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Ms. Pac-Man came to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993, not 1984, published by Namco. It was a late arrival on the NES, a system already crowded with complex adventures, but it held its ground as a straightforward arcade port. You got exactly what you expected: a faithful translation of the quarter-munching original, ready for your living room.

You control Ms. Pac-Man herself, guiding her through a series of single-screen mazes to clear all the dots. Four colorful ghosts, Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Sue, patrol the corridors with a relentless, almost personal, determination. Your main tools are the power pellets; eating one temporarily turns the tables, letting you chase and eat the ghosts for extra points. The game’s pacing is relentless, the difficulty ramps up quickly with each new maze layout, and the unpredictable fruit bonuses keep you on your toes. It feels like a tense, satisfying dance where one wrong move ends the music.