Pac-Man and his ghostly frenemies were created by artists Benedetto Bufalino and Benedict Deseille at Geneva, Switzerlands’ Festival Arbres et Lumières (“Festival of Trees and Lights”) all the way back in December 2010, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them, and that’s good enough for me. The only thing better would have been to have an occasional larger bulb to represent a power pellet – but I’m being nitpicky.

I can’t imagine that light bulbs are particularly tasty, but it’s not like the pixelated dots and power pellets tasted all that good to begin with. And ghosts. Blech! Need a bottle of Scope (and some cherries) after Blinky for sure.

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The design is an update on the ancient tradition of hanko (where a personal seal is used for official documents). It was created by Naoto Fukasawa for Shachihata, the world’s leading stamp producer. The pen is said to be “brilliantly lacquered, flawlessly detailed, and perfectly balanced.” You can buy one over at The Ghostly Store for $50 (USD).

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These bras are completely washable and have been thoroughly tested. You can wear it as an everyday bra if you want. Bra sizes apparently include all of the USA Standard Bra Sizes. For ladies with really big power pellets, maybe they can make you a special Super Pac-Man bra from the game where our hero was giant.

It’s just $29.99(USD) from Rainbowkidshop on Etsy. If you have to cover them up, you might as well do it with Pac-Man.

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They’re perfectly sized to fit in the palm of your hand, and are great for working out any extraneous hostility you might have – especially if you got stuck on one of the more difficult levels trying to get that bonus “fruit” that looks like a Galaxian spaceship or that damned key. And if you’re the self-deprecating type, you can squash Pac-Man instead of Blinky, Inky or Clyde. Say, where’s Pinky, by the way? Maybe he’s off regenerating himself back in ghost cage.

But I digress. If you’re feeling stressed out, you can get your hands on the Pac-Man and ghost stress balls over at KitschaGoGo for £3.99 to £4.99 (~$6 to $8 USD).

To be honest, unless Pac-Man’s ghosts run very fast, they don’t stand a chance against the Ghostbusters with their proton packs. Though once they are stored in the ghost trap, they might be able to escape when they stop being blue.

The prints are available for £22 ($35 USD) from Raid71′s Emporium and they ship worldwide. All profits from the sale of these and other Raid71 prints go to the Royal Manchester’s Cancer Charity, since the artist received extensive support and care from them, and wanted to give something back.

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Looks like Pac-Man is doing a pretty good job staying away from his ghostly nemeses, though it doesn’t look like he’s really made much progress yet.

While it would be way cooler if you could actually play Pac-Man by stepping on it, at least it’ll keep your shoes clean before they go stomping around your maze house. The Pac-Man doormat is available from OOO My Design for €30 (~$40 USD).

P.S. I think this thing should be renamed “Pac-Mat.”

Each set of Pac-Man rubber stamps is hand-carved by Paris artist MemiTheRainbow, and comes with 5 stamps: Pac-Man, Phantom (aka regular ghost), Confused Phantom (aka blue ghost), Cherries and Strawberry. Assuming you pick up ink pads in several colors, you’ll be able to stamp images of Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde using the Phantom one.

The only thing I wish is that the set included stamps for the dots and Power Pills, along with Pac-Man with his mouth closed too. If you want this set, head on over to Etsy and you can grab it for $25 (USD). While you’re over there, why not grab some Space Invaders, too?

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Designed by Benedetto Papi, the Pac-in-time watch seems like the perfect timepiece for Pac-Man fans. It tells time using a Pac-Man in place of the hour and minute hands. From what I can tell, two yellow discs (or black pie wedges) would rotate to form Pac-Man’s mouth, opening and closing depending on the time of day.

It’s still just a concept for now, but I’m hoping that Namco sees the idea and decides to produce them. The only thing I’d add would be some power pills and cherries which pop up from time to time.

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These Pac-Man ghost tables are made by Austin, Texas artist Ryan Fitzpatrick of Masters of Fate, and can be made in pretty much any ghostly color scheme you’d like. Inky, Blinky, Pinky, or Clyde – they’re all available – since each table is handmade, of course.

Each  hand-painted wood table measures 33″ x 36″, and you can request whatever height legs you want, so Blinky can work as a coffee table, laptop desk, or even a small cafe table when you’re gobbling down some power pellets for dinner.

You can find the Pac-Man ghost table over at Etsy for $200 (USD).

