![]() Get a load of this!įor Pac-Man’s 20th anniversary, a Pac-Man DLC was released for Minecraft, where the main selling point for most people was to play mazes in 3D and create your own… but for me, it was that MIRU IS HERE! And she is PLAYABLE! Ms. It is her species, to me.Īfter Pac & Pal, Miru only ever appeared in rereleases and small cameos… but then, this. ![]() One even calls her Pal instead of her name! That’s what I like to think of her as. For all we know, they just saw a non-Pac entity in a maze and assigned it Ghost. Is this her house, too? Notably, though these sources are American plug-and-play blurbs, so I’m not sure how “canon” they should be taken as. What IS Miru? She’s good! She’s safe! But what about her species? It is kind of vague! There ARE some sources that say she herself, despite her very different anatomy, is in fact a ghost! This would explain why she brings the fruits back into the Ghost House to collect them. I think Miru should walk dogs as a fun little side job, and walk Chomp-Chomp when the Pacs are busy! A trusted family friend. A happy little dog would be more universally seen as a friendly character compared to one that kind of looks like the ghosts, and instead of stealing back fruits from a mischievous friend, it’s now like your dog has picked up something he shouldn’t have, and you need to get it back! Both characters are very cute and should coexist. As much as I love Miru, I feel a bit like Chomp-Chomp works a bit better as the Pal here. Pac & Pal did not come to arcades outside of Japan, but they did an “unsuccessful” test run, where it was rebranded as Pac-Man & Chomp-Chomp, simply replacing Miru with Pac-Man’s dog. Stealing them back when she is just trying to help seems kind of rude, but she is described as “playful” and “mischievous”, so I think it’s fine. This does help complete the level, but it provides many more points for Pac-Man himself to collect the fruits, so stealing them back from her leads to a higher score. The most important thing about Pac & Pal, however, is Miru! The Pal! As a Pal, Miru will try to collect fruit as well, bringing them to the Ghost House. To fight ghosts, Pac-Man can now collect various items to use various attacks that are functionally identical, but have different fun visual effects! He can even play a trumpet to make them happily dance! It is so charming! In Pac & Pal, there are no dots, and no Power Pellets! There are ghosts and a maze, but this time, the goal is to collect all the items within, by flipping over cards to unlock paths. And honestly, it is, conceptually, far less interesting, even if the gameplay is more widely appealing. Pac-Man is more of an official mod than a sequel, and is sort of a spinoff, despite its much bigger fame than the true sequels. Not me! I play Pac-Man for the world and characters, and I am NOT kidding! And Miru here is one of my very favorites!Īs mentioned previously, Miru is Pac-Man’s pal, and is featured in Pac & Pal, the second sequel to Pac-Man after Super Pac-Man! Ms. To most, though, anything beyond Pac-Man, Ms. She’s not REALLY obscure, and is in fact the titular Pal of Pac & Pal, and a big part of the game! Any in-depth Pac-Man Fan knows Miru. Miru is one of those “obscure” Pac-Man characters.
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