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[Atariboy2600]

Okay I used the two screen pic you send me on the box hope they came out okay^_^

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[Atariboy2600]

Oops fotgot this too^^

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Edited by Atariboy2600, Tue Nov 7, 2006 1:41 PM.

[Dauber]

Not to burst your bubble, but there's a grammar error in the last paragraph -- "options" is plural, so you need a plural verb. Changes "makes" to "make."

[Atariboy2600]

Dauber, on Tue Nov 7, 2006 3:40 PM, said:

Not to burst your bubble, but there's a grammar error in the last paragraph -- "options" is plural, so you need a plural verb. Changes "makes" to "make."

Hum thats funny thought I did that? Okay.

[Trebor]

Atariboy2600, on Tue Nov 7, 2006 7:36 PM, said:

Okay I used the two screen pic you send me on the box hope they came out okay^_^

Perfect! Thanks, Atariboy2600.

-Trebor

[PacManPlus]

NOOOOO!!!!!!

I found a bug!!!!



Ever since I included the 'missing row', check out what happens to the bouncing fruit in the ms pac-man variations. It never leaves. It also seems to take different routes than it's supposed to.

Looks like I know that I'm doing tonight...

damn.

[Allan]

PacManPlus, on Tue Nov 7, 2006 10:18 PM, said:

NOOOOO!!!!!!

I found a bug!!!!



Ever since I included the 'missing row', check out what happens to the bouncing fruit in the ms pac-man variations. It never leaves. It also seems to take different routes than it's supposed to.

Looks like I know that I'm doing tonight...

damn.

Sorry Pacmanplus. It's still a fantastic game. I can't wait for more.

Allan

[PacManPlus]

Thanks Allan

OK

Here is version .5 (I'm *really* hoping it's final)

Changed:
1) Bouncing fruit now acts correctly, and leaves when it's supposed to.
2) Fixed the bug Dauber found - in 'Plus' Mode (or in Hangly Man), if you die while the board is invisible, it stayed invisible for the beginning of the next life.
3) (Just for kicks) Added a 'Ms. Pac-Man' version of 'Random Mazes' (now there's 8 games! - it bugged me that there wasn't an even number of games... OCD strikes again ). It's odd seeing the fruit bounce around the Pac-Man maze



Bob

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Edited by PacManPlus, Tue Nov 7, 2006 9:21 PM.

[Gregory DG]

Great work, Bob! Funny that I didn't notice this thread until now!

I do have a question though, (forgive me if it's been asked already, I haven't read the entire thread.)

Are the random mazes truly randomized by the system, or are they already created and just appear in a random order?

Oh, and can you make it so Ms. Pac-Man can play in the original Pac-Man maze?

Edited by Gregory DG, Tue Nov 7, 2006 9:09 PM.

[PacManPlus]

Thanks!

In Random Maze mode, the 7800 randomly (as random as the 7800 can get ) picks 1 of the 17 mazes available in the game before each level.

So to answer your question, if you are playing the 'Ms. Pac-Man' version of Random Mazes that I just added, you can actually get the standard Pac-Man maze.

Bob

Edited by PacManPlus, Wed Nov 8, 2006 8:06 AM.

[jpfalcon2003]

this game keeps getting better and better

[Brian R.]

PacManPlus, on Tue Nov 7, 2006 9:36 PM, said:

Thanks Allan

OK

Here is version .5 (I'm *really* hoping it's final)

Changed:
1) Bouncing fruit now acts correctly, and leaves when it's supposed to.
2) Fixed the bug Dauber found - in 'Plus' Mode (or in Hangly Man), if you die while the board is invisible, it stayed invisible for the beginning of the next life.
3) (Just for kicks) Added a 'Ms. Pac-Man' version of 'Random Mazes' (now there's 8 games! - it bugged me that there wasn't an even number of games... OCD strikes again ). It's odd seeing the fruit bounce around the Pac-Man maze


Bob

Now there's 8 games... and still another reason for Atariboy to have to change the box text!

This is going to be one awesome cart... when it comes... soon I hope...


EDIT: OK, I just tried Ms Pac on random mazes a few times, looking to see Ms Pac in Mr's maze, with no luck.

But I did see something that seemed strange.

I got a blue maze that had three exits on the left, three on the right, one on the top and one on the bottom. And all the walls inside the maze were invisible.

Is that a maze that is supposed to be that way??? Or is it a bug?

Edited by Brian R., Tue Nov 7, 2006 10:51 PM.

[Dauber]

The invisible maze -- I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be that way, as I think it was on an earlier PacManPlus-made hack.

I got the Pac-Man maze several times, btw, with the "random" Ms. Pac-Man setting...

[Atariboy2600]

Brian R., on Wed Nov 8, 2006 12:19 AM, said:

PacManPlus, on Tue Nov 7, 2006 9:36 PM, said:

Thanks Allan

OK

Here is version .5 (I'm *really* hoping it's final)

Changed:
1) Bouncing fruit now acts correctly, and leaves when it's supposed to.
2) Fixed the bug Dauber found - in 'Plus' Mode (or in Hangly Man), if you die while the board is invisible, it stayed invisible for the beginning of the next life.
3) (Just for kicks) Added a 'Ms. Pac-Man' version of 'Random Mazes' (now there's 8 games! - it bugged me that there wasn't an even number of games... OCD strikes again ). It's odd seeing the fruit bounce around the Pac-Man maze


Bob

Now there's 8 games... and still another reason for Atariboy to have to change the box text!

