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Pac-man review
You know, pac-man used to be called puck-man, but they were worried that they would scratch out the "P".....yeah, I got that from Scott Pilgrim. What? You never heard of that film? Well, I'm reviewing a game, not a film, and today we're talking about pac-man. This game has a lot to talk about, but not many people talk about that kind of stuff. They know it's a fun game to play, but they don't go as in-depth as some people do. I am one of those people, and I'm going to show you why this game is simple, yet exiting at the same time.
So your a hungry yellow mutated hockey puck that wants to eat pac-dots in this maze, but you are chased by ghosts. After you eat all the pac-dots, you'll advance to the next level. Why? Why doesn't pac-man realize that he is in the same maze every time? Why is he chased by ghosts? How can he eat so much? Well, like most arcade games, they have no story, you just play the game. Also, not many people ask these questions, but it's probably for the best. What can I say? The game play is very easy to pick up, so just about anyone can play it. It is also addicting. It's always satisfying running....rolling.....how does this guy move? I like to say he walks in a wack-a, as that is the sound he makes when he moves, where was I? Oh yeah, wack-aing away from those monsters, more commonly known as "ghosts" is always fun to do, and even better when you swallow a power pellet.
This turns them blue. This some how makes you able to eat them, instead of dying when you touch them. I wonder why that is....oh well. When you eat them, their eyes comically go back to the middle box, where they are revived again. The music is incredible. Not becuase it's amazing, but how it's not annoying. The music in game is the same two notes playing over and over and over and over and.......you get the idea, only changing in pitcxh when you eat more pac-dots. I don't know about you, but normally that would drive a player up the wall, btu here, you enjoy it, and would never say "PLEASE WILL YOU TURN IT OFFF!!!!!" and that has to be a record.
The music before and during some animations are classic and are easy to remember. You could even have them as ring tones. When you beat three roundd (or was it two?) you get a humorus animation. I never get tired of it, always makes me smile. Now for the enemies. You are chased by four ghosts. They have names you know. The red one is called "Blinky" The pink one is called "Pinky" the green-blue one is called "Inky" and the orange one is called....."clyde" They have interesting personalities. In the Japanese version, they were called "chaser" "ambusher" "fickle" and "stupid" respectfully (if you can be respectful when calling some one stupid =P), and their nick names were "red guy" "pink guy" "blue guy" and "slow guy" respectfully. Interesting, huh.
But the most interesting and most infamous thing about this game is the "Split-Screen Level". This is legendary stuff. Often called the Pac-man Bomb Screen. The game's level counter was a single 8-bit byte could therefore store only 256 distinct values (0–255). Reaching the 256th level causes the counter that is used while drawing the fruit to overflow to zero, causing 256 fruits and seven blank spaces to be drawn. And then creates the first half of the level normally, but the second half is......completed messed up. You can turn when your not supposed to, can't turn when you think you can, go off the screen and appear on the other side, it's basicly behaving in such a way that the level is impossible. The highest score possible is 3,333,360, if you can get that score, you truly are a pac-master. In fact, in 1999, Billy Mitchell offered $100,000 to anyone who could pass through the Split-Screen Level before January 1, 2000. The prize went unclaimed. Legends say that Chuck Norris was the only one to complete this level. Sadly, he was so good, the game crashed because he was so good.
Well, overall I give this game 8.4/10, this game is a classic. It's bland, but somehow able to say "No, I'm not, it seems it, but I'm rather fun" and in a way, doesn't seem bland, but rather exiting and fun to play. Give it a go.
Graphics 7 Sound 8 Addictive 8 Depth 5 Story 1 Difficulty 7
Pac-Man (Tengen) Box Description: Gobble, gobble, gulp! Who's munching Power Pellets? Who's zipping around the maze at top speed, chomping up ghosts and scoring big points? It's Pac-Man, the world's hungriest character! Devour a fruit treat and get a big bonus score. But if you're caught by the little haunters, you're ghostflakes! Use the warp tunnel for a quick escape. Now play this classic arcade mega-hit alone or with a friend for double the fun! Hours of ghost-chomping action!
