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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 12h

I guess it's my life now that I'm redrawing obscure Bally Midway Pac-Man Artwork into a more Yamashita-esque style. This is a piece of art from 1982's Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man Pinball. Was interesting doing Pac-Man himself this time...

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 2d

And now one with my modified design based on the social media Ms. Pac-Man renders.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

As promised, a 2000s style Ms. Pac-Man version.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

All in all, I have a preference for the 2000s design. It's not too cutesy, not too sultry, a good compromise. Best of all, it's not Pac-Man in drag like the official social media posts were doing, nor the ill-designed Pac-Mom who just doesn't work in Yamashita's style. 9/9

Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

Legs for days and naturally heels. This woman knows how to strut her stuff. She is bombastic and somewhat sexy as the original cabinet artwork was going for. She knows she's the star of a big 80's broadway musical. 8/9

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

The eyebrows in the official version use Pac-Man's so I added in the 2000s eyebrows. Eyeshadow is thick and glossy, always 1/4 of the eye. The mouth is thinner but as wide as Yamashita's. It's oddly always at an angle, but close to the eyes like Yamashita's. 7/9

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

The modern social media art design (adjusted to look less like Pac-in-drag) is totally a movie star. The eyes and bow are noticeably bigger and take up more real estate. The bow always stays behind the body, though. Beauty mark is MANDATORY. 6/9

Adjusted Modern Social Media Ms. Pac-Man

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

The design gives off the idea of a capable if kind woman. You could argue she looks a little ditzy, but I'd argue it's only in the same way as Princess Peach. We know they're both more than capable. This is a woman who wants to look nice, but doesn't actively use her looks. 5/9

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

The boots are pointier with heels, making them more feminine than Pac's round clunky boots. Beauty mark is optional. The main thing is that the mouth is petite, delicate, and a bit further from the eyes. If she had a wider mouth with lipstick, she wouldn't look as cute. 4/9

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

In the 2000s, Greg Martin's design from the 90s was adjusted a bit to retain American design elements but less sultry. Eyeshadow is present, but usually only at the very tip of the eyes unless expressing. Eyebrows were added, but they're softer and rounder than Pac's. 3/9

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

First off Yamashita-San's original artwork. He defintely tried to make her more cute and girly. No eyebrows like husband, smaller nose, but a very large mouth. Bow is less prominent, more like a minor accessory than a trademark, and it always appears on top of the body. 2/9

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 3d

I decided to do a study of the three style of Ms. Pac-Man (substituting the 3rd style with the adjustments I made to make her look more than Pac-Man with a Bow). In this thread, I'll try to break down the differences. 1/9

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2000s Hometek Ms. Pac-Man Design adapted from Greg Martin's design in the 90s.

Modified modern social media Ms. Pac-Man (adjusted to remove Pac-In-Drag elements but retaining their stylistic choices)

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 5d

May do a version with the character looking closer to her mid-2000s appearance in the future.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 5d

Also took care to separate out all the Ms. Pac-Man artwork as well. The Ghosts I based on the 2D style art from Bandai Namco, and the fruit I redrew.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 5d

In Namco Museum & Pac-Man World 2, Ms. Pac-Man had a unique bezel based on artwork by Yamashita. When the game was ported to Xbox 360, they redid it, but changed the character artwork for the worse. I decided to redo it more faithfully.

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screw @mrmcscrewup.bsky.social · 10d

i'm so god damn sick of bluesky's character limit so fuck it i'm putting what I want to say in image form

"I've resorted to breaking out Ghidra and attempting to decompile Re-Pac 2 just to find that god damned CRIWARE encryption key. I STILL can't find it. I NEED to find it. Several of the mods I want to do rely on being able to replace the audio. I'm getting desperate. I'm almost willing to spend money to pay a guy to find this fucking key... ALMOST.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 9d

I've sent word out over on Twitter to see if anyone can help.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 18d

Revised Version: It occurs to me that the pose was less that her arms are tucked in and she's facing the camera while running, and more that she's doing a song and show routine with her elbows raised. Also fixed the proportions for the face since that looked odd.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 26d

The running artwork was done all new by me (though maybe could use some more tweaking) and the Ms. Pac-Man in the logo was modified from the 40th anniversary artwork. Ms. Pac-Man is not just Pac-Man with a bow Bandai Namco...

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · 26d

Pac-Man Fever continues. I decided to redo the side art for Ms. Pac-Man in Yamashita-san's art style. It was interesting handling all the ghosts using the limited color palette, but I think it works ok.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · Sep 9

The artwork was interesting. The flat colored Pac-Man and Ghost artwork is simple enough to match, but the background required some guesswork. I paid particular attention to the dirt and toned down the saturation so Pac-Man's glove didn't blend too much.

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today is Pac-Land! The official logo from the PlayStation Store was fairly well scanned, but still needed some minor adjustments. The green in particular seems to be Pantone 340 C - #00965e & the blue 293 C - #003DA5

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm not quite sure what the original source of this version of the artwork is from, but I decided to color correct it too. It's clearly not original since the sky and ground are far too clean. If anyone knows, please let me know!

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pantone colors for Miru seem to be:
Lime Green - Pantone 375 - #9bc52d
Hot Pink - Pantone 1785 C -#F8485E

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Meepmeep189 @meepmeep189.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pac-Mania continues. I decided to color correct the flyer for Pac & Pal. The only debatable thing would be all the greens & darker blues since those Pantone colors weren't listed on the style guide, but I'm 90% confident they're accurate.

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