Ferret75 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I got it recently because it was included with a few other cartridges, and I have to say it's not that bad. First of all, yes the ghosts flicker, but they never dissapear. Second, the game's actually pretty fun. It's not the best Pac Man game by far, but I think it's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I got it recently because it was included with a few other cartridges, and I have to say it's not that bad. First of all, yes the ghosts flicker, but they never dissapear. Second, the game's actually pretty fun. It's not the best Pac Man game by far, but I think it's pretty good. I agree. I just ordered a copy the other day off of Ebay. I'm having fun reliving my childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Sorry, I'm with those who can't stand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATETHEBEARS Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Had there been no arcade version first, we'd probably all love it. But seeing the mess Atari created with the game was extremely dissapointing. That being said, I enjoyed the game to some degree. When you compare it to the arcade version, it sucks. But on its own, it's not bad. Then again, I like the film Caddyshack II for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Its a decent game in its own right but as a pac-man port it really blows. The maze is wrong, no fruits, sounds are wrong and pac-man can't even turn up or down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) I was very disappointed when I got the game back when it was initially released. It's the first title I ever remember there being a pre-order and waiting list created for. My aunt got it for my birthday and I was so happy since I knew how hard it was to get and how much it must have cost her. True it's not that bad... I did play it but there was no alternative at the time of release. It just lacks the soul and vibe of the original. Here were my initial reactions to this title: This maze looks nothing like the arcade version! All ghosts are the same color? Where's the fruit? All I see is a square! The escape tunnel goes vertical rather than horizontal? Why does Pac-Man who never look up or down? When did Pac-Man grow an eye? What is with this color palette? Where is the famous police siren? Pac-Man was nothing but a huge disappointment to me and always will be. Pac-Man Arcade is what Pac-Man should have been. I can see why there was "war on drugs" in the 80s... I thought to myself whoever wrote this never played Pac-Man in their life or that were just too stoned to realize how bad this game is. Having watched "Once Upon Atari" I now know the real reason why the game sucked so bad (the creator wanted it to be a 4K cart while management would only allow it to be a 2K title). I no longer blame the creator and place full blame where it belonged. Atari missed a golden opportunity to expand their marketshare immensely but instead released this POS which pretty much killed the home game console as we knew it at the time. Edited January 4, 2009 by tremoloman2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I like it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yes, as a PORT it blows. But the game in it's own right is okay. Here's my thoughts on the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corby Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yes and no, when i first got it, when i was a kid, i wondered why it didn't recemble the arcade, and then played ms.pacman, I wondered even more!!!! It is pacman and i love pacman games, so even though i was a real hack job, I still play it once in awhile. whaka whaka whaka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi guys, I thought it was a good game. It had its problems, but I spent a considerable amount of time playing it. Anthony.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi guys, I thought it was a good game. It had its problems, but I spent a considerable amount of time playing it. Anthony.... Me too, that was until Ms.Pac came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Since it was a much over-hyped game based on an extremely popular arcade game that pretty much everyone was familiar with, it was a huge letdown. It's really hard to get past that. Yeah, if you look beyond "Pac-Man" and pretend there's no relation--uhrr, no, it still blows. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninermaniac Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Besides it being probably the most sold and most thrown away game in 2600 history I believe it's the worst. Huge let down when I was a kid. I remember putting it to the side and begging mom and dad to please go out and get me Space Invaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc78_2005 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 i to enjoyed it as a child, at the time i was just glad to have a"pacman game" i could play at home, ,yeah it was no where near the arcade game! but i played it for years none the less, and still do from time to time, all in all, ,all my early video game memories include mostly,, hours and hours of 2600 pac-man, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 It was disappointing since it was pac-man but I still played it a ton. There were certainly worse maze games for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret75 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 I do agree it was a bad port, but that doesn't neccessarily make it a terrible game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 It's a 4k game. Tod Frye wanted 8k but they wouldn't let him have it. It was misstated in Once Upon Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Pac-Man sucks so much that I don't need a vacuum cleaner anymore. Been there, hated it, don't have the t shirt. IMO there is no excuse for that piece of trash. Tod should have walked away when he had the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhfreak Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I was kinda lukewarm to it when I got it back in the day. My brother on the other hand played the HELL out of it! He saw something in it that I didnt. Also, I do believe the ghosts ARE different colors....very faint, but different...unless my eyes are finally just giving out on me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I am old enough to have been a live when the arcade game came out and to find a machine open with out 20 people around it all waiting to play was damn hard, when Atari announced that they were coming out with a cart my hart came out my chest and after much looking around, my dad found a copy and brought it home, I was so crushed when I turned it on that I almost threw the damn thing in the trash. I do love the AtariAge Pac-Man arcade cart, its almost as good as the full size arcade game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 :D Anthony.... Hi guys, I thought it was a good game. It had its problems, but I spent a considerable amount of time playing it. Anthony.... Me too, that was until Ms.Pac came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 It was the first version of Pac-Man that I ever played back when I was three or four years old. It will always have sentimental value to me, but I can see how disappointing it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariTexas Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Not a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yeah, if you look beyond "Pac-Man" and pretend there's no relation--uhrr, no, it still blows. Exactly. There isn't a light that it doesn't completely suck in. I was so crushed when I turned it on that I almost threw the damn thing in the trash. You and many, many other kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviticus Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 We joked about it as kids, but we still played it a LOT. I played this a lot more than I got to play the arcade, so it is still good fun for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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