Let's Compare ( Classic Pac-Man )

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    Arcade 0:23
    Atari 2600 1:00
    Atari 2600 Home Brew Hack 1:41
    ZX Spectrum 2:19
    Intellivision 2:57
    Atari 5200 3:36
    Amstrad CPC 4:14
    Commodore 64 4:53
    MSX 5:32
    Gameboy 6:10
    Neo Geo Pocket Color 6:49 ( Sound Issues )
    Game Gear 7:28
    Windows Mobile 8:06
    NES 8:45
    N64 (Namco Museum) 9:23
    Gameboy Advance ( Pac-Man Collection ) 10:01
    (( I am aware that it is not exclusive to Europe. I had bad information in My research.))
    Colecovision ( Pac-Man prototype Never relesed ) 10:40
    Colecovision ( Opcode Games The Pac-man Collection ) 11:19
    Coleco Table Top 11:56
    Description Source:
    en.wikipedia.or...
    Pac-Man (パックマン, Pakkuman?) is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980.[1][2] Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture.[6][7][8][9] Upon its release, the game-and, subsequently, Pac-Man derivatives-became a social phenomenon[10] that sold a bevy of merchandise and also inspired, among other things, an animated television series and a top-ten hit single.[11]
    When Pac-Man was released, the most popular arcade video games were space shooters, in particular Space Invaders and Asteroids. The most visible minority were sports games that were mostly derivative of Pong. Pac-Man succeeded by creating a new genre and appealing to both genders.[12] Pac-Man is often credited with being a landmark in video game history, and is among the most famous arcade games of all time.[13] The character also appears in more than 30 officially licensed game spin-offs,[14] as well as in numerous unauthorized clones and bootlegs.[15] According to the Davie-Brown Index, Pac-Man has the highest brand awareness of any video game character among American consumers, recognized by 94 percent of them.[16] Pac-Man is one of the longest running video game franchises from the golden age of video arcade games, and one of only three video games that are on display at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. (along with Pong and Dragon's Lair).
    GAME PLAY
    The player controls Pac-Man through a maze, eating pac-dots. When all dots are eaten, Pac-Man is taken to the next stage, between some stages one of three intermission animations plays.[18] Four enemies (Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde) roam the maze, trying to catch Pac-Man. If an enemy touches Pac-Man, a life is lost. When all lives have been lost, the game ends. Pac-Man is awarded a single bonus life at 10,000 points by default-DIP switches inside the machine can change the required points or disable the bonus life altogether. Near the corners of the maze are four larger, flashing dots known as power pellets that provide Pac-Man with the temporary ability to eat the enemies. The enemies turn deep blue, reverse direction and usually move more slowly. When an enemy is eaten, its eyes remain and return to the center box where it is regenerated in its normal color. Blue enemies flash white before they become dangerous again and the amount of time the enemies remain vulnerable varies from one stage to the next, but the time period generally becomes shorter as the game progresses. In later stages, the enemies don't change colors at all, but still reverse direction when a power pellet is eaten.
    Enemies
    North American Pac-Man title screen, showing the official enemy names.
    The enemies in Pac-Man are known variously as "ghosts" and "monsters".[19][20][21] Despite the seemingly random nature of the enemies, their movements are strictly deterministic, which players have used to their advantage.[22] In an interview, creator Toru Iwatani stated that he had designed each enemy with its own distinct personality in order to keep the game from becoming impossibly difficult or boring to play.[23] More recently, Iwatani described the enemy behaviors in more detail at the 2011 Game Developers Conference. He stated that the red enemy chases Pac-Man, and the pink and blue enemies try to position themselves in front of Pac-Man's mouth.[24] While he claimed that the orange enemy's behavior is random, a careful analysis of the game's code reveals that it actually chases Pac-Man most of the time, but also moves toward the lower-left corner of the maze when Pac-Man is facing a certain direction.

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  • @Angelkuhn999
    @Angelkuhn999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What’s the name of the intro music? Plz tel me god the remix good!

    • @GamingHistorySource
      @GamingHistorySource  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It comes off the title screen of Pac-Man Collection for the GBA.

