History VideoGame / PacGuy

* BreathWeapon: Except for ''Atomic Edition'' and ''Escape from Castle Ernie'', Pac-Guy fires bullets accumulated in the level from the center of his sprite where his mouth would be.

* CelebrityParadox: At the end of ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 1'', Pac-Guy finds a black-colored Pac-Man while he is stranded in outer space who says a few lines of dialogue and disappears. In some versions, it is colored yellow instead.
* ContinuingIsPainful: You automatically continue if you lose all your lives- and get sent back to the previous level.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The packaging for both versions of ''Pac Pack'' show ''Videogame/PacMan'' characters, including Pac-Man with his traditional pie-shaped eyes and ghosts trailing behind. The series itself has no ghost enemies outside of the third part of the second game (which aren't the classic bedsheet-styled ghosts) and Pac-Guy has noticeably different facial features than Pac-Man.

* CycleOfHurting: Because only Pac-Guy's position is reset upon death, it is possible for an enemy to creep up on his starting position and steadily kill off the rest of the player's lives. Mostly averted in some of the later installments.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler: Until the player finishes Level 12, Kan makes no appearance whatsoever. Only when the player reaches Level 13 does he show up, shoot down Pac-Guy, declare Pac-Guy as "his old nemesis", and announce that he is going to kill him- setting up the stage for the final boss fight. Similarly, he has no relevance in ''Pac-Guy 2''[='s=] plot until the {{Cliffhanger}} ending of the first part.]]

* NintendoHard: Some stages in the game can become this as (without abusing secrets) you're given only enough ammunition to kill each enemy in the maze with no room for error, potentially creating un-winnable scenarios and forcing a GameOver if you miss or waste a shot. Most of the smaller enemies having no clear movement path and the levels being dangerously linear with very few if any branching paths or dead ends only makes this harder.

** Pacula sings one before his boss battle. He even gets details related to it listed in the corner of the screen, like in a real music video.
** Ultimeneinasenshun has two of these, one that serves as his battle theme, and one that he sings to [[GameOverMan celebrate if Pea-Guy is killed]].

* WholePlotReference: Levels 10 through 12 of the first game are one to ''Film/ANewHope'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

* AllThereInTheManual: Who knew that the history and characters were so rich?

* BlueWithShock: Noticeably averted… with one exception. ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 1''[=’s=] fourth level has an item that permanently turns all the enemies blue.

* SequelSeries: ''Pea-Guy'' can be considered this to ''Pac-Guy''. In reality, after Hasbro Interactive (licensors of ''Pac-Man'' games on PC at the time) took legal action against ''VideoGame/ThreeDMazeMan'' and released ''Ultimate Pac-Pack'' (which included three official ''Pac-Man'' installments), Astral Entertainment was worried of facing a lawsuit due to the certain likeness, so Pac-Guy was renamed to Pea-Guy and had a palette change. In-universe, Ultimeneinasenshun had Pac-Guy's name legally changed to Pea-Guy between games, although there is no explanation why his color was changed from yellow to green. Pac-Gal was also replaced with Pea-Gal, although Uncle Patches remained the same.

* ''Pac Pack'': A CompilationRerelease published by [=ValuSoft=]. The older version only contains installments from ''Resurrection'' to ''Pagoon'' as well as the shareware version of ''Pacula's Curse'', but free add ons can be downloaded from the official website - ''Pac-Gal'' (a female Pac-Guy), ''Pac-Guy Original Edition'' (the original ''Pac-Guy''), ''Pixel-Guy'' (a spinoff with pixelated graphics), ''Pac-Guy 2: The Lost Levels'' (leftover content), and ''Pac-Guy Scrambler'' (a remix of the original game, ''Atomic Edition'', ''Christmas Edition'', and the first part of ''Pac-Guy 2''). The newer release contains the add ons already in the disc.

** In ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 3'', Pac-Guy's dialogue is given voice acting.

* AllThereInTheManual: Who knew that the [[http://userfriendlygaming.com/VorB/VOBStory.php history]] and [[http://userfriendlygaming.com/characters.php characters]] were so rich?

* SequelSeries: ''Pea-Guy'' can be considered this to ''Pac-Guy''. In reality, after Hasbro Interactive (licensors of ''Pac-Man'' games on PC at the time) took legal action against ''VideoGame/ThreeDMazeMan'' and also released ''Ultimate Pac-Pack'' (which included three official ''Pac-Man'' installments), Astral Entertainment was worried of facing a lawsuit due to the certain likeness, so Pac-Guy was renamed to Pea-Guy and had a palette change. In-universe, Ultimeneinasenshun had Pac-Guy's name legally changed to Pea-Guy between games, although there is no explanation why his color was changed from yellow to green. Pac-Gal was also replaced with Pea-Gal, although Uncle Patches remained the same.

* PoisonMushroom: Levels 8, 9, and 10 of the original game have fake Power Pellets that blow up when you step close to them. They are only slightly off-color from the real power pellets, making them rather to distinguish from one another. An explosive pellet also appears in Level 2 of ''Christmas Edition''.

* ''R.I.Pea-Guy'': A disc containing bonus content such as source files and a RadioDrama Promo (which never materialized).

* ''R.I.Pea-Guy'': A disc containing BonusMaterial such as source files and a RadioDrama Promo (which never materialized).

* ''R.I.Pea-Guy'': A disc containing prototypes, source code, and a RadioDrama Promo (which never materialized).