Pac-Man (Tengen) Description: One of the most popular and influential games of the 1980's, Pac-Man stars a little, yellow dot-muncher who works his way around to clear a maze of the various dots and fruit which inhabit the board.Pac-Man's goal is continually challenged by four ghosts: The shy blue ghost Bashful (Inky), the trailing red ghost Shadow (Blinky), the fast pink ghost Speedy (Pinky), and the forgetful orange ghost Pokey (Clyde). One touch from any of these ghosts means a loss of life for Pac-Man.Pac-Man can turn the tables on his pursuers by eating of the four Energizers located within the maze. During this time, the ghosts turn blue, and Pac-Man can eat them for bonus points. This only lasts for a limited amount of time, as the ghost's eyes float back to their center box, and regenerate to chase after Pac-Man again.Survive a few rounds of gameplay, and be treated to humorous intermissions between Pac-Man and the ghosts.
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DoubleC12-24-10 04:18 PM 4.5/5
oh, woops, i died | RedMageCole07-22-10 05:36 PM 4.4/5
One of the most dreaded moments in Pac-Man. | RedMageCole07-22-10 05:36 PM 4.4/5
RAWR I GIANT PACMAN IMA EAT JOU!!! | | | | | | | | | legacyme303-03-11 11:34 PM 4/5
I just got the 1600 combo, pretty epic | | Stevie 76406-13-10 07:18 PM 3.9/5
OMG looks like he farted | gamingdude09-14-10 02:29 AM 3.7/5
nooooo don't EAT ME | becerra9509-23-10 05:59 PM 3.7/5
diong great so far | | | jl1118109-19-10 10:04 AM 3.3/5
title screen to pac-man | | | DoubleC12-24-10 04:19 PM 3/5
Yes...16,170! That should put me at...49th! | | | |
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Pac-Man (Tengen) Highscores Table
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jerryaberry
1. 217,640
TimeTrial: 00:41:06
05-02-12 01:00 PM
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8th KeyNeal
2. 210,290
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
12-15-10 03:08 PM
8th Keyvizwiz123
3. 98,720
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-28-10 07:06 PM
:D88tom1
4. 73,220
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
12-01-10 01:46 PM
Yes! Top 3!! xDsupernerd117
5. 71,780
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-29-10 07:18 PM
better...toucansam3
6. 62,950
TimeTrial: 00:12:17
01-06-13 10:25 AM
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Getting there!jl11181
7. 57,850
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
04-02-11 03:58 AM
Seishiro Leonha.
8. 51,990
TimeTrial: 00:08:20
02-06-13 12:54 PM
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Davideo7
9. 51,590
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-20-10 01:19 PM
Back in 2nd (barely)anfernee.skinner
10. 51,290
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
06-24-10 12:01 PM
Finally!jflow78
11. 50,970
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
11-30-10 05:04 PM
gamefreak12544
12. 47,490
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-13-10 04:22 PM
Matthew2321
13. 45,860
TimeTrial: 00:10:26
08-18-12 09:34 AM
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YES!danielbelitch
14. 42,870
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-26-10 08:20 PM
8bit_otaku
15. 41,300
TimeTrial: 00:23:17
05-02-13 10:06 PM
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meh.the_casualty
16. 40,170
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-30-10 07:23 PM
Not that bad...Scoli2k
17. 39,640
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
03-11-11 09:14 PM
brinkerj1
18. 35,960
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-27-10 06:27 PM
dang about haflwaySuperGameBoy1
19. 35,380
TimeTrial: 00:06:42
08-09-12 05:57 AM
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pmilan
20. 35,270
TimeTrial: 00:08:26
08-14-12 11:29 AM
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greatmgharper94
21. 34,280
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-06-10 08:35 AM
my second scoreSwinebane
22. 34,240
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
09-13-10 08:40 PM
7th YAYgameface138
23. 33,420
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
01-08-11 10:35 PM
Surgiac
24. 32,550
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
06-29-10 11:23 PM
I'm not very good atDLCJRpc
25. 32,160
TimeTrial: 00:00:00
03-31-11 03:33 PM
stupid orange ghost
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Pac-Man (Tengen) Cheats and Codes
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Pac-Man (Tengen) Game Genie Codes: SZEKKIVG Both players have infinite lives
VTGKVZ 1 life for player 2
AYVITOGL Power pills last longer
AZVITOGL Power pills don\'t last as long
ATXTZASZ Power pills don\'t work
IAXVYEYE Only 3 ghosts are edible
PAXVYEYE Only 2 ghosts are edible
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Pac-Man (Tengen) User Reviews
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9 Graphics 7.8 Sound 6.9 Addictive 8.2 Story 5.8 Depth 7.4 Difficulty 7.1
9.8 - Pac-man... a classic - thing1
Alright, this time I am reviewing a game that nobody can argue that is a classic: the infamous Pac-man. Let's get down to busine...
