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Dissecting Design -- How Pacman Championship Edition Elevated Classic Design

For this week's video game analysis, Josh Bycer of Game-Wisdom looked at how Pacman Championship Edition managed to elevate one of the most recognizable game designs.

Josh Bycer, Blogger

September 26, 2017

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Each week I like to focus on one game for its unique game design in my "Dissecting Design" videos. This week, I took a look at Pacman Championship Edition and how Namco Bandai elevated what is a very simple game design into something else.

0:00 -- Intro

1:09 -- Pacman's Basic Gameplay

3:31 -- Pacman Championship Edition's Changes

9:27 -- Advance Play

15:21 -- Extending the gameplay and limitations

20:23 -- Lessons Learned

 

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Josh Bycer

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For more than seven years, I have been researching and contributing to the field of game design. These contributions range from QA for professional game productions to writing articles for sites like Gamasutra and Quarter To Three. 

With my site Game-Wisdom our goal is to create a centralized source of critical thinking about the game industry for everyone from enthusiasts, game makers and casual fans; to examine the art and science of games. I also do video plays and analysis on my Youtube channel. I have interviewed over 500 members of the game industry around the world, and I'm a two-time author on game design with "20 Essential Games to Study" and "Game Design Deep Dive Platformers."

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