''Pac-Guy'', later known as ''Pea-Guy'', is a parody of ''Videogame/PacMan'' developed by Astral Entertainment in Multimedia Fusion. It tells the tales of the title character and his misadventures to combat evil and save the world, taking RandomEventsPlot to the fullest, with many shout outs scattered about. The series started as ''Pac-Guy'' in 1996, was changed to ''Pea-Guy'' in 2001, and is on indefinite hiatus as of 2003.

* ''A-Sock-Ellipse Now!'': Another three-in-one title featuring contest-winning ideas - ''The Magic Land'' (a tactical RPG), ''The Secret of Coolness'' (a puzzle-based 3D third-person shooter), and ''Defeating Dr. Robotica'' (an action-based 3D third-person shooter). Also includes a 15 minute mini-movie.

* NintendoHard: Some stages in the game can become this as (without abusing secrets) you're given only enough ammunition to kill each enemy in the maze with no room for error, potentially creating un-winnable scenarios and forcing a GameOver if you miss or waste a shot. Most of the smaller enemies having no clear movement path and the levels being dangerously linear with very few if any branching paths only makes this harder.

* SequelSeries: ''Pea-Guy'' can be considered this to ''Pac-Guy''. In reality, after Hasbro Interactive (licensors of ''Pac-Man'' games on PC at the time) took legal action against ''VideoGame/ThreeDMazeMan'' and also released ''Ultimate Pac-Pack'', Astral Entertainment was worried of facing a lawsuit due to the certain likeness, so Pac-Guy was renamed to Pea-Guy and had a palette change. In-universe, Ultimeneinasenshun had Pac-Guy's name legally changed to Pea-Guy between games, although there is no explanation why his color was changed from yellow to green. Pac-Gal was also replaced with Pea-Gal, although Uncle Patches remained the same.

* AllThereInTheManual: Who knew that the [http://userfriendlygaming.com/VorB/VOBStory.php history] and [http://userfriendlygaming.com/characters.php characters] were so rich?

* ''A-Sock-Ellipse Now!'': Another three-in-one title featuring contest-winning ideas - ''The Magic Land'' (a tactical RPG), ''The Secret of Coolness'' (a puzzle-based 3D third-person shooter), and ''Defeating Dr. Robotica'' (an action-based 3D third-person shooter). Also includes 15 minute mini-movie.

* ''Pea-Guy: Vengeance of Bust'': A direct continuation of ''Pacula's Curse'' that rebrands the series. It is actually three games in one - ''Pea-Guy 3: Ultimeneinasenshun'', ''Pea-Guy 3: Arena'', and ''Pea-Guy 3, Part 2: The Escape from Castle Ernie''.

''Pac-Guy'' is a parody of ''Videogame/PacMan'' developed by Astral Entertainment in Multimedia Fusion. It tells the tales of the title character and his misadventures to combat evil and save the world, taking RandomEventsPlot to the fullest, with many shout outs scattered about.

The game series consists of ten games:

* ''Pac-Guy'': The original, released in 1996
* ''Pac-Guy Resurrection'': A UpdatedRerelease with slightly enhanced visuals and a FinalBoss (replacing the {{Cliffhanger}} of the original)
* ''Pac-Guy Atomic Edition'': A GaidenGame with a {{BFG}}
* ''Pac-Guy Christmas Edition'': The ChristmasSpecial
* ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 1: First Contact'': The first episode of the sequel
* ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 2: Pagoon'': The second episode of the sequel
* ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 3: Pacula’s Curse'': The third episode of the sequel and the only entry not included in the Pac Pack
* ''Pac-Gal'': A spinoff starring a female Pac-Guy
* ''Pixel Guy'': A spinoff with small, pixelated graphics
* ''Pac-Guy Scramble:'' A GaidenGame with remixed levels from the original game, Atomic Edition, Christmas Edition, and 2 Part 1
* ''Pac-Guy 2: The Lost Levels'': A bonus game with deleted levels and cutscenes from the second game

Amusingly, the entire series was released on two CD’s published by Valusoft, one containing six games, and the other containing all eleven.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The climax of ''Pac-Guy 3 Part 3'': While Pacula is defeated and most of the land has been restored by the Gia, Pac-Guy's Uncle Patches is frozen in carbonate and Pac-Guy himself is sent falling off a cliff after being stunned by the Mysterious Nasty Lord, resulting in a {{Cliffhanger}} that has never been followed up on. Lastly, Kan is still alive.]]

* CoversAlwaysLie: The packaging for both versions of ''Pac-Pack'' show ''Videogame/PacMan'' characters, including Pac-Man with his traditional pie-shaped eyes and ghosts trailing behind. The series itself has no ghost enemies outside of the third part of the second game (which aren't the classic bedsheet-styled ghosts) and Pac-Guy has noticeably different facial features than Pac-Man.

* RandomEventsPlot: The first Pac-Guy game doesn't develop any sort of constant story till much later in the game. Until then, he's mostly just exploring different areas until he has to go into space, recite ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', and escape from Kan.

* CelebrityParadox: At the end of ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 3'', Pac-Guy finds a black-colored Pac-Man while he is stranded in outer space who says a few lines of dialogue and disappears. In some versions, it is colored yellow instead.

Amusingly, the entire series was released on two CD’s published by Valusoft, one containing six games, and the other containing every title.

* PoisonMushroom: Levels 8, 9, and 10 of the original game have fake Power Pellets that blow up when you step close to them. They are only slightly off-color from the real power pellets. An explosive pellet also appears in Level 2 of ''Christmas Edition''.

* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''Pac-Guy 2 Part 3'', Pac-Guy's dialogue is given voice acting.

** Levels 8 and 12 of ''2 Part 1'' are driving and UnexpectedShmupLevel[=s=] respectively.