Graphics 5 Sound 5 Addictive 9 Story 5 Depth 5 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 04-10-12
Updated: 04-10-12
Review Replies: 7
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10 - Pac-man - filmmaker7
Pac-Man is a legendary game liked by a lot of fans,despite being a very simple game.The plot revolves around Pac-Man attempting ...
Graphics 7 Sound 6 Addictive 9 Depth 10 Difficulty 5
Review Rating: 4.5/5
Submitted: 04-30-11
Review Replies: 1
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8.4 - Pac-man review - Darkpower508
You know, pac-man used to be called puck-man, but they were worried that they would scratch out the "P".....yeah, I got that fro...
Graphics 7 Sound 8 Addictive 8 Story 1 Depth 5 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 06-23-11
Updated: 06-24-11
Review Replies: 4
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9 - Pacman's Review On Pac Man?! O_o - pacman1755
Well, this probably wont be a long review on this game, because there isnt much to say about it, its Pac Man, one of the most le...
Graphics 7 Sound 3 Addictive 10 Depth 10 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 06-14-11
Review Replies: 0
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8 - Pac-Man Review - Marcmoney
Overall - 8
Pac-Man is a classic game to play. All the levels are the same, but it does get harder. I used to pla...
Graphics 9 Sound 7 Addictive 5 Depth 8 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 3.7/5
Submitted: 06-25-11
Review Replies: 3
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8.9 - Pac Man review for the NES! - G@mehe@d
Pac Man was a famous arcade cabinet released in 1980. It had several ports having varying degrees of quality. Including the&nbs...
Graphics 9 Sound 10 Addictive 9 Depth 6 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 07-17-12
Review Replies: 2
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9.8 - Pac Man the Classic Video Game - wicked-pyper-le.
This classic game is one of my favorites that I have been playing since I was a child, it is very addictive and I think that any...
Graphics 8 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 7 Depth 8 Difficulty 10
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 12-01-12
Review Replies: 0
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8.2 - Warmup review #2: Pac-Man (NES) - Stevie 764
Oh boy, 2 reviews in 2 days, this is what you call motivation of reviewing. :D
Pac-Man, the most classic game in the early 80...
Graphics 8 Sound 7 Addictive 6 Depth 5 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 2.5/5
Submitted: 10-04-12
Updated: 10-04-12
Review Replies: 4
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- bigbadbags88
This is hands down the best pacman i've ever played, its the most classic and challenging game by far!!!! LOVE IT!!!!
Review Rating: 1/5
Submitted: 09-24-10
- gamingdude
i have played a few pac-man games before but this is by far the best pac-man game i have ever played in a long time i think this pac-man is one of the best ones yet theres no other pac-man game like this out anymore besides the newer versions this is classic pac-man i highly recommend this game to everyone who enjoys the classic pac-man game but it seems i don't half to recommend it however tons of users have already played it and possibly own it i don't by any chance i do get a nes it will prob be easy to find this game online but will not be cheap and its possible i won't find it online. but own it or not this game is one of the best! pac-man games ever.
Review Rating: 1/5
Submitted: 09-14-10
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iponderon 05-13-13 - 06:15 AM ya hes riet i cant ues game code
toucansam3 01-04-13 - 06:30 PM
Is anyone else having problems with this game? I can't get it to work.
jacobwin7 11-25-12 - 07:00 PM
it has game genie codes, but how do you use game genie codes?
mrkoolnerd 09-10-12 - 08:12 AM
there is no ending but there are 250 some levels after that you go back to the beginning
kookynoah152 06-30-12 - 10:28 PM
*On lvl 13* hmm i wonder if it will change? *maze changes colour on next level* YAAAAY
kookynoah152 06-30-12 - 10:24 PM
hi
ocdbloggergirl 05-16-12 - 12:28 AM
hi
Ciryalon 05-15-12 - 08:13 PM
the controls are dodgy...I meal like WOAH!
