He targets Pac-Man’s current position and goes straight toward it. They all start each maze at the same speed, and Blinky, the red ghost, speeds up later.īelow is a brief rundown on how the ghosts behave when in Chase Mode, highly simplified from Jamey Pittman’s exhaustive Pac-Man Dossier, which is worth reading for Pac-Man enthusiasts or anyone interested in programming.īlinky (Red): This ghost is the relentless pursuer. Nobody calls Inky “Bashful.”) The English name “Pokey” must be a translation hiccup, because Clyde isn’t slower than the other ghosts. (“Clyde” is listed as a nickname, but everyone calls the ghosts by their nicknames. Caution: I’m going to take a bit of a serious direction with this eventually.Ĭlyde’s Japanese name ( Otoboke ) translates as “feigned ignorance,” and since this is the name given to him by his creator, Toru Iwatani, it offers us a better insight into him-certainly more than “Pokey,” his official name in Midway’s US version. I know how his programming operates, but watching his behavior in the game has given me something to contemplate. Only recently have I started to grasp fully why I like Clyde the most of the four ghosts. If I buy a Pac-Man T-shirt (bound to happen one day) it’s gonna be a Clyde shirt. I’m going to dress up as Clyde for Halloween. Pac-Man -probably because Clyde was reluctant to show up a second time. Aka “Pokey.” The “random one.” The “stupid one.” No matter what nicknames he may attract, I adore Clyde and his twin sister Sue, who takes his place in Ms. Over those many years of playing Pac-Man and its sequels, I’ve given serious thought to Clyde, one of the four multi-colored ghosts in the original game. These are the only video games I can play that will cause people to come over to watch. Pac-Man remain my games of choice to this day, with Dig-Dug right behind. I thought it was the coolest thing ever invented, like a cartoon come to life with a joystick attached. I vividly recall the first time I saw a Pac-Man cabinet at Straw Hat Pizza in Malibu. I was four years old when Space Invaders landed, and seven when Pac-Man began its relentless quarter-munching campaign. I’m a Classic Era Gamer when it comes to video games.
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