Pac-Mania

Information

Genre

Arcade - Pac-Man

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick, Keyboard

Players

1

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Harrap, Pete, Hollingsworth, Shaun, Tripp, James

Graphic Artist(s)

Wilson, Jason, Gunn, Jay

Game design

Namco

Musician(s)

Daglish, Ben

Sound FX

[unknown]

Year

1988

Publisher

Grandslam Entertainment

Distributor

-

Developer

Teque Software Development

Licensed from

Namco

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

Box/Instructions

English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Swedish

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB

Number of Disks

1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 8.5/10 · Votes: 53 · Downloads: 5,720 · Hits: 26,432

Additional Comments

Screenshots (19)

Cover Art (4)

Ads (4)

Stickers (1)

Article (1)

Trivia (4)

Awards:

Microcomputer Industry Awards: Best Arcade Conversion 1988
Golden Joystick Awards: Best Coin-op conversion of the year runner-up 1989

Origins

Based on Namco / Atari Games 1987 coin-op.

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 8 (2/1989)
Months on charts: 2 between 2/1989 - 3/1989

Releases

The Atari ST version was released first on the 16 bit market in Europe. Published later for other 16 bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (1)

The One · October, 1988 · Rating: 84 %

Comments (2)

• gti_bel — 27 Jan 2024

  Pity it is so sloooooow.

• Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) — 3 Jul 2022

  Pac-Mania is a solid port of Namco's "3D"-ish take on Pac-Man, developed by Grand Slam. It has its annoyances -- most notably not being able to see very far ahead -- but it's still a fun time! Let's Play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XVPVTzEYFY