Frequently Asked Questions
Pac-Man Stickers
v1.8
Updated 5/25/2000
Originally written by Tony Mason, June 1995.
I have tried countless times to contact the author
about some updates, but to no avail. I have many
updates, so I will now be maintaining it until I hear from him.
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MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER POSSIBLY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 1981 FLEER
PAC-MAN STICKERS & RUB-OFF GAME CARDS
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In 1981 Fleer released a set of "Pac-Man" stickers and rub-off game
cards. These came in wax-packs of 3 stickers, 3 rub-off game cards, and
one stick of chalky bubble-gum.
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STICKERS
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There are 3 variations of the stickers.
Variation 1:
FRONT: Sticker Pac-men have no eyes or outline whatsoever.
BACK: Blue print, normal pac-man in upper right corner
Variation 2:
FRONT: Sticker Pac-men have eyes in the shape of pac-man,
or big rolling "google" eyes with irises, Pac-men outlined
in blue and red on the sides.
BACK: Blue print, shmoo-like pac-man in upper right corner.
Variation 3:
FRONT: No differences found, yet.
BACK: Black print, norman pac-man in upper right corner.
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--The back of the stickers read as follows:
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FLEER (crown logo)...........................> (picture of pacman)
P A C - M A N
TM
(C) MIDWAY 1980 STICKER
TM OF MIDWAY MFG. CO
NO. # OF 54
RUB-OFF GAME
1. USE STICKERS AS PRIZES OR
FOR TRADING
2. THERE IS ONE STICKER FOR
EACH RUB-OFF GAME
3. RUN YOUR OWN PAC-MAN
RUB-OFF CONTEST OR
RUB-OFF OLYMPICS
RUB-OFF GAME CARDS
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There were 54 different stickers and 28 different rub-off games. The rub-off
games consisted of a pac-man-like maze with rub-off spots. There are 46 spots
to rub off, and under each is either a dot, a cherry, blue monsters, or
red, orange, pink monsters. Pac-Man starts in the usual middle spot.
The back of the game cards read as follows:
FLEER (crown logo) (C) MIDWAY 1980 T.M. OF MIDWAY MFG. CO.
P A C - M A N
RUB-OFF GAME
* WHITE DOTS...................1 POINT EACH
* BLUE MONSTERS................10 POINTS EACH
* CHERRY.......................50 POINTS
* RED, ORNAGE OR
PINK MONSTERS................FIND 3 - - GAME
IS OVER
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HOW TO PLAY
1. Starting at yellow PAC-MAN; Rub off GOLD DOTS
one at a time.
2. You may go in any direction (BACKWARD, FORWARD,
or SIDEWAYS) as you follow the maze.
3. You may not jump over GOLD DOTS but may go over
DOTS already rubbed off to get to other areas.
4. You may go out SIDE DOORS to get to other side.
5. Uncover three COLORED MONSTERS (BLUE NOT
INCLUDED)--game is over
6. More than ONE person can play by alternating turns or
using their own PAC-MAN boards.
7. Use PAC-MAN stickers as prizes, for trading, or
collecting.
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YOUR NAME | YOUR SCORE
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HIGHEST SCORE WINS!
RUB-OFF GAME Comments:
1. Some of the games were too damn hard - for example, one starts you
with a 'bad' monster on each side of the starting spot. What evil
game designer got off from this kinda crap!?
2. Some mutant cards I got did not allow you to rub the spots off, except
where the monsters were. Very bizarre. Probably that same jerk
who's has all the #32's, and came up with the stupid variations.
Inky (light blue monster) seems to be ignored in the stickers and
rub-off game entirely. In cases with a blue monster on the stickers it
is the darker blue "scared" monster with the squiggly mouth. WHAT
GIVES? WHERE THE HELL IS INKY?! Yet another way to mess with my brain.
There's probably a "Inky Subset" out there, waiting for me to find it.
Complete with gold-foil limited edition inserts of "Inky".
STICKER LIST
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x = type of sticker:
1 - Single, one character/quote on sticker. Black border.
2 - Single, one character with quote on seperate sticker. Black border.
3 - Double, two characters/quotes on sticker. Black border.
4 - Double, two characters with quotes on seperate stickers. Black border.
5 - Other Single, graphic/quote relating to pac-man. Yellow border.
6 - Other Double, 2 graphic/quotes on seperate stickers. Yellow border.
Characters: Blue = Dark blue "scared" monster
Blinky = Red monster
Pinky = Pink monster
Clyde = Orange monster
White = Blinking "scared" monster
Eyes = Ghost eyes after Pac-Man has eaten a monster
Characters have white quote bubbles, black lettering and are looking to
the right. Exceptions:
(L) after name means character is looking to the left
(U) after name means character is looking up
(D) after name means character is looking down
(C) after name means character is looking straight at you
(eating dots) means there are 3 dots printed on the border next to pac-man
(blue bubble) Quote bubble is blue
(pink bubble) Quote bubble is pink
(white border) Card border is white
# x STICKER
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1 2 Pac-Man, (blue letters) "WAKA! WAKA! WAKA!"
2 3 Pac-Man, "CHARGE!". Blue, "FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW!"
