Pac-Man Jam

Pac-Man Jam is a music single written and composed by Ben Jones of Paper Rad in 2005. The song was published by Greeting Cats Music on CD and digital storefronts, under license from Namco; a music video was also produced. The single was created in commemoration of Pac-Man's 25th anniversary, and would be followed by three additional Pac-Man songs by other artists.
== Overview ==
Pac-Man Jam's lyrics are comprised of repetitions of the phrases "Pac-Man is back, man", "25 years of Pac-Man", "let's show some love to Pac-Land", and "everybody just clap your hands".
A music video for the song was produced by Manabu Nagaoka (a member of Greeting Cats) featuring pixelated visuals. The video itself was, oddly, released "by invitation only";"Pac-Man Jam --- an animated video is now available for viewing by invitation only. Please email for ID/Password." (https://web.archive.org/web/20050729021624/http://www.greetingcats.com/HOME/) the video was later "leaked" to YouTube by Nagaoka himself, who claimed it was "BANNED from public display". Nagaoka seems to allege in the video's comments section that Pac-Man Jam was intended to be played/displayed at E3 2005, but Namco opted not to show it; curiously, the Amazon CD listing also mentions E3.https://www.amazon.com/Pac-Man-Jam-25th-Anniversary-Limited/dp/B000CAKIEG In all likelihood, Namco presumably did not utilize the video as a photosensitivity precaution; as it rapidly flashes changing colors in the background.
== Successor songs ==
Following the release of "Pac-Man Jam", three additional Pac-Man singles were also produced under Greeting Cats' Namco contract:
*"Pac-Man Industries" by Stuart Argabright (2006)https://www.amazon.com/Pac-Man-Industries-Stuart-Argabright/dp/B0016URS4O
*"Pac-Man Mission" by Paul Geluso (2006)https://www.amazon.com/Pac-Man-Mission-Paul-Geluso/dp/B000QQVBWE
*"Pac-Man Desperado" by Bill Bressler (2007)https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Bressler/dp/B0016UJSZQ
While all songs were released on digital platforms, "Pac-Man Desperado" seemingly did not get a CD release.
== Trivia ==
*The legal rights to the songs are/were reportedly a 50/50 split between Greeting Cats and Namco. However, Namco is not known to have utilized the songs directly in any way (outside of the alleged scrapped E3 showing).
*All of the Greeting Cats Pac-Man singles are noted as being very obscure, with scant information available online. The physical CD copies also appear to be rather uncommon.
== Gallery ==
Greeting-cats-pacman-industries-cover.jpg|"Pac-Man Industries" cover
Greeting-cats-pacman-mission-cover.jpg|"Pac-Man Mission" cover
Greeting-cats-pacman-desperado-cover.jpg|"Pac-Man Desperado" cover
== References ==
== Sources ==
*"Pac-Man Jam" music video on YouTube (photosensitivity warning, flashing colors)
*"Pac-Man Jam 25th Anniversary Limited Edition" (RetroBlast!)
*"Pac-Man Jam 25th Anniversary Limited Edition" on Amazon Music
== External links ==
*"Pac-Man Collection" section on Greeting Cats' website (archive.org)
*Greeting Cats on SoundCloud (features Pac-Man Desperado and Pac-Man Industries)
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