Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 is an iconic maze chase video game adapted from the legendary arcade classic. Released in 1982, this simplified version fits into the action genre. Players control the titular character, Pac-Man, as he navigates through a maze eating dots and avoiding four colorful ghosts. Eating power pellets allows Pac-Man to turn the tables and temporarily eat the ghosts for extra points. Despite its differences from the arcade, such as a simplified maze layout and flickering ghosts, it became one of the most recognized versions on a home console of its time.