaboration with Google.

Pac-Man's 45th anniversary has already seen the gaming brand collaborating with a variety of different companies to celebrate the milestone. Bandai Namco teamed up with Krispy Kreme earlier this year to bring a series of Pac-Man-themed donuts as a special promotion for the donut chain. The developer even made Pac-Man Championship Edition playable in specific Volkswagen cars, offered through the "AirConsole" app found within some 2025 lines of Volkswagen vehicles. A new promotion is now bringing a special version of Pac-Man to Google.

Pac-Man Gets Google Doodle Game for 45th Anniversary

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Pac-Man's 45-year history has seen the character and franchise go through a variety of different forms and genres. The maze formula of the original Pac-Man has been iterated on a plethora of times, including Ms. Pac-Man and the previously-mentioned Pac-Man Championship Edition among others. Pac-Man has also been brought into everything from 3D platformers like the Pac-Man World series to a dark action-adventure game in Shadow Labyrinth. Pac-Man has even become a mainstay in the Super Smash Bros. series, first appearing in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and returning in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Pac-Man's 45th anniversary brought with it a brand-new remake of a classic game in the franchise. Last month saw the release of Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac as a re-imagining of the second entry in the 3D platformer spinoff, featuring remixes of the original game's stages. The previously-mentioned Shadow Labyrinth also released as part of Pac-Man's 45th anniversary,

.re-imagining Pac-Man's core mechanic in an action-adventure format while also retaining some classic elements of Pac-Man gameplay. Pac-Man's anniversary festivities continue to celebrate the nearly five-decade-long history of one of gaming's most recognizable mascots.

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