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E3 1998

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This is a sub-page of Prerelease:Pac-Man World (PlayStation).

E3 1998 kicked off on May 28th 1998, and Pac-Man World (back then Pac-Man 3-D) was revealed for the first time at the event. The game had a playable demo featuring at least four different levels.

The E3 Event#

Event Videos#

E3 1998 Freak's Shop VHS Messevideo#

Watch on YouTubeStarts at 29:09.

  • 29:09 to 29:44. We can see an official trailer that shows us some areas (possibly from the four officially playable levels) but these appear to be from a previously build version that can be played at E3.
  • 29:11 to 29:25. Possibly that area that is shown with a gameplay is of the "Cannonade" level.
  • 29:26 to 29:29. It shows us a small part of the level "Ghost Maze".
  • Between times 29:30 to 29:33 and 29:39 to 29:44. We can see that Pac-Man faces HMS Windbag but the design of this is somewhat early and the level itself also looks different.
  • 29:33 to 29:38. It shows us a small early gameplay of the level "Pirate Fort".
    • We can see that the HUD is different than what was seen in the version shown at E3.

E3 1998 Gamers Point VHS Video#

Watch on YouTubeStarts at 1:44:06.

  • 1:44:08 to 1:44:42. We can see a gameplay of the level "Pirate Fort".
  • 1:44:36 to 1:44:42. We can see an early icon on the HUD that shows us the full face of Pac-Man. That when he is attacked or when he dies changes his facial expression.

E3 1998 MARO Videospiele VHS Messevideo#

Watch on YouTubeStarts at 1:49:50.

  • We can see the Pac-Man 3-D early title screen showing us the option to choose four levels.
  • In a short clip around 1:49:59 we can see the early loading screen of the levels.
  • 1:50:04 to 1:50:30. We can see a gameplay of the level "Pirate Fort".
    • 1:50:04 to 1:50:08. We can see an early HUD.
  • 1:50:30 to 1:50:37. A small gameplay of the level "Ghost Maze".

Stargame Multishow#

Watch on YouTube

  • A small clip of the E3 demo is seen 21 seconds into the video, showing the "Ghost Maze" level.
  • A short clip around 1:52 we can see the early loading screen before the title screen.
  • 2:16 to 2:27. We can see a small gameplay of the level "Cannonade".
    • We can also see an enemy similar to a bee.
  • 2:28 to 2:40. We can see a gameplay of the level "Ghost Maze".

Event Photos#

Pirate Fort Level

GameSpot Screenshots (June 16th, 1998)#

Pirate Fort#

Cannonade#

Ghost Maze#

HMS Hanky#