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Ms. Pac-Man

Description

Ms. Pac-Man must eat all the dots in a maze in order to advance to the next stage. She's chased by killer ghosts but she can eat them while powered up after eating one of four large dots. Bonus points are awarded for eating the fruits and snacks that appear and wander the maze.

Ms. Pac-Man was produced by Midway Manufacturing Co. in 1981.

Midway Manufacturing Co. released 132 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1959. Midway Manufacturing Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Midway Manufacturing Co. during the time period Ms. Pac-Man was produced include: Extra Bases, Space Encounters, Space Invaders II, Rally-X, Bulls Eye Darts, Bosconian, Gorf, Kick, Kick-Man, and Ms. Pac-Man Plus

Specs

Name	Ms. Pac-Man
Developer	Midway Manufacturing Co. (United States)
Year	1981
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8782
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Labyrinth / Maze
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Namco Galaxian
Game Specific	Ms. Pac-Man Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Ms. Pac-Man Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Cocktail
Instructions	Ms. Pac-Man Instructions Image
Control Panel	Ms. Pac-Man Control Panel Image
Side Art	Ms. Pac-Man Side Art Image
PCB	Ms. Pac-Man PCB Image

Video Clips

Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade)

Bally Midway MS PACMAN with HIGH GLOSS BLACK

Game Introduction

The game is a lot like Pac-Man except that it has four different mazes that change once every two to four screens instead of just one maze throughout the entire game. Also the fruits and prizes walk around the maze instead of appearing at the same spot in the middle of the maze. These bonus items include cherries, strawberries, peaches, pretzels, apples, pears and bananas.

Ms. Pac-Man KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.02 (26 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.18

Overall Like	4.36
Fun (Social)	4.17
Fun (Solo)	4.24
Collector Desire	4.19

Technical Rating: 3.98

Gameplay	4.60
Graphics	4.21
Originality	3.36
Sound/Music	3.72

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Hacks

ULLIIBlob MuncherI Changes Ms. PacMan into a blob.LIIMr. PacManI Lets you play as the original PacMan character.LIIMs. PacMan 2600I Changes the graphics to make it more like the Atari 2600.LIIMs. PacMan NES MazesI Changes the maze to make it look more like the NES version.LIIMs. PacMan RenaissanceI Changes the graphics to make them look better.LIIMs. PacMortemI A grusome hack of the original.LIIMs. PacRumbleI Makes the mazes harder.LIIMs. YakManI Characters to make them look more like llamas and sheep.LIISnowy Day Ms. PacManI Has a Christmas theme.UL

Images

Trivia

This game, originally called ICrazy OttoI, was an elaborate enhancement of IPacManI created by a small company called General Computer Corporation. GCC pitched the title to Bally Midway who bought it and, after some minor changes, changed the game into IMs. PacManI. Bally Midway ultimately turned over the rights to Namco in an effort to appease them and not lose the licensing rights to future titles. Namco did ultimately stop licensing games to Bally Midway due to the release of Midways other unauthorized titles such as IPacMan PlusI, IBaby PacManI, and IJr. PacManI.PDespite being released in the early 1980s, the game continues to retain its popularity among players. Machines can still be found almost everywhere including most arcades or amusement centers in the United States.PIn 2000, Ms. PacMan was selected as the spokesgame character for the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations httpwww.nabco.org . The character now wears a pink ribbon in addition to her traditional pink bow.

Cabinet Information

On most Ms PacMan cabinets, the side art and front art is painted on. However, on the last production run of the game, adhesive sticker art was used instead of paint. This leads many to believe that legitimate stickerart IMs. PacManI cabinets are bootlegged or use reproduction art, when in fact they often do not. Incidentally, the most commonly available reproduction set of side art and front art for IMs. PacManI was created using the later sticker version of the cabinet as a template. Therefore, the reproductions look slightly out of place when applied to older painted cabinets, due to the fact that they use deeper colors and have slightly different art.

Conversion

A variety of different speedup options have been made available to enhance the game. These range from simple ROM swaps to the addition of subboards, hacks or custom circuitry.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Ms. Pac-Man Census

There are 15,275 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,671 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,969 machines (6,998 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 1,909 known instances of this machine owned by Ms. Pac-Man collectors who are active members. Of these, 1,612 of them are original dedicated machines. 83 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 204 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 82 active VAPS members with a Ms. Pac-Man machines for sale. There are 13 active VAPS members with a Ms. Pac-Man circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Very Popular - There are 50 active VAPS members currently looking for Ms. Pac-Man. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Ms. Pac-Man circuit board set.

This game ranks a 100 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 73 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

When They Come to Shop, They'll Stay to Play

1982

More! Screens of Fame and Fortune!

1981

Technical

The game use a Z80 microprocessor and a Namco 3channel PSG for sounds.

Legacy

Manuals

Pac-Man Plus Conversion Kit - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Pac-Man Plus Conversion Kit**
(20 pages, 3.8 MB File)

Parts and Operating Manual - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Parts and Operating Manual**
(35 pages, 3.6 MB File)

Manual - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Manual**
(35 pages, 3.6 MB File)

Schematic - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Schematic**
(16 pages, 1.5 MB File)

Schematics and Wiring Diagrams - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Schematics and Wiring Diagrams**
(34 pages, 2.3 MB File)

Trouble Shooting Logic Board Part I - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Trouble Shooting Logic Board Part I**
(9 pages, 666 kB File)

Trouble Shooting Logic Board Part II - Ms. Pac-Man Manual — **Trouble Shooting Logic Board Part II**
(66 pages, 4.6 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Arcade Treasures Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X) Page: 109; Color photo
The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 123; Color photo Price guide: No
Arcade Fever Sellers (ISBN 0762409371) Page: 78; Color photo
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 123; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Reproduction arts (2a65c8fcaac7eee371d096a6914e7333)
3D Model (External): Cabaret (e3b045a72e3981917c8d48014e04ccd1)
3D Model (External): Dedicated (5d5e4a83b15cde8771d096a6914e7333)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Ms. Pac-Man is playable at 6 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
Bartari	101 Adams Ave, Scranton	Pennsylvania	United States	Bar	0
Level One Bar + Arcade	130 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus	Ohio	United States	Unknown	0
PinBar	501 17 Ave SW, Calgary	AB	Canada	Arcade	2
Sting Rays Bar And Grill	3112 East State Road 60, Valrico	Florida	United States	Unknown	0
The Very Best Arcade (The Very Best Weiner Shop)	252 E High St, Pottstown	Pennsylvania	United States	Arcade	1
Upstate Pinball & Arcade Museum	109A West Trade St, Simpsonville	South Carolina	United States	Arcade	2

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