The problem is the fruit. To add some variety to Pac-Man’s diet of dots and ghosts, there are eight different types of fruit dropped in twice per level (including a bell and a key, which Pac-Man seems to eat with the same ease as he does an apple or a strawberry). Each level is assigned a specific fruit, which is shown at the bottom of the screen, along with Pac-Man’s recent fruit consumption. It is this ornamental fruit parade that causes the complete meltdown of the game.
