Pac-Man World 3 (PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows, PlayStation Portable)

Pac-Man World 3
Developers: Namco, Blitz Games Publisher: Namco Platforms: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows, PlayStation Portable Released in US: November 15, 2005 (PS2/GCN), November 17, 2005 (Xbox), December 6, 2005 (PSP), December 8, 2005 (PC) Released in EU: May 5, 2006 (PS2/GCN), May 5, 2006 (Xbox), June 2, 2006 (PSP), August 4, 2006 (PC) This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused sounds.

The final entry in the Pac-Man World series. By far the most controversial in the series, and potentially contains the most unused content.

To do: Pre-release footage in this video and this video (contains wildly different textures, different items, HUD elements). This link is worth referencing. This site has some alternative takes of Pac-Man's dialogue and numerous unused characters. Document on stuff inside of the game's files as there might be something where the game started off as "Pac-Man Adventures".

Sub-Pages

Unused Dialogue They couldn't decide which phallic joke to use.

Build Dates

To do: Verify the build dates for the console versions. Add the EU PlayStation 2, NA GameCube, and PSP versions.

Present in the game's executable.

Version	Hex Address	Build Date
NA PlayStation 2	0636D000 - 0636D020	Tue Sep 27 11:39:56 2005
NA Xbox	0CDB1A000 - 0CDB1A020	Wed Sep 28 12:25:40 2005
EU Xbox	0D8BC8000 - 0D8BC8020	Tue Mar 7 10:58:56 2006
EU GameCube	0A2D0000 - 0A2D0020	Mon Apr 10 16:55:49 2006
Windows	00354FD0 - 00354FE0	Mon May 8 11:14:29 2006

Developer Messages

The game contains many internal development messages across versions. "Alex" and "Steve" are likely Blitz Games programmers Alex Vokes and Steve Bonds, who are listed in the game's credits.

Version	Hex Addresses	Message
Windows	00336CA0 - 00336CF0	Cannot Find Panel %d, Please rebuild the overlay worlds or kick Alex to check in the file
Windows	00336F00 - 00336F60	Cannot Find Widget %d, Please rebuild the overlay worlds or kick Alex to check in the file
Windows	0033C570 - 0033C5C0	SetFullScreenEffect is no longer used. PLease talk to Steve if you see this message
Windows	0033C5D0 - 0033C620	FSE_AlterFocussedWibble is no longer used. PLease talk to Steve if you see this message.
PlayStation 2	202DB3C0 - 202DB400	...trying to do read again.....playing error...Tray opened? Kicked PS2?
PlayStation 2	004A2B60 - 004A2BD0	Deleting a menu item that isn't the last in the list may cause crashes. Recommend deleting items in reverse order

Oddities

Missing Intro

For some reason, the scene at the start of the game of Pac-Man falling down to Bot Boneyard is missing in the NA GameCube version. This was fixed in the EU release.

Incorrect Portrait

On the GameCube and Xbox versions, during Orson's final line in Gogekka Central, the subtitles incorrectly use the portrait for the Gogekka construction worker. The Windows, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2 versions use the correct portrait.

Pinky Eye Color Subtitle Oddity

The cutscenes that are rendered in engine in the console versions are presented as FMV's in the PlayStation Portable version. Due to the subtitles being baked into the video files, separate FMV's are used depending if subtitles are turned on or off. As a result, the cutscenes may differ slightly. The cutscene where Pinky is introduced has a strange quirk where her eye color changes depending on the setting. They are black with subtitles off, and grey with subtitles on.

Her eyes are usually black on PlayStation 2 and grey in all other versions. The video file with subtitles on resembles the Xbox version with the grey eyes and unanimated sludge.

Subtitles Off	Subtitles On