Pac-in-Time (SNES)

Pac-in-Time
Developer: Atreid Concept Publishers: Namco (JP/US), Mindscape (EU) Platform: SNES Released in JP: January 3, 1995 Released in US: January 1995 Released in EU: 1995 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

To do: Document the prototype (it can be easily found on the internet). It has different instrumentation for many of the game's music tracks.

Starring Pac-Man and... some old hag?

The SNES Pac-in-Time, unlike the other games with that title, only uses the same basic gameplay mechanics. Otherwise, it's an entirely new game using a different game engine and aesthetic.

Level Select

Enter LVDYK as a password. Return to the title screen and highlight 1UP Game or 2UP Game, then hold L + R + Left and press Start.

On the level select screen, A increases the level number by one, X decreases the level number by one, R increases the level number by ten, and L decreases the level number by ten. When selecting a level in 2P mode, both players will start on the level that player 1 chooses at the start.

Regional Differences

Europe	North America	Japan

• Each region got its own splash screen representing the game's publisher there.

Cutscenes

International	Japan

• The Japanese version has a plainer looking font.
• Text appears in groups in the Japanese version, while the International version opts for a one letter at a time approach. This change has the side effect of making the Japanese intro much faster than its western counterpart.

International	Japan

• The Japanese version merged the text explaining Pac-Man's transformation and the transformation itself into one scene. This change greatly sped up the intro.

Europe	North America	Japan

• Each region got its own copyright info.

International	Japan

• The Japanese translators didn't even bother to translate the world intro text.

Build Date

The beginning of the ROM contains one of the following dates:

Version	String
Europe	version 14/10/1994 1h36m26s (c) ATREID CONCEPT 1993-94 by GUYET Alain
US	version 14/10/1994 2h7m19s (c) ATREID CONCEPT 1993-94 by GUYET Alain
Japan	version 14/10/1994 2h10m49s (c) ATREID CONCEPT 1993-94 by GUYET Alain