Pac-Maze

""Reexperience this a-maze-ing level from gaming history! Be sure to keep an eye out for Power Pellets - Pick one up, and your attack power will be greatly increased!""

Pac-Maze is a stage in Nexed, inspired by the maze seen in Pac-Man, and by proxy, the stage of the same name from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

History
The Pac-Maze, simply known as the Maze in official material, is the maze seen in Pac-Man. The maze includes various elements which would become staples of the series, including tunnels, Pac-Dots, and Power Pellets. The maze also features the "ghost box", which is where the Ghost Gang spawns at the start of each round and after being eaten by Pac-Man.

The Pac-Maze has become one of gaming's most iconic levels, with recreations of it being found in games such as Pac-Man World 3. In addition, many other mazes from the Pac-Man series owe its aesthetic to it.

Layout
Pac-Maze uses a pixelated aesthetic, resembling the graphics of the original Pac-Man. The background displays the maze that the stage is based on, with a network of similar tunnels being visible in the distance.

The stage takes place on a flat body of land which extends through the bottom blast zone, rendering fighters unable to pass under it. Above the platform is a T-shaped hard platform with a soft platform on its left, right, and top sides. The hard platforms resemble the tiles making up the maze itself, while the soft platforms resemble the barriers seperating the "ghost box" from the rest of the maze.

Hazards

 * Power Pellets: With this hazard on, Power Pellets can spawn above any of the soft platforms. Upon collection of a Power Pellet, a fighter's attack power is increased significantly for a short period of time, indicated by a golden glow.

Alt. Skin: Ms. Pac-Maze
By holding the L button when selecting Pac-Maze, it gains a new color palette based on the first maze from Ms. Pac-Man. The maze has all of the same elements as the Pac-Maze, but has a different layout and two tunnels on the sides as opposed to one. Despite their differences, Ms. Pac-Maze is almost as iconic as the Pac-Maze itself.

The Ms. Pac-Maze skin causes the usually blue tiles and tunnels of Pac-Maze to turn pink, resembling those found in Ms. Pac-Man. The background also changes to display the maze itself.

Trivia

 * Pac-Maze's layout is heavily inspired by that of its appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, albeit with a few changes:
 * There are three soft platforms instead of five.
 * Pac-Dots, Bonus Fruit, and Ghosts do not appear.
 * Power Pellets are naturally spawning items as opposed to being tied to a points system.