Gaplus and Pac Man CE for NES

[AtariLeaf]

29 minutes ago, Shawn said:

I can do better than $32.97 plus shipping and waiting for China for Galaga 3. Pacman CE is a real bitch to make as there are very few donors using the mapper needed and most use gloptop not dip package chips that can be replaced with new eproms. I personally don't know of any new homebrew pcb's that support that mapper either.

Hmmm I'm intrigued are you suggesting you can make copies of gaplus for the nes?

[Tanooki]

I do believe that since he seemingly can beat the price and terrible slow boat from China pricing.  As i said before, I wish someone could do Sim City NES.  IT uses the MMC5, just not sure which game would have to get killed.  Castlevania III, Laser Invasion, or one of those expensive KOEI titles.

[schnuth]

I do believe that since he seemingly can beat the price and terrible slow boat from China pricing.  As i said before, I wish someone could do Sim City NES.  IT uses the MMC5, just not sure which game would have to get killed.  Castlevania III, Laser Invasion, or one of those expensive KOEI titles.

The Everdrive N8 Pro plays Sim City as well as Gaplus and Pac-Mac CE in case you didn’t know. That might be a better investment than bootleg Chinese cartridges.

[Tanooki]

5 hours ago, schnuth said:

The Everdrive N8 Pro plays Sim City as well as Gaplus and Pac-Mac CE in case you didn’t know. That might be a better investment than bootleg Chinese cartridges.

I'm aware I have one.  But there are those special cases I want something real, not just some dopey rom on a SD card.  I find I will value something more when I put a few dollars into it, I'll then not just invest the money but the time to get it back.  With a flash kit, it's just another thing to click through and forget about for a year or longer after a few minutes of use.

[Trinity]

Got my Gaplus repro in the mail like a month or two early. And looks great! Like brand new. Hi-Score so far 63800.

 

 

[AtariLeaf]

I really like my copy too

[Reaperman]

I cannot believe I nearly missed out on these.

 

I caught wind of the pac-man ce on the game sack video just days ago, came in here, and realized I also nearly missed gaplus too.  Which is a game I'm slightly ashamed to say I didn't even know existed in any form  .  

 

I also ordered a chinese famicom repro of gaplus, which is a better cart height on my handhelds (and not *entirely* because it's way cheaper in that form).  I'd love a pac-man ce, but nobody seems to sell one.  Oddly I'm not the biggest fan of the real pac-man ce, but the famicom backport feels so modern, with its quality of life features, and almost excessive level of polish that it's hard for it not to be in my toplist.

 

Missing out on new games is the big reason why I'm not the biggest subforum fan in the world.  I don't think I've been in the genesis subforum in...well, I think I went once.  Time to check it for new games again.

Edited March 18, 2021 by Reaperman

[Trinity]

On 3/18/2021 at 3:46 PM, Reaperman said:

I cannot believe I nearly missed out on these.

 

I caught wind of the pac-man ce on the game sack video just days ago, came in here, and realized I also nearly missed gaplus too.  Which is a game I'm slightly ashamed to say I didn't even know existed in any form  .  

 

I also ordered a chinese famicom repro of gaplus, which is a better cart height on my handhelds (and not *entirely* because it's way cheaper in that form).  I'd love a pac-man ce, but nobody seems to sell one.  Oddly I'm not the biggest fan of the real pac-man ce, but the famicom backport feels so modern, with its quality of life features, and almost excessive level of polish that it's hard for it not to be in my toplist.

 

Missing out on new games is the big reason why I'm not the biggest subforum fan in the world.  I don't think I've been in the genesis subforum in...well, I think I went once.  Time to check it for new games again.

Cool! Show us a picture when you get it.

[Reaperman]

On 3/21/2021 at 1:56 AM, Trinity said:

Cool! Show us a picture when you get it.

 

Sure, plastic's a tad thin for a famicom cart (but way better than pirates used to be), and it's not really in a 'namcot' cart shape, which I suppose is okay by me.  They opted for a game label in the galaga box-art style (in stead of its cart label style), which is slightly odd, but it stands out and its printed pretty nicely.  Corners square on the label.

 

I still really suck at that game.  My limited galaga skills are largely useless on this title.

