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Super Pac-Man (Arcade)
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Developer:
Namco
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Super Pac-Man is basically Pac-Man except the maze has doors and you can get HUGE.
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Unused Graphics
A miniature version of the battle station from Bosconian is found with the rest of the game's graphics. It may have been intended to be an item, or it could have been padding. Interestingly, while it is unused in-game, it does appear for a split-second on the boot-up screen.
Like the "Blast" graphic from the original Pac-Man, this graphic appears with what may be its correct palette in the game's Character Slideshow in Namco Museum Vol. 2, labeled "BOSCONIAN".
A few weird blocks of graphics, possibly developer credits. While the last one is clearly inverted text reading "NAMCO", the others are indecipherable...
Hidden Text
If service mode is on, a secret message can be displayed. Hold the Super Speed button and press Right, Down, Down, Left, Left, Left, Left, Up on the joystick. If entered correctly, this message will appear at the bottom.
©℗ 1982 NAMCO LTD.
This text is present in the Midway version as well.
Regional Differences
 | To do: There's probably more changes. |
As with several previous games, Midway made some minor changes when they brought Super Pac-Man overseas.
Title Screen
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©℗ 1982 NAMCO LTD. |
© BALLY MIDWAY 1980, 1982 |
Oddly, Namco's text was left in for the service mode Easter egg (see above).
Super Speed
In the Bally Midway version, Pac-Man is much slower than the Namco version when holding down the "Super Speed" button.
Oddities
Most of Pac-Man's sprites have a thick outline around them, but it is blacked out due to the color palette used. This is what the graphics would look like with the outline enabled (colored blue).
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