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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2

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*DE-*PAC IS MORE LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amount of times I have dreamed about a better Pac-Man World 2 remake since World 2 Re-Pac came out: 4

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 23d

I HATE PAC-MAN WORLD 2 RE-PAC!!!
A GIGANTIC THREAD.

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 4d

Decided to check up on my buddy PAC-MAN after I doomed him to an eternity in the abyss. Yep. He's still in there alright.

A screenshot from the original Pac-Man World 2 featuring a front view of Pac-Man floating in an infinite green void. Bubbles are emanating from him. The lives counter displays "x99".

A screenshot from the original Pac-Man World 2 featuring Pac-Man floating in an infinite green void - this time from behind - showing that there is simply more void in front of him. Bubbles are emanating from him. The lives counter displays "x99".

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 4d

Your commentary is always a delight, StupidWizard. :)

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 4d

Well. I suppose new guidelines that remove character and expression fall under "they didn't care", too...

Thank you for the reply! That was very interesting!

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 4d

I assumed so!! Even if not, they could also probably just make the model be able to Do That. To say nothing of the stiff animations...

Does Pac-Man have different, new guidelines for how he is to be depicted, now? If it isn't just "they didn't care", then that certainly seems like it could be it...

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 4d

My wife says the darndest things sometimes. Here is a small snippet of some of my favorite Catherine Quotes pulled from my Catherine Quotes List.

"The first image result is from a website called "jimcarreyonline.com" and I'm not fucking clicking on that because I'm afraid it'll download a Jim Carrey-themed MMO to my computer." ~11:36 AM 7/22/23

[About Super Mario] "I'm glad he broke his legs." ~4:20PM 5/11/25

[As Wario] "Hey Mario, you still got that helicopter? I think I'm gonna need you to airlift me out of my house. Yeah, while I was sleeping my house turned into a Death Run map." ~2:53PM 2/26/25

"What do you mean the Nintendo 64 never had any spikes? What about my favorite Super Mario 64 Star, Red Coins in the Pungee Pit?" ~4:33AM 3/21/24

"GRRRRR.....!!! I wanna push his eyes so far into his skull that he has to SHIT them out to get them back!!" ~8:34AM 5/13/24

[As Wario] "I need to watch and support indie animation." ~2:03PM 2/25/24

[About the old man nintendo keeps locked up in their basement that they're keeping alive with chemicals and bionic parts to force him to think of new nintendo games, a scenario entirely thought up by Catherine] "Miyamoto pokes him with a cow prodder and he screams the name of the next game." ~9:37PM 4/13/24

[Walks into bedroom from cutting pizzas in kitchen, naked] "Uhh, I heard you say 'what the fuck' in a tone that would normally indicate you saw someone turn into a triangle from across the street, uhh... what happened?" ~10:12PM 5/1/25

[Stretches]
[Accidentally hits arm on our chair]
[Short beat passes]
[Angrily hits chair back in retaliation]
~11:20PM 8/29/25

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 5d

This, of course, does not even come close to being a massive issue, on its own, which is why I elected to only mention it in a "lightning round"-esque segment of the thread... Sadly, it does not exist on its own, and, well... death by a thousand cuts.

...And a few amputations.

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 5d

It's less egregious than I remember it being, so my bad! But Pac-Man does look to simply bob his head with alarming regularity. I.E., at all. I've included a timestamped YouTube video link. In any case, his eating of the Pac-Dots is far less exaggerated than in the original.
youtu.be/2e-9EP5GGVg?...

Pac-Man World 2 Repac - Full Game Walkthrough

YouTube video by BeardBear

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 5d

I also blame Nintendo.
From what I hear, they sort of screwed third parties in regards to how those special cartridges are priced... Not that Bandai Namco hasn't got the money. But, ya know. Still.

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 5d

I didn't know that it was............. why have they done this to us...............

A drawing of my sona kneeling on the ground with her head down, holding herself up with her hands to the floor. She is in the center of a spotlight surrounded by darkness with her face in shadow looking to the ground.

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 16d

This is what Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac feels like to me

The Cutting Room Floor @tcrf.net · Mar 1

It's impossible to 100% Space Station Silicon Valley (N64) due to one of the trophies being intangible, but good news! The PlayStation port (that renamed it to Evo's Space Adventures, halved the framerate, removed some levels, and replaced the whole soundtrack) fixed it!

tcrf.net/Bugs:Space_S...

