9 9 4 ▁for ▁Mac int osh , ▁MS - D OS ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁systems . ▁Nam co ▁chose ▁to ▁re brand ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁Pac - Man ▁characters ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁marque e ▁value , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁world wide ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁name . ▁Pac - In - Time ▁was ▁published ▁for ▁many ▁different ▁systems , ▁including ▁the ▁Super ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System , ▁Game ▁Boy , ▁MS - D OS ▁and ▁Mac int osh . ▁While ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy , ▁MS - D OS ▁and ▁Mac int osh ▁versions ▁of ▁Pac - In - Time ▁are ▁simply ▁ports ▁of ▁F ury ▁of ▁the ▁Fur ries ▁with ▁Pac - Man ▁characters , ▁the ▁SN ES ▁version ▁is ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁game ▁with ▁different ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁levels . ▁Nam co ▁lic ensed ▁the ▁game ' s ▁engine ▁from ▁M inds cape . ▁ ▁Pac - In - Time ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁the ▁Super ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System ▁and ▁Game ▁Boy . ▁The ▁Mac int osh ▁and ▁MS - D OS ▁versions ▁were ▁published ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁Super ▁Fam ic om ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁includes ▁several ▁alter ations ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁game ' s ▁difficulty , ▁such ▁as ▁adding ▁instant - de ath ▁tra ps ▁and ▁generally ▁making ▁levels ▁harder ▁and ▁more ▁challeng ing . ▁The ▁SN ES ▁version ▁is ▁bil led ▁as ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Pac - Man ▁ 2 :