DID YOU KNOW
THE GHOSTS HAVE PERSONALITIES
Pac-Man's Ghosts Each Hunt You Differently
The four Pac-Man ghosts aren't random. Toru Iwatani gave each one its own chase rule in 1980, and together they trap you.
The ghosts in Pac-Man are not random. Each one hunts you in its own way. Designer Toru Iwatani built them for Namco in 1980.
Blinky, the red one, simply chases you. Pinky aims for the spot in front of you, trying to cut you off. Inky, the blue ghost, uses Blinky's position to set a trap.
And Clyde chases you, then gets shy and runs back to his corner when he gets close. In Japan their names say it all: chaser, ambusher, fickle, and the one who plays dumb. That's why it feels like they work as a team.
- IWATANIPac-Man designer
- 1980Namco arcade release
- BLINKYthe chaser