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The stage is a reinterpretation of the mazes in the original ''Puck-Man'' (later renamed ''Pac-Man'' when released worldwide) for arcades. In it, Pac-Man has to collect all Pac-Dots in a maze-like stage to progress further, all while avoiding the four [[Ghosts]] who spawn from the middle room of the maze and then chase him. Power Pellets are bigger dots which, when collected, turn the Ghosts blue and vulnerable and make them try to run away from Pac-Man: when a blue ghost is touched it is destroyed, and its eyeballs quickly return to their starting room allowing the ghost to regenerate. Power Pellets were also the very first instance of power-ups in any video game.

The hard platforms in this stage are based around the walls that [[Pac-Man]] must maneuver around, while the soft platforms are based around the walls and "door" of the room that the ghosts spawn in.

The way the Pac-Dots respawn and the fluctuating neon colors are reminiscent of ''Pac-Man Championship Edition''.

[[File:PacMazeTrophy3DS.png|thumb|left|100px|Trophy from ''for 3DS''.]]

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:{{Flag|North America}} ''A stage where you can collect Pac-Dots and defeat scared ghosts, just like in the original PAC-MAN! Eating enough Pac-Dots will nab you a Power Pellet, which boosts your abilities in all kinds of ways. Attacks in particular get about 1.7 times as strong! If an opponent earns a Power Pellet, you'd better destroy it before they grab it.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''A stage where you can collect Pac-Dots and defeat scared ghosts, just like in the original PAC-MAN! Eating enough Pac-Dots will nab you a Power Pellet, which boosts your abilities in all kinds of ways. Attacks in particular get about 1.7 times as strong! So if an opponent earns a Power Pellet, you'll want to destroy it before they grab it.''

*The game this stage is based on is the oldest game of origin of any stage in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

*In [[Training Mode]] on Pac-Maze's Ω form, if the camera is set to "Zoom," certain characters such as Pac-Man, [[:File:KirbyGlitchDownTaunt.jpg|Kirby]], and [[:File:KirbyGlitchYoshi.jpg|Yoshi]] may [[wikipedia:Clipping (computer graphics)|clip]] through the plane of the camera. [[:File:KirbyGlitchSmall.jpg|Certain effects]] like [[Poison Mushroom|shrinking]] may also help cause this to happen.

*Oddly, [[Ghosts]] can still be summoned as Assist Trophies in this stage, even while the current match takes place at Pac-Maze, despite also appearing as Stage Hazards.

*This stage and [[Rainbow Road]] are the only new stages in ''Smash 3DS'' (not counting {{SSB4|Battlefield}} and {{SSB4|Final Destination}}) to not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

:*Additionally, it is the only stage from a third-party universe not to return in ''Ultimate''.

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