Bandai Namco has announced that Pac-Man 99 is coming to an end, with the game’s online service planned to shut down later in the year and it’ll be delisted entirely. Your last chance to play the game will be on October 8, 2023.

Pac-Man 99 will still be playable offline and all downloadable content is still being available as planned after the shutdown date if previously purchased. That means players will continue to have access to extras like CPU Battle Mode.

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Pac-Man 99 adds Wagan Land theme

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More DLC has made its way to Pac-Man 99, with Bandai Namco now offering a theme based on Wagan Land.

Wagan Land originally released in 1989 on the Famicom, though it did appear on the Game Gear later on as well. It’s a platformer starring Wagan, who can stun enemies using sound waves. The game did not see a proper English release outside of Japan back in the day.

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Pac-Man 99 surpasses five million downloads, Warp & Warp theme live

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Bandai Namco is celebrating the latest milestone in Pac-Man 99 with a new Warp & Warp theme. If you have the game, look for this under the name “Namco Classic 7”. It is entirely free to download.

Since launch, Pac-Man has been downloaded over five million times, Bandai Namco also announced this week. We had previously heard that downloads had surpassed four million at the start of August.

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Pac-Man 99 adds Tower of Babel theme

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This week, Tower of Babel was added to Pac-Man 99 as the game’s latest theme, and it’s based on the 1986 title. It can be downloaded now by all players worldwide under the name “Namco Classic 6”.

About a month ago, a Tank Battalion was made available in Pac-Man 99. Prior to that was Hopping Mappy and Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti. Other available themes include Baraduke, Bravoman, Cosmo Gang the Video, Dig Dug, Dragon Buster, Galaga, Namco Classics 1-5, New Rally-X, Rolling Thunder, The Genji and the Heike Clans, The Legend of “Valkyrie”, The Return of Ishtar, The Tower of Druaga, Wonder Momo, Xevious, and Yokai Dochuki.

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Pac-Man 99 gains free Tank Battalion theme

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Pac-Man 99 has gone live with its latest theme, with players now being able to claim a design based on Tank Battalion. It’s a completely free download.

Tank Battalion follows Hopping Mappy and Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti as the latest free themes in Pac-Man 99. A ton of other designs are available, including Baraduke, Bravoman, Cosmo Gang the Video, Dig Dug, Dragon Buster, Galaga, Namco Classics 1-5, New Rally-X, Rolling Thunder, The Genji and the Heike Clans, The Legend of “Valkyrie”, The Return of Ishtar, The Tower of Druaga, Wonder Momo, Xevious, and Yokai Dochuki.

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Pac-Man 99 Splatterhouse theme released for free, all DLC on sale

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This week, Pac-Man 99 received its latest DLC theme, making a Splatterhouse design available to all players. It can be downloaded for free via the eShop. Once installed, players are able to set up the theme in the game’s settings.

Earlier in the month, Bandai Namco announced that Pac-Man 99 had surpassed four million downloads. We also had confirmation that DLC was continuing, starting with a free Mappy theme.

Outside of the Splatterhouse theme, right now Bandai Namco is hosting a Pac-Man 99 DLC sale on the mode unlock, Deluxe Pack, and a ton of themes. Here’s the full roundup:

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Pac-Man 99 surpasses four million downloads, new DLC announced

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Pac-Man 99 has been downloaded over four million times, Bandai Namco has announced. The news was shared during an official “Pac-Man 99 Challenge” event this weekend.

Also revealed is that new DLC for the game is planned. We’ve thus far seen that a new theme based on Hopping Mappy will be released for free.

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[Let’s Talk] Pac-Man 99 impressions

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Another classic game has received the battle royale treatment. Pac-Man 99 was only just announced this week, but a day after it’s reveal, the title was released for Switch. Nintendo Switch Online members can try out the title at no extra cost.

Like Tetris 99 and Super Mario Bros. 35, Pac-Man 99 puts a twist on the classic arcade formula that we’ve come to love. Players are tasked with being the last one standing as they gather Power Pellets, eat ghosts, and send Jammer Pac-Mans to make things more difficult for their opponents. We have all of the relevant details here.

With Pac-Man 99 having been out there for a few days, what are your impressions thus far? How do you feel it stacks up to the other Switch Online offerings? Let us know in the comments below.