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Google Doodle - PAC-MAN Halloween Game 2025

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First post, by StriderTR

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Just noticed Google actually has a "fun" doodle. A PAC-MAN Halloween inspired game. As a huge PAC-MAN fan, I like it! I'm sure it won't last long.

You won't hear me say that very often about Google. 🤣

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Reply 1 of 4, by Cyberdyne

Posted on Today, 07:02

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Can it be ripped and archived somehow?

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Reply 2 of 4, by jmarsh

Posted on Today, 09:57

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Cyberdyne wrote on Today, 07:02:

Can it be ripped and archived somehow?

Not really worth the effort; it's bugged (if you die you randomly respawn in the same location instead of at the home position) and the ghosts don't have their original pac-man behaviour.

Reply 3 of 4, by Aui

Posted on Today, 11:08

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I have already beaten it (only 8 levels) and not even half as difficult than the original.

Reply 4 of 4, by StriderTR

Posted on Today, 16:20

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Yeah, it definitely has a reduced difficulty level. I guess it makes sense, it's just a Google Doodle, not a full "real" game.

I didn't notice the spawn bug, or perhaps they did it that way on purpose, until I died trying to get screenshots. 🤣

No, it's not a "real" PAC-MAN, but I still like it and found it fun for a short time. It was just cool to see considering most doodles are quite boring in my humble opinon. 😀

EDIT: I forgot, Google normally archives all their doodle games. It's likely this one will end up there as well. The last PAC-MAN doodle they did ended up there.

https://sites.google.com/site/populardoodlegames/home

https://sites.google.com/site/populardoodlegames/pac-man

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