Just when you thought 2024 couldn’t get any better, news of a Live PAC-Man experience drops into your life! I’ve often thought about what it might be like to be Link or Crash Bandicoot, but I can honestly say that I’ve never sat down and thought ‘Hey, I fancy being PAC-MAN today’. Still, after reading about the new live event that’s set to become a global phenomenon with plans to launch in multiple cities the world over, I’m suddenly hooked on the notion of chomping dots and running from ghosts!
The PAC-MAN Live Experience sounds a little like the retro gaming version of Ninja Warrior meets The Hunger Games and Ready Player One. It promises a ‘dynamic, action-packed experience’ where participants become the famous gaming icon himself and race through a vast projected world as though they were actually inside a video game. Find power-ups, chomp down dots like your life depends on it, and dash away from ghosts who are trying to stop your adventure.
Honestly, I think I’ll need to do a little bit more working out to get my stamina up before I give this a go, but the whole thing sounds extraordinary. If the main event is anything like the promotional picture I’ve used at the top of this article, then it will be a feast for the senses and an immersive slice of nostalgia that I’ll thoroughly enjoy. I just hope it’s nothing like that Willy Wonka world that opened up in Glasgow – I’d rather be chased by ghosts for eternity than subject myself to that kind of disappointment!
At the minute, there are no details about when the first events will go live, only that there are plans for more if the demand with participants is high. For now, you can head to the official website to sign up to the newsletter for more information as and when it arrives, and we’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings too. I can’t wait to see Brandon being tormented by Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde!