R4IN_MAN 04-10-12 - 12:45 PM
DUDE THESE CONTROLS ARE DODGY
123Cheese 03-30-12 - 08:13 PM
WELL I'M SORRY THE NES CAN'T MAKE IT SOUND EXACTLY LIKE THE ARCADE. 8 BIT EMULATING 16 BIT. HMM, MAYBE IT WILL EMULATE PERFECTLY.
alahndangerous 03-27-12 - 07:27 PM
do not like this version colors are wrong and the sound effects are bad
alexanyways 03-16-12 - 10:28 AM
Even though Mario is best, this game is still awesome
oliver315 02-17-12 - 09:33 AM
say 123 if you think pacman is best, say 456 if you think mario is best
jerryaberry 02-13-12 - 12:51 PM
Thanks rcarter2.
rcarter2 02-13-12 - 10:57 AM
jerryaberry: Yeah, that was really weird. I fixed it though :P
jerryaberry 02-12-12 - 09:02 PM
Not sure how I can be in 2nd and 3rd because you can only post one score. Hopefully it will be corrected.
dopeydonald362 02-01-12 - 12:56 PM
1 round down
SuperVizzedWorld 01-17-12 - 01:48 AM
Beat the second round. :D
rilezy 01-01-12 - 08:04 AM
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donnasarah 12-12-11 - 07:23 PM
legend
123Cheese 12-09-11 - 04:06 PM
I found a 'play pac-man for free' ad on this page...
JumpingTaco 11-15-11 - 06:53 AM
Pacman is awesome
kingdom hearts . 11-01-11 - 04:41 PM
pac man is awesome
pokemonfan2 10-29-11 - 08:11 PM
cleared 1st round with no deaths lmao XD
4foot 09-11-11 - 08:28 PM
you can never find the regular version... except here :)
dochy 09-04-11 - 04:21 AM
boyeah i just past the second lvl for my first time
dochy 09-04-11 - 04:18 AM
i can never beat the second round
iNobu 08-29-11 - 11:31 AM
Yay, I won my first round xD
wisekirby 08-27-11 - 10:58 AM
pac man..... is soo hard
imbob 08-13-11 - 08:50 PM
MMM, PAC-MAN
isaacjedi5 08-01-11 - 12:05 AM
Pac man is a very good game
zeldarian1109 07-25-11 - 06:46 PM
i love pacman
BrianLipscomb 07-11-11 - 07:15 PM
Yayyee Pacman
kayleigh150 06-20-11 - 03:02 AM
Fun! It brings back the Pac-In-Men! LOL
uber_rocker3798. 06-14-11 - 01:20 PM
this is a great site
GoldenAgeKing 05-31-11 - 10:03 PM
Sweet site David! You got those Golden Age games pumpin on those leaderboards, you achieved the dream website! I'm a refugee from another gamesite that went South, hard (gametap).
ImACreeperSSSSSS 05-03-11 - 06:58 PM
Pacman has a nice hat on the cover.
burritobeaver11 04-25-11 - 02:32 PM
hahahaha
kyuremu 04-21-11 - 03:43 PM
by using the arrow keys Zebulon XD
filmmaker7 04-14-11 - 03:01 PM
i own this game for the NES
Zebuton 04-05-11 - 02:25 PM
How do I move!?
NsKvMuTaNtZz 04-03-11 - 03:25 PM
Yay Pacman :D
mushcreego25 02-27-11 - 10:32 PM
hard controls for the keypad
TheGilsterMan 02-19-11 - 02:06 AM
13,810 pts. that's not so bad, is it?
ricksil2000 12-31-10 - 11:43 AM
LOWER
pokemonballz 12-17-10 - 01:41 PM
this is a good game but i like the arcade version better
t1e2n3g4 12-15-10 - 06:18 PM
hello
badfish182 12-01-10 - 02:16 AM
hewo?
superpower 11-30-10 - 05:54 PM
cool
doctorstake 10-22-10 - 03:15 PM
100,000 points im good
doctorstake 10-20-10 - 02:02 PM
1000948 new hi score
Chronabis 10-17-10 - 01:30 AM
dang thats a lot harder than ms pacman
alx13boltz 10-05-10 - 06:24 PM
wow
vicjordan 10-02-10 - 12:03 AM
13,337 10/1/10
SuperGustafson9 10-01-10 - 10:11 AM
I Only Grabed A Measly 6,880 Score
jl11181 09-30-10 - 05:09 PM
what are you talking about
bigbadbags88 09-30-10 - 03:31 PM
alright I am gonna tear some left right up down to pieces!!! hahaha
danielbelitch 09-29-10 - 06:27 PM
I'm with jl11181 on this one. haha. Good job!
