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Original, arcade cabinet Pac-Man got an update after a while that eliminated the deterministic patterns. I'm sure the owners of 7-11 stores across the U. S. rej
by mikestew 4y ago
Original, arcade cabinet Pac-Man got an update after a while that eliminated the deterministic patterns. I'm sure the owners of 7-11 stores across the U. S. rejoiced, as I was one of those taking up space for quite a while for the price of a quarter (of a U. S. dollar).
- JohnBooty 4y agoIn hindsight, was that an official Namco/Bally-Midway thing? Or an aftermarket modification? I think that was common at the time... never heard of an official update to Pac-Man (but I could well be wrong) I know that Ms. Pac-Man removed the full determinism but that was a total conversion and it seems like you're talking about an update to the original thing
- mikestew 4y agoIn hindsight, was that an official Namco/Bally-Midway thing? Ya know, it was over 40 years ago and I'm going from memory. But now that you question it, and after a bit of reading, it would seem that the patterns just changed (as sibling comment states). All I know is, I showed up for a round of Pac-Man at the local 7-11 in Danville, IN after my part-time high school job, and the patterns didn't work anymore (or quit working after a point a few levels in, don't recall).
- toast0 4y agoThere's a (solder) jumper that was commonly adjusted for 'hard' mode where the level progression is a bit different (starts at a later level and skips a few early on), you can tell by where pac-man dies during attract mode. There were also hacked roms to speed things up; those weren't official, AFAIK.