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I have received some programs transferred years ago to PC and I have found De Re Pac-Man, an interesting Basic/ML game.

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I have searched the well-known software websites but I haven't found it so I have decided to post it here (I have inserted it in an autobooting .atr image).

DeRePacMan.zip

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I have received some programs transferred years ago to PC and I have found De Re Pac-Man, an interesting Basic/ML game.

post-12528-1210174078_thumb.png

I have searched the well-known software websites but I haven't found it so I have decided to post it here (I have inserted it in an autobooting .atr image).

 

Very nice find! Thanks!

 

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I have received some programs transferred years ago to PC and I have found De Re Pac-Man, an interesting Basic/ML game.
I've not seen or heard of this PacMan cloan either. It's quite impressive being partly Basic. Another new one for AtariMania
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I have received some programs transferred years ago to PC and I have found De Re Pac-Man, an interesting Basic/ML game.

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I have searched the well-known software websites but I haven't found it so I have decided to post it here (I have inserted it in an autobooting .atr image).

This is a gorgeous looking clone. Plays very smoothly.

 

Too bad Pac-Man can't stay ahead of the ghosts at turns.

 

- Steve Sheppard.

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  • 8 years later...

Here's a COM version I found in my stuff, named to xex to allow the upload....Should work either way, and tested in Altirra fine.

 

Also found a BAS file version in my lot which also names the creator...Works in Altirra...

De Re Pac-Man (1984).xex

De Re Pac-Man (1984)(Wang, Bi-Chong)(US)(PD).bas

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I have received some programs transferred years ago to PC and I have found De Re Pac-Man, an interesting Basic/ML game.

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I have searched the well-known software websites but I haven't found it so I have decided to post it here (I have inserted it in an autobooting .atr image).

Thanks for sharing. You missed the best site for Atari software: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-de-re-pac-man_20742.html

I found this game while looking for a Pac-Man version that is better than Atari's release. (Now, of course, we have Pac-Man Arcade!)

EDIT: I just realized this post is from 2008. Maybe it was here before it was on Atarimania. I am not sure. Chicken-Egg thing going on.

 

This is an interesting port, but I never understood the purpose of programming a clone of Atari's own release. What makes it even worse is that it's not as good as the official.

The monsters tend to zero in on Pac-Man, instead of alternating like the arcade or Atari original. With such unforgiving collision detection and crippled cornering, it's really not much fun.

I pushed myself to finish the strawberry level. No intermission cut scenes. :(

In fact, when I finally made it to a fruit (Pac-Man moves so slow), I found out there's not even a gulp sound.

 

Interesting find though. I think this would have been a cool project to see finished: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/132028-new-attempt-at-pacman/?hl=+pac#8208man=

 

Tep392's Pac-Man Arcade is the top right now: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/259488-atari-400800xlxe-pac-man-arcade/?do=findComment&comment=3639839

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De Re Pac-man "gots back". Ghosts have directional detail and more detailed fruit than Atari's. It's always intriguing to see the detail that Atari left out - not to mention the cool animated Inky Blinky Pinky & Clyde intro screen.

Atari didn't "leave out" the directional detail. The arcade monsters did not face any direction while blue. I did notice that about this version, and it's kind of cool; but it's not arcade accurate. It wouldn't have been appropriate for Atari to modify the scared monsters for a direct port.

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Thanks for sharing. You missed the best site for Atari software: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-de-re-pac-man_20742.html

I found this game while looking for a Pac-Man version that is better than Atari's release. (Now, of course, we have Pac-Man Arcade!)

EDIT: I just realized this post is from 2008. Maybe it was here before it was on Atarimania. I am not sure. Chicken-Egg thing going on.

 

Exactly ah ah. I was not a newbie and I knew Atarimania back then...

In fact De Re Pac-Man was added on Atarimania after my post.

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