Pac-Attack (Game Boy)

Pac-Attack
Also known as: Pac-Panic (JP/EU) Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Platforms: Game Boy, Super Game Boy Released in JP: December 9, 1994 Released in US: December 1994 Released in EU: 1995 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has regional differences. This game has a Data Crystal page

Pac-Attack (pack-ə-tak) n 1. A puzzle game, based on the iconic Pac-Man series of games.

Debug Menu Text

All that remains of a debug menu starts at 0x5C39 and 0x5E07 in the ROM with text strings in all versions. Note, these strings are the only ones in the whole game that uses regular ASCII encoding. The rest of the game's text strings use different encoding.

TEST STEP
0123456789ABCDEF
0123456789ABCDEF
DMG SOUND TEST
SUPER GAMEBOY
FONT TEST
OBJ  TEST   
MONO  GAMEBOY

SUPER SOUND TEST

Extra Difficulty Level

A hidden difficulty level in Normal Mode can be activated by holding Right while "Hyper" is highlighted at the level select screen, then confirming the selection. The game will then begin with a starting level of 300 and a starting score of 0 points. Also, selecting "Hyper" while holding Right+Down will begin a game with a starting level of 900 and a starting score of 0 points!

Regional Differences

Japan/Europe	US

In addition to the name change, the title logo is colored differently in Super Game Boy mode. The Japanese version also skips the puzzle mode tutorial message.