This is going to be one awesome cart... when it comes... soon I hope...


EDIT: OK, I just tried Ms Pac on random mazes a few times, looking to see Ms Pac in Mr's maze, with no luck.

But I did see something that seemed strange.

I got a blue maze that had three exits on the left, three on the right, one on the top and one on the bottom. And all the walls inside the maze were invisible.

Is that a maze that is supposed to be that way??? Or is it a bug?

8 games??? Man if this keeps up we may had to wait till Jr Pac-Man and Super Pac-Man

[PacManPlus]

Brian R., on Tue Nov 7, 2006 11:19 PM, said:

But I did see something that seemed strange.
I got a blue maze that had three exits on the left, three on the right, one on the top and one on the bottom. And all the walls inside the maze were invisible.
Is that a maze that is supposed to be that way??? Or is it a bug?

Yep, that's one of the mazes (it's the second maze for Hangly-Man... Try starting the Hangly-Man variation on the 'Orange' Level)
BTW, that maze is not actually 'invisible' - it really has no inner walls! The monsters still follow a pre-defined maze, but the player can go anywhere there isn't a visible wall!
(I'm guessing you never played the 'Hangly-Man' bootleg back in the day)

Bob

Edited by PacManPlus, Wed Nov 8, 2006 7:59 AM.

[Brian R.]

Nope, don't know much about Hangly Man. Haven't really played it much at all, ever.

[PacManPlus]

Hi Guys:

Here is the manual for the game.

I used Atariboy's images for the fron and rear cover. I fit most of the text on the inside two pages, so I couldn't use any of the other images.

Enjoy!

Also, there will be one more post with an additional 4 mazes (courtesy of Champ Games) that will be unique to the Random Maze variations only. I had to take some liberties with the energizer placement, as they have to line up in the same column and row (the versions I copied from were not always like that). I also had to change one maze layout slightly (too many side doors). This will make 21 mazes available to the game.

Bob

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Edited by PacManPlus, Thu Nov 9, 2006 4:14 PM.

[PacManPlus]

And.....

As promised, here is the final bin. This adds the 4 'Champ' mazes in the 'Random Mazes' games.

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[Bakasama]

I've just played around a little bit. I'm impressed that you managed to fit that all into a ROM. The some of the mazes remaind me of the mazes in the NES version of Ms. Pac-man. Did you base those mazes from that game?

[Brian R.]

Could you post pics of these four new mazes? I'd like to see them. Not sure I'd recognize them in-game.

[PacManPlus]

Ok -

Found an issue with the High Score Cart - here is the 'final' bin

@Baksama - I did not use any mazes from the NES; they are all from an arcade board, except for the 4 new mazes I just added in. Those new mazes are from Champ Games "Ms. Pac-Em" (coutesy JohnnyWC)

@Brian - No problem:
(BTW, yes there are 'dead ends' inthe third maze - makes for a very tough rack. The monsters actually go through the walls around to the other side.)

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Edited by PacManPlus, Thu Nov 9, 2006 9:59 PM.

[Dauber]

Love the new mazes, Bob!

One thing, though...the first maze in your most recent post....if you eat any monsters near the power pill on the upper-left, the eyes just run around that little elongated "7" and never go back to the hide-out...is that intentional?? That could actually be an interesting strategy!

[Bakasama]

Dauber, on Thu Nov 9, 2006 9:00 PM, said:

Love the new mazes, Bob!

One thing, though...the first maze in your most recent post....if you eat any monsters near the power pill on the upper-left, the eyes just run around that little elongated "7" and never go back to the hide-out...is that intentional?? That could actually be an interesting strategy!

I've seen hacked mazes for the arcade game that do the same thing. If managed to eat all the ghosts in that maze, it becames very easy since you don't have worry about dying. The only downside is that you can't rack up alot points unless you somehow die.

@Bob

I asked about the NES mazes because the many of the mazes in the NES version of Ms. Pac-Man do look the news mazes in your hack.

[PacManPlus]

@Dauber - Thanks I noticed that too about the eyes on that maze... It couldn't be helped. So, yes, that could be a strategy

BTW on that same board, you'll notice that the fruit comes in 'through the wall' when it's picked to come in from one of the bottom tunnels. I had to do that, because it would get 'stuck' inside the maze when trying to leave through one of those same bottom tunnels.

@Baksama - It's funny, I was actually thinking of trying to add some of the NES mazes at one point, but I decided against it. Thanks!

[Dauber]

Okay, that's actually pretty cool. Now, HOW DO I GET THE @!#% CART?!!?

(Seriously, every year I buy myself an expensive Christmas present...that's going to be this year's. I know, it's not exactly expensive, but 1) money is really tight right now, and 2) whatever the price is, it's definitely worth a huge bundle more.)