Secret Level’s writers’ room distilled the elements of Pac-Man down to single lines that appear in the episode, such as “eat or be eaten” and “you can eat them, but never their eyes.” ...

In his base form, Pac-Man is merely a yellow circle that can open his mouth. Promotionally, he has eyes, a nose, limbs, gloves, and boots. While playing the game, you don’t gather any of that.