Pac-Man was quite the little wellspring of inspiration and innovation to other video games and well, to itself as well. After the original Pac-Man arcade game spawned a cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera, the series then inspired another video game called Pac-Land. Call it evolution, call it the circle of life—Pac-Man grew arms, legs and a face and set off for new adventures.

Looking decidedly more cartoony this time around, Pac-Man wandered around with a fairy under his hat, trying to return the lost little guy to Fairyland before going home himself. The villains in the game where the familiar ghosts that had always plagued Pac-Man—Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde and Sue. The mean ghosts enjoyed several modes of transportation, from pogo sticks and cars to flying saucers.

Provided the player cleared each stage under a set time limit, dodging the ghosts and other hazards, he advanced to the next level. The next to last level was Fairyland and if Pac-Man delivered his little passenger safely to the Fairy Queen, she rewarded him with a magical pair of boots that can help him return home. At the end of the last level, Pac-Man is greeted by Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac.

The side-scrolling game performed better in Japan (where the graphics were slightly different) but ran headlong into the video game crash of the mid-80s in the U.S.