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Well, what is there to say about the original arcade classic that hasn't already been said? Not much, except that it's now available on the Sega handheld and isn't bad at all.

There are no frills, enhancements or other features that would have been a mistake to add here. This is not Pacman 91 or anything rubbish like that, but the good old original, as it was all those years ago.

The conversion is pretty much spot-on (which, given that the game hardly pushes computer technology to its limit is only to be expected), right down to the original colours and sound effects.

One change that has had to be made is purely a practical one - to preserve the original size of the graphics, the Pac-maze is now a four-way scrolling affair, with only a section visible on screen at a time.

It works well enough, but it can be a bit of a pain at times, as it makes it difficult for the player to see where the remaining dots are, and where ghosts might be coming in from. Pacman veterans may find this annoying, but to us more casual players it's not too much of a bind. So don't be a silly boy - get this classic up and running on your Game Gear today!