Title screen of Space Station Silicon Valley (N64)

Title screen of Evo's Space Adventures (PS1)

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 18d

BlueSky increased the maximum length of videos up from a measly 30 seconds, so now I can share the full version (plus one loop) of what I think is my best composition, Haunted Gourdwalk!

You might be able to guess where the inspiration for the song name came from...

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 19d

I agree with you entirely!! My biggest critique is that I think Crash would look better with his chin. Oh, and that I think they made Cortex a little too... normal-looking, I guess??

But I think they pulled it all off great!! It's very expressive and alive!!... Unlike a certain OTHER GAME!!!!

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 19d

But the animations were Fantastic, in my opinion!! Waow!!

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 19d

Heheh, I was thinking about saying that exact thing myself. In my memory, Spyro's PS1 models left a lot more to the imagination than Crash's... I do think a lot of the redesigns were hit-or-miss, though.

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 19d

OR to re-imagine it in a different style entirely! I heard there were a few well-received Resident Evil remakes like that? I also used to daydream about a Pac-Man World 1 remake in the style of World 2 maybe being cool...

Sometimes a company just wants to test the waters, too, if it's been a while.

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 19d

I suppose I can understand that sentiment. I personally think remakes can and should co-exist with New Things! I think there is value in going back to an old game and expanding on things that maybe weren't fully-baked. Or to just make 'em look fancy, if they're really really old.

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 20d

It would've been really easy to just.... not do it this way.... why are remakes so obsessed with genericizing everything...???

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 20d

Again, though, I never played any of the games, so I can't go much more in-depth than that. I hope the remakes are at least good for what they are. They look like they are, from my perspective?

Thanks for the insight!!

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 20d

I had no idea the Spyro remakes were so different! I can see the redesigns being divisive... I like a lot of 'em, personally (but not all), and I definitely appreciate all the dragons you rescue all being unique in looks and voice, now (they weren't before, right...?)!

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 20d

Totally agree about them fuckin' up Crash's style. Forgot about that, somehow. 'Least a lot of the cutscenes are still pretty well-animated? Thinking of like... the Time Twister animations and stuff. Environments look nice, too, in my memory?

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 20d

This is Marcy. She is an odd little creature who lives alone in the strange area containing the border between life and death. She doesn't know how she got there, or if she's even alive herself. She is kind to all passersby... or, she would be, if anyone ever showed up.

A fully-colored and shaded drawing depicting Marcy.

She resembles a sheet ghost with two short legs and small hands poking beneath she dark gray sheet. She is wearing a bright red bow, and her legs are fully-colored by dark gray-and-red striped socks. She has a large, single eye, and is looking to her right (your left). It is a bright red, and has no pupil. Her small hands are round, and also dark gray.

She is set against a rectangular background which itself is on top of pure black. The rectangle is a dark blue with orange-ish yellow bands swirling about. A mysterious shadow surrounds Marcy, with tendrils or vines of some kind emerging from it.

Sitting above the rectangle on the top-left are the words "From eternal twilight" written in orange.

On the inside of the rectangle, written along the bottom near the bottom-right, is "Marcy" with an uncolored heart drawn after it.

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 21d

Oh! How do you feel about the Crash and Spyro remakes? I heard most people liked those... They seem very full of added life, to me! Never played any version, though, personally, so I wouldn't know if they Really stack up.

And, of course, most people like the Re-Pacs despite their """quality"""...

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 21d

I feel like the TTYD remake does a really good job, personally!!

That's... the only example I can think of, though... my "Gaming Portfolio™" is, admittedly, not very diverse...

I don't really get why this is the case. It shouldn't be very hard to just... do it good??

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EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 21d

That's good, at least :)
Better than having the double whammy of "it looks AND plays bad"!

The bugs and crashes though... come on man... there's never an excuse for that. Just playtest it...

EXTRA Haunted Copy of Pac-Man World 2 @welegisbigstfan.bsky.social · 21d

WAOW!!! YIPPIEEEEE!!!

That's so cool that you did that!!
I'm sure you could fix it up with some tinkering!!