Pac-Land (TurboGrafx-16)

Pac-Land
Developer: Namco Publishers: Namco (JP), NEC Home Electronics (US) Platform: TurboGrafx-16 Released in JP: June 1, 1989 Released in US: 1990 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

Pac-Land is a port of the arcade proto-platformer starring Pac-Man. This version is notable for having an actual ending.

Level Select

Hold I + II and press Run at the title screen to access a hidden screen with toggles for invincibility and level selection. To select a level, set "Skip" to On and start the game.

Sound Test

Press Run in the hidden screen described above.

Build Dates

Appears at the beginning of the ROM.

Version	Text
Japan	COPY RIGHT 1984 1989 NAMCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1988.12.19 KISSIE
US	COPY RIGHT 1984 1989 NAMCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1989. 7. 1 KISSIE

"KISSIE" is the nickname of the programmer, Yoshihiro Kishimoto.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US

The "CONTROLL" mistake was fixed in the US version, as well as removing the Namcot logo in favor of adding a "From NEC" line.

Japan	US

The sign that appears on the Pro mode title screen was changed from wooden to metallic in the US version.

Secret Credits

This screen, found only in the Japanese version, can be seen by holding I + II and pressing Run at the title screen. Pressing the buttons again takes you to the options screen, which the US version goes to after pressing them the first time.

The text translates to "Kisshii, Osugi, Yuri", which are developer names ("Kisshii" being the "Kissie" mentioned above). Two of these names, Kisshii and Yuri (Yuriko Keino, the composer), also appear in the arcade version.