All I know is that it’s way cuter, and more accurate than this one (and who here knew that Newegg sold costumes?) Now if you could only stop staring at her eyes…

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The Pacmania bowl looks like the perfect thing for munching down on your favorite snacks and desserts – especially cherries, pretzels and the occasional key or Galaxian spaceship. It was designed on a whim by Christopher Locke, and is only a concept at this point. But that doesn’t make it any less awesome. Sure, the green and purple Pac-men aren’t exactly color-matched to the original, and I don’t remember Pac-Man having stubby little corgi legs, but that’s part of the fun, IMHO.

Chris needs to hook up with someone like Suck UK or Fred & Friends (who already produce cool licensed Pac-Man garb) and get his design produced. I’d fill my entire cupboard with a bunch, as I’m sure many a retro game geek would too.

If you like Chris’ Pacmania bowl, be sure to head over to his page on Behance and show your appreciation!

I bet Dhalsim knows how to stretch his dollar, amirite? These banknotes were created by members of Pixel Joint as entries to one of the website’s weekly contests. The top prize went to Stefan Bogdanovic aka Mrmo Taurus for his Space Invaders-themed currency, which he called 40 Credits:

I had to enlarge each piece from their original 200 x 100 resolution to 600 x 300, so any degradation in quality is my fault. Check out the gallery for more:

You don’t have to pay a cent to view the other entries on Pixel Joint. I wish someone made an “It’s Over 9000″ dollar bill. Or a Mushroom Kingdom gold coin – save up a hundred and you get an extra life! Or Hyrulean Rupees. Man, I should’ve joined the contest.

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Second, note that Pac-Man only goes up against one of the four ghosts, and does so in an open world instead of a constricting maze. And yet… just watch:

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I think that’s the saddest way to lose – when the enemy isn’t even trying. But you have to give it to the video’s creators, Sergej Hein and David Moya, for the special effects on Inky. You’ll barely notice it but it’s a great touch. But as Vimeo member John Veloso pointed out, this Rémi Gaillard classic is still the undisputed champion of real-life Pac-Man videos.

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Each ghost measures just about 4-inches tall, and there’s a light sensor is mounted on the rear of each one, so when there isn’t enough light, they’ll switch on automatically and switch off. You need to plug them in a USB port. They won’t chase you like in Pac-Man, but they’ll definitely decorate your workstation.

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The lamps are available from Brando for just $10 (USD) each in red, blue, white or yellow – which aren’t exactly theoriginal Pac-Man ghost colors.

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You’ll notice that Pac-Man is leaking some oil and clearly requires constant maintenance, but would you expect anything else from such an old and complex mechanical contraption? The t-shirt was designed by Forent Bocognani, and is available over at Threadless for $20 (USD) in either a mustard color for guys, or a more pleasing light yellow for girls.

I was going back over some old posts, and believe that if you squint real hard at the old Pac-Gentleman game, that’s Ghost Eater 1 there.

The Pac-Man swimsuit is from the guys at Black Milk Clothing, who unfortunately have had to take their site down temporarily due to the recent popularity of another one of their creations – the, um, Steve Buscemi dress. So for now, you’ll just have to stop and stare at the picture above.

And if you’re looking for a two-piece, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

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The video, created by NotWorkingFilms, features a trippy, first-person Pac-Man game, played out along a dark, deserted highway, complete with ghosts, power pills and a good beat you can dance to. But why should I describe it when you can just watch it for yourself:

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Ok, it’s a little odd, but not as weird as watching the ending to Blue Velvet set to the theme from Super Mario Bros.

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Now it’s not exactly a normal Pac-Man maze, but this 33″ x 23″ London Tube map will help you get around town whilst (we speak proper English here) knowing the exact whereabouts of Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde as well as some tasty power pills, cherries and other fruits.

Want one for your wall? Head over to PUBLICGRIEFJUNKIE, where you can grab the Pac-Man Tube map for £19.99 (~$32 USD).

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Buonvino uses Bryce 5 to create his voxel renders. He says that these are brick-by-brick recreations of the classic games, using voxels similar to how one would use LEGO pieces. Here are more of Buonvino’s renders:

Check out the full-sized versions of these images on Buonvino’s deviantART page so you can fully appreciate the 3D effect. Personally, though I can see how some of the parts don’t look perfect in 3D, but that’s not really a knock on Buonvino or on these games, since they were not made to be shown in 3D in the first place. The ground and the mushrooms in SMB for example were basically fattened or extended. But the more detailed ones like Ms. Pac-Man and Contra look absolutely gorgeous.

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This Pac-Man raschel fleece blanket from Backstage Pass measures about 50″ x 60″ and is made from polyester – which also happens to be what Pac-Man himself is made of. Trust me, I read it somewhere, I’m sure. Or maybe that was the ghosts who were made from the stuff. Or maybe I’ve just been eating too many power pills.

Grab the Pac-Man fleece blanket over at Amazon for $24.99 (USD).