jl11181 09-29-10 - 04:19 PM
cheaters
zelda42293 09-29-10 - 08:19 AM
Wow! 98,720 piints! That will be a tough score to beat! I only ever got to about 20,000.
jl11181 09-29-10 - 01:10 AM
congrats on your high score.i don,t think anyone is going to beat it.
supernerd117 09-28-10 - 08:39 PM
BRING IT ON! I jump at the opportunity to take on a challenge like this. Congrats reaching #1. It might not last for long :-).
vizwiz123 09-28-10 - 07:06 PM
Ok, didn't think I would last as long as I did. But hey, I have top score now :D
vizwiz123 09-28-10 - 05:13 PM
......not for long.
danielbelitch 09-28-10 - 02:01 PM
congrats for reclaiming your position
supernerd117 09-27-10 - 08:12 PM
Sweet! Barely back on top...by 40 points!
supernerd117 09-27-10 - 03:03 PM
Thnx. And lol accidentily replaced my high score w/one that says 0 points.
jl11181 09-27-10 - 02:59 PM
i hope you beat him so good luck
supernerd117 09-27-10 - 02:34 PM
Argghh! so close... AGAIN!
supernerd117 09-27-10 - 12:11 PM
Same here, vizwiz. Don't let your guard down. :-)
vizwiz123 09-26-10 - 08:08 PM
Barely got first, but I'll probably make another go at it.
gtaiv1000 09-26-10 - 10:46 AM
.....
gtaiv1000 09-26-10 - 10:45 AM
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gtaiv1000 09-26-10 - 10:45 AM
howdo you play?
jl11181 09-23-10 - 07:49 AM
good luck with that
supernerd117 09-23-10 - 07:32 AM
Currently trying to provide myself some extra security, if possible. I'm shooting for 70,000
jl11181 09-23-10 - 06:09 AM
good luck david
jl11181 09-23-10 - 05:01 AM
its not a lie
jl11181 09-23-10 - 04:36 AM
i scored over 55,000 points and the pic did not update whats gives
jl11181 09-23-10 - 04:33 AM
are you there David
.:ºR.Mº:. 09-22-10 - 03:51 PM
OUU xD ok
.:ºR.Mº:. 09-22-10 - 03:42 PM
my highscore don't appear in the list and I have more than 15 Ithink xD I don't remember very well
danielbelitch 09-20-10 - 09:36 PM
uh, wow. nevermind. I guess it just took extra long to go through, but it's there now.
danielbelitch 09-20-10 - 01:27 PM
@Davideo7, Yes, I know. I didn't do anything different than what I did the last 50 times (I've been trying to get better for the past 3 days). For some reason it still appears as the old image. Oh well, not like I made top 3 anyway. This is hard
Davideo7 09-20-10 - 01:04 PM
When you take a new screenshot of a score, you have to refresh the image/page.
danielbelitch 09-20-10 - 12:51 PM
What's going on? That's twice that I got a higher score, but the screenshot remains the same!?!?!
wade7998 09-18-10 - 10:07 PM
What's your score Davideo7
wade7998 09-18-10 - 10:03 PM
I'm not gonna win but I can try
danielbelitch 09-17-10 - 02:25 PM
not to mention the level is the same thing over, and over, and over, and over again. drives me crazy. i'll never get that high score. lol
danielbelitch 09-17-10 - 01:28 PM
wow. this is soo incredibly hard compared to ms pac man. and it's harder to maneuver as well
gamingdude 09-14-10 - 02:05 AM
anyone here
rendezvous564 09-13-10 - 05:44 PM
wakka wakka wakka!!! this game is the best but I still suck at it so bad.
young savage 09-13-10 - 01:40 PM
who can beat me (noone)
marioplayr 09-13-10 - 11:52 AM
hcvoijpaoerjg
marioplayr 09-13-10 - 11:52 AM
hello
gamingdude 09-12-10 - 09:23 PM
anyone here?
Darthdaishi 09-10-10 - 07:01 PM
what is the highest score on this thing?
Kdodom7 09-05-10 - 07:55 PM
Time to get in that Rare PAC-ZONE!
Ryan66772 09-05-10 - 02:32 PM
I wish i can do it in the vizzed board plugin,but lets do dis.
hubertboii 09-04-10 - 06:00 AM
hi ppl
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