Arcade / Arcade - Pac-Man · 2015

Pac-Mania STe

Published by [no publisher] · Developed by [n/a]

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Information

Genre: Arcade - Pac-Man
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Almeström, Samuel, Tripp, James, Harrap, Pete, Hollingsworth, Shaun
Graphic Artist(s): Wilson, Jason, Almeström, Samuel, Gunn, Jay
Game design: Namco
Musician(s): Daglish, Ben
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 2015
Publisher: [no publisher]
Distributor: -
Developer: [n/a]
Licensed from: -
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Hack
ST Type: STe Only, 2MB
Number of Disks: 1, Double Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.6/10 · Votes: 56 · Downloads: 3,870 · Hits: 15,058

Additional Comments

Improved version of Pac-Mania for STe with smooth scrolling, sampled sound effects and overscan among with other graphical improvements.

Screenshots (21)

Trivia (4)

Origins

Based on Namco 1987 coin-op. Unofficial version.

Graphics

Features up to 25 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 27 colours on-screen simultaneously (options or static screen)
Features overscan (introduction screen)
Features overscan (options or static screen)
Features overscan (in-game)

Sound

Features digitized sound fx at 25KHz

Hardware

Supports Blitter
Supports STe DMA sound
Supports STe palette
Supports STe hardware scrolling

Comments (1)

megalomaniac — 9 Oct 2023
Fine work. Whenever you see an ST game that's vastly inferior to the Amiga version, you have to think an STE conversion could have eliminated the gap. This version, with its smooth fullscreen scrolling and colourful graphics, is evidence as such. The view range here means you can actually plan ahead and coax the ghosts towards you before picking up the powerpill, in a way the tiny view area on the disappointing official version denies. You'll smash your ST version high score within a couple of goes. There are a few bugs (hit a powerpill and enemy at once and you'll often both lose a life and the powerpill disappears, and enemies occasionally appear to be in thin air) and the music isn't an improvement. Plus, the fact that it needs 2Mb compared to the 512k of the standard version means its not 100% conclusive proof of Amiga v STE, but this is one guy coding in their bedroom as a hobby, so who knows what a full professional team could have done within 512k in 1989?