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Continuing the company鈥檚 successful Cat Trials series, a total of eight videos which have logged more than 18 million views, Caterpillar released its first new Cat Trial video in four years. The Cat Trial #9: PAC-MAN鈩� takes on the video-gaming world to celebrate Caterpillar鈥檚 95th anniversary, while PAC-MAN celebrates its 40th anniversary, by showcasing Cat庐 products, technology and services.鈥淭hese trials are designed to surprise and delight our customers and prospects, as well as people outside our industry,鈥� says听Victoria Keese Morrissey, Global Marketing and Brand Director, Caterpillar. 鈥淐hallenges the ghosts pose to PAC-MAN strike a unique metaphor for obstacles lurking around each corner of the jobsite. POWER PELLETS represent the role Cat dealer services play in helping our customers overcome these challenges.鈥漈he Cat Trial #9: PAC-MAN plays out on a 162.4-ft x 180.4-ft (49.5-m x 55-m) version of the iconic PAC-MAN gameboard鈥�19,040 per cent larger than the original scale of the maze on the classic arcade screen鈥攁nd was built and played using the latest Cat equipment as well as grade and remote technology.Commenting on the collaboration,听Yutaka Fuse, Head 鈥� PAC-MAN Licensing & Branding Team for BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc听(owners of the PAC-MAN brand), said, 鈥淲e appreciate Caterpillar approaching us and giving a nod to PAC-MAN鈥檚 40th anniversary in a truly unique way, and we were excited to work with them. It鈥檚 amazing how Caterpillar鈥檚 equipment was able to precisely recreate the iconic PAC-MAN maze in the real world on such a grand scale. We were astonished by the final product.鈥滸ameboard construction听The original PAC-MAN gameboard design was loaded into the Cat GRADE with 3D system on the 336 Next Gen excavator, eliminating the need for stakes and grade checkers, saving time in the construction. In total, 70 labour hours were required for the 336 to create the life-size gameboard. Roughly 6,880 cu yd (195 cu m) of cut/fill dirt was removed to build the maze that was comprised 151 corners and 4-ft tall (1.2 m) walls. Support equipment to construct the gameboard, also using Cat GRADE with 3D to ensure they followed the same plan, included multiple field prep Cat dozers, Cat wheel loaders, a 323 excavator, trucks and water wagons.鈥淐at GRADE with 3D enabled the workers to only handle material one time for digging, loading, hauling and dumping,鈥� explains J Archie Lyons, Creative Director, Global Brand Strategy and Activation for Caterpillar. 鈥淩educing material handling is just one of the challenges our customers face, and Cat Grade technology greatly enhances jobsite efficiency.鈥滷ive Cat 236D3 remote controlled skid-steer loaders, rented from The Cat Rental Store, were used for play to represent PAC-MAN and the four ghosts 鈥� BLINKY, INKY, CLYDE and PINKY. PAC-MAN and ghost avatars placed atop the Cat loaders could be seen above the maze walls.The four-corner POWER PELLETS that put PAC-MAN on the offensive represent Cat dealer services鈥擟ustomer Value Agreements, Repair Options, Cat Financial and Cat App helping with fleet management, financing and maintenance, Cat Services give customers an extra efficiency boost in the field.Caterpillar also stayed true to the original game by including fruit bonuses, represented by Cat parts boxes. Fruit is how PAC-MAN earns points, which in turn helps to earn additional lives, like how Genuine Cat Parts allow customers to get more life out of their machines to get the job done.鈥淎s a unique surprise at the end, we wanted to pay homage to the original game, in a way only Caterpillar could. Due to available memory at the time, level 256 experiences an integer overflow and the right side of the board can鈥檛 be rendered,鈥� explains Lyons. 鈥淲e have duplicated the original screen鈥檚 look of level 256 with our real-life PAC-MAN game, using four Cat dozers to create the effect.鈥漈he participants controlling the Cat 236D3 skid steers using line-of-sight remote control systems were:PAC-MAN 鈥� Jim Kosner of JIMAX Landscaping & Demolition, Peoria, Ill.BLINKY 鈥� Joey Stone, NASCAR/Richard Childress Racing (RCR) eSports driver of the #8 Virtual Cat carINKY 鈥� Alfonso Farjardo of Horsepower Site Services, Charlotte, N.C., a Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge regional finalistCLYDE 鈥� Tom Gardocki, The Dirt Ninja, social media influencer, professional heavy equipment operator in landscaping and constructionPINKY 鈥� BLITZ, social media influencer, YouTube gaming content creator and civil engineerSource: Caterpillar Press Release