3 5 "OFFICIAL PAC-MAN FAN CLUB NAME_________"
4 5 "U.S. PAC-MAN TEAM" (upside-down olympic logo of Pac-men)
5 5 "PAC-MAN OPERATORS LICENSE NAME ADDRESS BIRTH DATE
HIGH SCORE PHONE"
6 3 Pac-Man (L), "SLIDE OUT THE SIDE DOOR". Pinky (L), (red letters)
"I'M COOKIN' NOW"
7 2 Pac-Man, "YOU'D SMILE TOO IF YOU COULD EAT MONSTERS!"
8 3 Pac-Man (L), "NEVER!". Blinky (L), (blue bubble) "LET'S GET TOGETHER"
9 1 Pac-Man (eating dots), "WAKA! WAKA! WAKA! WAKA! GULP!"
10 3 Pac-Man, "WAKA! WAKA!". Blinky (D), "HERE COMES JAWS!"
11 3 (Identical to sticker 6)
12 5 "PAC-MAN FOR PRESIDENT"
13 5 "PAC-MAN HEADQUARTERS COUNSELING AVAILABLE"
14 5 "PAC-MAN FOR CHALLENGE CALL _________"
15 2 Blinky (C), "I HAVE PAC-MAN HANGOVER"
16 3 Pac-Man, "WHERE ARE THOSE MONSTERS?". Blinky (L), "THE PAC-MAN KNOWS"
17 4 Pac-Man, (pink letters) "HOW ABOUT IT?". Clyde (D), "LET'S GET TOGETHER"
18 3 Pinky (C), "I'M QUICK BUT YOU'RE QUICKER!". Pac-Man, "EAT MY DUST"
19 3 Pac-Man, "TRY IT.". Clyde, (D) (blue bubble) "YOU'LL LIKE IT!"
20 1 Pac-Man (eating dots), "BE KIND TO PAC-MAN!"
21 6 "PAC-MAN REPAIRMAN...BY APPOINTMENT ONLY" "JOIN THE PAC-MAN MAJORITY!"
22 5 "PAC-MAN BITES BACK!", (blue monster with 3/4 of his head bitten off)
23 5 "U.S. PAC-MAN TEAM", same as sticker 4 except 2nd pac-man is yellow
24 4 Pac-Man, "FREE LUNCH!". Blue (C), "I'M COOKED NOW!"
25 1 Pac-Man, "GOOD TO THE LAST BITE"
26 2 Pinky (U), "SCHOOL'S OUT, PAC-MAN'S IN!"
27 4 Blue (U), (yellow bubble) "ARE YOU KIDDING?". Pac-Man, "WAKA! WAKA!
WAKA! WAKA!"
28 1 Pinky (D), "HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?"
29 3 Pac-Man, "GOTCHA!". Blue, "MOMMY!"
30 5 "KISS MY PAC-MAN" (Shmoo-like Pac-Man from side of game)
31 1 (white border) Pac-Man, "I'LL GET YOU MONSTERS!"
32 6 "TODAY IS NATIONAL PAC-MAN DAY" "PAC-MAN DOES IT WITH MONSTERS"
33 1 Pac-Man, "HAPPINESS IS A HUNGRY PAC-MAN"
34 1 Blue (L), (yellow bubble) "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"
35 1 White (L), (pink bubble) "EAT MY DUST PAC-MAN!"
36 3 Pac-Man, (pink letters) "YEAH!". Pinky (U), "SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PAC-MAN"
37 4 Pac-Man, "WAKA! WAKA! WAKA! WAKA!". Pinky (D), "HERE COMES JAWS"
38 2 Blinky, "SMILE...PAC-MAN IS WATCHING!"
39 5 "MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN WEEKENDS WERE MADE FOR PAC-MAN"
40 3 (white border) Pac-Man, (pink letters) "GOT'EM ON THE RUN".
Blue, (blue letters) "GULP!"
41 6 "PAC-MAN IS COMING" "DON'T PLAY THIS GAME...PAC-MAN IS BETTER"
42 3 Pac-Man, "WAKA! WAKA! WAKA! WAKA!". Blue (C), "ARE YOU KIDDING?"
43 3 Eyes (U), "PAC-MAN DOES IT AGAIN". Pac-Man, "GOTCHA!"
44 4 Pac-Man, "WAKA! WAKA! WAKA! WAKA!". Blue, (L) "LOOK OUT!"
45 1 Pac-Man, (blue bubble) "I'M EATIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!"
46 1 White, (pink bubble) (red letters) "WATCH OUT FOR PAC-MAN!"
47 4 Pac-Man, "LET'S GET TOGETHER". Pinky, "WHAT IF WE'RE CAUGHT?"
** note - this sticker begins the hidden sexual innuendo found in most
of the Ms. Pac-Man stickers, released later. It's sick, I tell you!
48 5 "PAC-MAN REPORT CARD NOVICE FAIR GOOD EXPERT OUT'A SIGHT!
PARENTS SIGNATURE"
49 3 (white border) Pac-Man, "I'M COOKIN'". White (L), (red bubble),
"SLIDE OUT THE SIDE DOOR"
50 6 "WE WANT PAC-MAN" "PAC-MAN DOES IT WITH MONSTERS"
51 1 (Identical to sticker 33)
52 4 Pac-Man, "READY?". Pinky (L), "I AM!"
53 2 Pac-Man (eating dots), "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"
54 3 Pac-Man, "WAKA! WAKA! !". Blinky (D), "WHO ME?"
