An image of Pac-Man dying when the sound effect plays after Pac-Man gets caught by either Inky, Blinky, Pinky or Clyde.
This is a sound effect that originated in Pac-Man in 1980.
Used In
TV Shows
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Heard once in "Ultra Sheen".)
- Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
- Ben 10 (Heard once in "Kevin 11".)
- Family Guy
- Fraggle Rock (Heard in "The Challenge" in the scenes where Sprocket plays a computer game called "Zombie Attack".)
- Monsters Vs. Aliens (TV Series) (Heard once in "Maximum B.O.B".)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (When people are dizzy.)
- Pawn Stars
- Starcade
- The Simpsons (Heard once in a couch gag in "Sorry, not Sorry")
- Total Drama
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Heard once in the intro and quadrice in a low pitch in "Dash For Dolly".)
Movies
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) (Heard in a high pitch from Flint Lockwood's computer when the FLDSMDFR gets destroyed.)
- Colour Old Master Q (Heard in Ending 01.)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) (Heard once during the end of the arcade scene.)
- Footloose (1984) (Heard once after Reverend Shaw stops the tape playing the song "Dancing in the Sheets" by Shalamar.)
- Grown-Ups (2010)
- Mafia! (1998)
- Pixels (2015) (Heard when Pac-Man dies.)
- Tapeheads (1988)
- Tron (1982)
- The Benchwarmer (2006)
- The Way Way Back (2013)
- Ultraman: Rising (2024)
Shorts
- Minnie's Bow Toons (Heard once in "Eye on the Birdy Ball" and "Vac Attack!".)
Video Games
3DS:
- Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Video Game)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2
Arcade:
- Ali Baba and 40 Thieves (1982 SEGA Video Game) (Mixed pitch)
- Mario Kart Arcade GP
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (Heard in English patch version of Pac-Man)
- Pac-Mania
- Pac-Man (Debut; heard when Pac-Man loses a life. Appears different on some other ports)
- Pac-Man Battle Royale: Chompionship
- Pac-Man Battle Royale
- Pac-Man Plus (Heard when Pac-Man loses a life.)
- Pac-Man Smash (Air Hockey)
- Pac & Pal
- Super Pac-Man
DS:
- Namco Museum DS
- Pac 'n Roll
- Pac-Man World 3
- Pac-Pix
GameCube:
- Pac-Man Vs. (Heard twice in Pac-Man Vs. Title Music, and in-game)
- Pac-Man World 2 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World 3 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World Rally (low pitched)
GBA:
- Pac-Man Pinball Advance
Mobile:
- Crossy Road
- Galaga Wars
- Pac-Man 256
Nintendo Entertainment System:
- Pac-Man Championship Edition (Demake)
Nintendo Switch:
- Just Dance 2019
- Namco Museum (2017 Video Game)
- Pac-Man 99
- Pac-Man Museum +
- Pac-Man World Re-Pac
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
Online:
- Google Doodle (2010 - Halloween 2025)
PC:
- M.U.G.E.N
- Pac-Man Museum
- Pac-Man Museum +
- Pac-Man World Re-Pac
- Pac-Man World 2 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac
- Pac-Man World 3 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World Rally (low pitched)
- Pac-Man: Adventures in Time
- PackWar
- Super Smash Flash 2 (Heard when Pac-Man gets KO'd)
PlayStation:
- Namco Museum Vol. 1 (Heard twice in Pac-Man Game Room Music, and in-game)
- Pac-Man World
- Ridge Racer Type 4 (Sampled in "Eat'em Up")
PlayStation 2:
- Pac-Man World 2 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World 3 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World Rally (low pitched)
PlayStation 3:
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Video Game)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2
- Pac-Man Museum
PlayStation 4:
- Just Dance 2019
- Pac-Man Museum +
- Pac-Man World Re-Pac
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
PlayStation Portable:
- Namco Museum Battle Collection/Pac-Man Arrangement
- Pac-Man World 3 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World Rally (low pitched)
Plug and Play
Wii:
- Just Dance 2019
- Namco Museum Remix/Namco Museum Megamix
- Pac-Man Party
Wii U:
- Just Dance 2019
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Video Game)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2
Xbox:
- Pac-Man World 2 (low pitched)
- Pac-Man World 3 (low pitched)
Xbox 360:
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 (Heard once in "Less Than Three (Ricardo Autobahn Remix)"; high-pitched and sped-up version.)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Video Game)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2
- Pac-Man Championship Edition
- Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
- Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
- Pac-Man Museum
- Ridge Racer 6
Xbox One:
- Just Dance 2019
- Pac-Man Museum +
- Pac-Man World Re-Pac
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs
- Disney Channel Wand ID: Perry the Platypus (2007)
Commercials
- Bud Light - Coin (2015)
- Pizza Hut - Super Bowl (2021)
- Red Bull - Pac-Man (2018)
Music
- Buckner and Garcia - "Pac-Man Fever" (1981)
- Chibs - "Pacmeng"
- Ed Rush & Optical - "Pacman (RAM Trilogy Remix)" (2002)
- Gorillaz - "PAC-MAN (ft. ScHoolboy Q)" (2020)
- Lil Flip - "Game Over (Flip) (2004)"
- Nitro Fun - "Dragonfly" (2015)
- Power-Pill - "Pac-Man" (1992)
- Teh56thSpartan - Sparta Pacman Remix
- Teh56thSpartan - Sparta Pacman Remix V2
- Tyga - "Haute (ft. J Balvin, Chris Brown)" (2019)
- Worm Quartet - "Pac-Man Is Forty and so Should You" (2020)
Other Media
- Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus: The Greatest Show On Earth (Heard once)
- Video Game Director's Cuts (VGDC)
- LEGO (Facebook Page) (Heard once in "Icons PAC-MAN Arcade 10323")
- Namco Museum: Arcade Greatest Hits (Vinyl Disc) (Heard in Side A (Pac-Man Gameplay), and Side B (Miss - Pac-Man) at the end of the record)
YouTube Videos
- Alan Becker
- The Angry German Kid Show
- Camera Escondida Prank Videos
- CollegeHumor Originals
- Dorkly
- DoujinPixation
- Dubstep uNk (Heard in "Chibs - Pacmeng".)
- Egoraptor
- FreezeFlame22
- Gaming All-Stars
- gman1290 (Heard once in "PBS Tries To Save Mankind!".)
- The Kirby Collab 3
- MrKoolTrix (Heard once in "(GD) Les' Go! Series by Unzor".)
- NiceCat (Heard once in "Mr. Sun Ate Popsicles".)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures parody: Pac-Man and the zoo
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