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Ms.
Pac-man
7800 release
Developer/US
publisher: Atari
Never played it.
Pacmania
Arcade
release
Developer: Namco
US publisher:
Atari
After quite a bit of nothing, Namco finally creates a
new Pac game, one that sticks to the formula more than Pac
Land did. This one wasn't that bad, really. In the new 3-D
world, Pac, along with some of the monsters, now have the
ability to jump around. This game gets pretty insane in the
later levels, with Pac having to put up with up to eight
monsters if he gets far enough.
Pacmania
C64
release
Developer/US publisher:
Grandslam
 Pacmania
Atari ST
release
Developer/US publisher:
Grandslam
Pacmania
Amiga
release
Developer/US publisher:
Grandslam
Pacmania
Amstrad CPC
release
Developer/US publisher:
Grandslam
Pacmania
Spectrum
release
Developer/US publisher:
Grandslam
On the whole, most players found Pacmania to
be a decent sequel worth a few quarters, but it seems this
company called Grandslam got a complete hard-on over it,
releasing quite a few translations on some systems that just
could not have possibly still been used on a regular basis at
the time. I have never tried these versions, of course... I
doubt many people have.
Pac-man
PC
release
Developer/US publisher: Thunder
Mountain
Pac-man
C64
release
Developer/US publisher: Thunder
Mountain
Ms.
Pac-man
PC release
Developer/US
publisher: Thunder Mountain
Ms.
Pac-man
C64 release
Developer/US
publisher: Thunder Mountain
Again, I have not tried
these. Don't ask me what Thunder Mountain is and why they felt
the need to release these. Were the Atari ones not good enough
for 'em? =P
Pac-man
NES
release
Developer/: Namco
US
publisher: Tengen
Finally, Atari brings the old
Namco Famicon game to the US. I will not get into the amusing
events that occured after Nintendo "approved" it without
telling Atari... And now that it's all over, what WAS "Tengen"
anyway!?
Pac-Land
PC
Engine release
Developer: Namco
US publisher:
NEC
 Pacmania
MSX
release
Developer: Namcot
US
publisher: None
Pacmania
X68000
release
Developer: Namcot
US
publisher: None
Pac
Land
Atari ST release
Developer/US
publisher: Grandslam
Pac
Land
Amiga release
Developer/US
publisher: Grandslam
Pac
Land
Amstrad CPC
release
Developer/US publisher:
Grandslam
Not much to say about 1989... the two most
recent Pac games just get released on a few more systems.
Pac-land and Pacmania got their most flawless home
translations yet on the PC Engine and X68k,
respectively.
Ms.
Pac-man
NES release
Developer/US
publisher: Tengen
Apparently, Namco never released
a Ms. Pac game themselves for the Famicon (not yet), so Atari
made one themselves. The rom for this game doesn't work with
Nesticle, so I have no idea if it sucks or not.
 Ms.
Pac-man
Lynx release
Developer/US
publisher: Atari
Lynx
One of the first portable
versions of Pac, not counting game & Watch games... If
memory serves me correctly, the playfield does not scroll in
this version, so Lynx players got a very miniscule maze and a
very miniscule Ms. Pac to work with in this Atari-made game.
It wasn't a bad translation... just... tiny. And just WHERE
did Atari get off claiming the sound was 32-bit? What a load
of shit.
Pac-man
Game
Boy release
Developer/US publisher:
Namco
At this point, Namco is finally beginning to
release stuff in the states without anyone's help. With a
scrolling playfield, we get to see Pac at full-size this time,
albeit only in shades of green.
 Pac-man
Game Gear
release
Developer/US publisher: Namco
Pac
on the Game Gear. Yup
Pac
Land
Lynx release
Developer/US
publisher: Atari
Pacmania
NES
release
Developer/US publisher:
Tengen
Pacmania
Genesis
release
Developer/US publisher:
Tengen
Pacmania
SMS
release
Developer/US publisher:
TecMagik
 Ms.
Pac-man
Genesis
release
Developer: Innerprise
US
publisher: Tengen
Ms.
Pac-man
SMS release
Developer:
Innerprise
US publisher: Tengen
These were
all yet more Pac translations from Atari, though I may be
wrong in my assumption that TecMagik and Atari are one in the
same. The last two games developed by Innerprise, however, are
different than the other Pac translations in that they offered
something MORE than just a direct translation, adding in more
maze layouts, and two player simaltaneous capability, I
beleive. This is something Namco themselves never bothered
offering, with the exception of the ultra-rare Pac-man
Arrangement. At any rate, these would end up being the last
Pac games to be published by Atari.
 Pac
Land
C64 release
Developer/US
publisher: Quicksilva
I'm sure the C64 had only a
cult following at this point. Nonetheless, Namco had no
problem licensing Pac Land to Quicksilva. Pac-man's second
most gay game gets yet ANOTHER useless translation.
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