It plays the animation even with the fruit being present, so this is still puzzling.
Edit: I cleared it with most of the pellets on screen (Including the Power Pellet), without the fruit on screen, most of the mini-ghosts trailing behind the Ghost Gals, and the bomb being on screen. Does not trigger the Game Over glitch. 🤨
… Is it lives related? (Ex: Win if you’re at 1 life remaining) I’m not too sure.