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by Reaperman

[Trinity]

15 hours ago, Reaperman said:

 

Sure, plastic's a tad thin for a famicom cart (but way better than pirates used to be), and it's not really in a 'namcot' cart shape, which I suppose is okay by me.  They opted for a game label in the galaga box-art style (in stead of its cart label style), which is slightly odd, but it stands out and its printed pretty nicely.  Corners square on the label.

 

I still really suck at that game.  My limited galaga skills are largely useless on this title.

 

Nice! I really want to get some Famicom style cartridges some day.

 

 I think the game is almost easier then Galaga. The challenging stage is so fun and easy, And the power up's are killer!

 

Check ths out, https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Gaplus

 

And, 

 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Trinity

[Trinity]

And on the fisrt stage, do this,

 

 

 

 

Hi N1.

 

And really. All you have to do is sit in the center, they won't run into you. Then jump up and hit "that" bug. Then run yourself into that ship and die. And then you get the hyper ship! And a one up.:) And way more firepower!

 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Trinity

[Tanooki]

I recently got the Namcot Collection (asia-eng) release in a trade, realized it was half of what this topic has which is the 8bit version of Pacman CE.  I really wish Gaplus was on there, but being outside my region I can't even add games to the shelf on the thing either, it's not sold physical locally, and the digital price I'd need at least a 50% off sale to tempt me.

 

I'm kind of surprised how decent the PM CE game turned out given the downgrade to 8bit standard NES style limitations.

[negative1]

On 4/2/2021 at 4:11 PM, Tanooki said:

I recently got the Namcot Collection (asia-eng) release in a trade, realized it was half of what this topic has which is the 8bit version of Pacman CE.  I really wish Gaplus was on there, but being outside my region I can't even add games to the shelf on the thing either, it's not sold physical locally, and the digital price I'd need at least a 50% off sale to tempt me.

 

I'm kind of surprised how decent the PM CE game turned out given the downgrade to 8bit standard NES style limitations.

Its not that hard to do scrolling mazes, and color palette changes. Maybe the music was the hardest part.

 

later

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[Trinity]

 

[Dire 51]

I too have a Gaplus, one that was made for me by a colleague of mine upon request.

[Trinity]

13 hours ago, Dire 51 said:

I too have a Gaplus, one that was made for me by a colleague of mine upon request.

Very nice. I wonder why there is a game save battery in there. Any idea why?

 

 What's your best score so far?

[Dire 51]

Pretty sure it's to save high scores. As far as my best score so far, honestly, I haven't kept track.

[Trinity]

7 minutes ago, Dire 51 said:

Pretty sure it's to save high scores. As far as my best score so far, honestly, I haven't kept track.

Cool. Let me know if it really save hi-scores.

 

I'd like a cart like that.

[Dire 51]

Sure, I'll check it out in a bit.

[Dire 51]

10 hours ago, Trinity said:

Cool. Let me know if it really save hi-scores.

 

I'd like a cart like that.

I checked. Either I never scored high enough to make it onto the high scoreboard (haven't touched it in a bit) or that feature doesn't work. But now I think I'm going to start practicing at it, see how high a score I can get.

 

edit: managed to get a high enough score to make it onto the scoreboard, but when I turned it off and turned it back on, the score was back to normal. Oh well.

Edited August 3, 2021 by Dire 51
Adding pics, updating

[Trinity]

2 hours ago, Dire 51 said:

I checked. Either I never scored high enough to make it onto the high scoreboard (haven't touched it in a bit) or that feature doesn't work. But now I think I'm going to start practicing at it, see how high a score I can get.

 

edit: managed to get a high enough score to make it onto the scoreboard, but when I turned it off and turned it back on, the score was back to normal. Oh well.

108000 is a good start.

[Trinity]

By the way, Seeing how you got to parsec 12. How how are you doing on the bonus stages? It's pretty easy to max out the first three levels. And then test your luck on the match. 

 

 I was fortunate to get two forty-thousand point match's to get to my high score.

[Dire 51]

I'm doing okay on the bonus stages. Managed to spell the word "BONUS" and get a couple lines of bugs above it on the first, spelled most of "GAPLUS" on the next.

[Trinity]

 

Some real nice tips, tricks, and Easter eggs explained in this video. 

 

 Not sure if they all work on the 8 bit port though.

[Trinity]

Holy cow! Anyone know what is going on here?