View Full Version : Any portable Ms. Pac-Man games with the "fast" arc
dbiersdorf
08-13-2005, 03:39 PM
I've played a few Ms. Pac-Man games on Game Boy and everytime the game moves so slowly. I always love the arcade version because Ms. Pac-Man moves so fast, which I believe was an arcade mod. Are there any portable versions that do this?
tritium
08-13-2005, 03:45 PM
I've played a few Ms. Pac-Man games on Game Boy and everytime the game moves so slowly. I always love the arcade version because Ms. Pac-Man moves so fast, which I believe was an arcade mod. Are there any portable versions that do this?
I think its an arcade dip switch setting.
but Yes, I definately want the fast one. Any ideas how to get this setting on any home system?
puxley
08-13-2005, 05:50 PM
Well, I've been playing Ms. Pac Man on my Atari Lynx lately, and it's pretty speedy. Also, it's the best portable version I've ever seen, and you can choose your starting level.
I gotta say it, I avoided the Lynx for years before finally picking one up. Now it is by FAR my favorite portable of all time, and a total joy to play.
Check it out if you get a chance.
Blitzwing256
08-13-2005, 11:00 PM
eitther the genesis or the snes one had speed options. (its been awile since i played either but i know one of them did)
dbiersdorf
08-15-2005, 02:30 PM
Does the Game Boy Color version happen to feature speed up by chance?
I'd really like to get some input on this.
I'm not sure about any with a selectable speed setting, but the arcade speedup is actually a small change in the ROM (one byte, plus a change in the checksum byte IIRC), so if there's no option, you may be able to use a cheat finder in an emulator to find the memory location(s) that needs to be changed, then use a Game Genie to do the patch on real hardware.
DogP
l_lamb
08-16-2005, 03:46 AM
eitther the genesis or the snes one had speed options. (its been awile since i played either but i know one of them did)
The Genesis version did, but I think it messed up with the 6-button controllers (you had to hold the mode button down on the control to make it work correctly). The Nomad, or course, would play this version portably, but it's a 6-button system, so the speedup may not work.
klausien
08-16-2005, 06:50 AM
I think both the Namco Museum and Pac Man Collection versions for the GBA have dip switch settings like their console brethren. Not sure if this will help though. I think the "Turbo" version is what you are referring to.