    • @pingas6429
      @pingas6429 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GamingHistorySource How Do You Still Reply To Comments On Videos From A Long Time Ago?

    • @GamingHistorySource
      @GamingHistorySource  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pingas6429 on my breaks on my cell phone. Sometimes on my occasional days off.

    • @fab_81
      @fab_81 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GamingHistorySource glad that you're still among us doing baca-baca after all these years. Let's eat together.

  • @OfficialRetroCoin
    @OfficialRetroCoin 10 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    1980: WHOAH! PORTABLE PACMAN FROM COLECO?!
    1990: WHOAH! PORTABLE PACMAN FROM NINTENDO?!
    2014: WHOAH! PACMAN IS IN SUPER SMASH BROS?!

    • @cecofficialisback
      @cecofficialisback 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's so true. I love that.

    • @storiesfromdifferenteras
      @storiesfromdifferenteras 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anderwho What about 2000 and 2010?

    • @BonBon-os6oc
      @BonBon-os6oc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brandon The Creator 13 woah pacman on the switch

    • @__Konboi__
      @__Konboi__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      2015: WHOA, HE NEARLY ATE ADAM SANDLER!!!

    • @IneedmoresubsOnline
      @IneedmoresubsOnline 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2025: WHOA PAC MAN IS IN REAL LIFE?!?!?!

  • @basscadet75
    @basscadet75 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thanks for this video. Pac-Man's kind of a basic benchmark for any machine; it's like testing a diner by ordering a cheeseburger. Amazing that no system got the sound right until the N64. Though it is surprising how close some of the old machines come to the original overall, including the Intellivision and Coleco Vision.

    • @johnrickard8512
      @johnrickard8512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's probably because Pac-Man's arcade cabinet used a wavetable synthesizer(!) to produce sound. Suffice to say that wouldn't be equaled until the SNES but no one made a port for that system so...

  • @GamingHistorySource
    @GamingHistorySource  9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    OVER ! MILLION VIEWS !!! HOLY SHIZNITS !!! THANK YOU GUYS !!! LOVE YOU ALL !!!

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      @hauserm15hauser76 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WTF SMX is nes wat

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      @elizabethgeorgeos 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @tonikristoff3382
      @tonikristoff3382 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +MortalKombatFanMillionaire !

    • @julieprevite6560
      @julieprevite6560 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      3

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      @erickcrack9117 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @NightSprinter
    @NightSprinter 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The version on the N64 is actually the same one as in Namco Museum for the N64 and Dreamcast, and in Pac-Man World 1 for the PS1.

  • @zuperzach
    @zuperzach 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    8:10
    Inky: excuse me, but I like this spot better!

    • @tarynballard1981
      @tarynballard1981 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zachery Newman lol

    • @aqeelali7494
      @aqeelali7494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@FlameFireTheFox That's True. The Ghosts Can Chase After Pac-Man.

    • @broadcastingroom786
      @broadcastingroom786 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha it's better than booyah and woomy

    • @ciarandaragh8676
      @ciarandaragh8676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Julius jackson pinky has no gender

    • @soniccourtney2171
      @soniccourtney2171 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ciarandaragh8676 Yes she does

  • @vnules
    @vnules 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:12: "legjobb legjobb legjobb" 😃
    3:29: nagyon hasonló hangeffektje volt a '90-es évekbeli "tetrisz" bóvli kvarcjátékoknak... talán, ha az "autóverseny" játékban gyorsultál, de nem biztos. Majd előkeresem egyszer :)

  • @OldsXCool
    @OldsXCool 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG that table top version brings back so many feelings of jealousy and envy. I used to call them "mini arcades". I always wanted one of those especially when I would see kids that brought them to school and played with them at recess. My parents would never get me them because they said they were overpriced junk. In the end they were right. I still would have played the crap out of it as a kid though.

  • @GamingHistorySource
    @GamingHistorySource  11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There are literally over 70 versions out there & that isn't counting the clones. I'm thinking about remaking this one some time in the future. Hang tight ;)

  • @peteralexander2941
    @peteralexander2941 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's worth noting that there was a clone for the apple 2 called "taxman" although it's supposed to be a clone, it's actually complete conversion of pac man for the apple 2, guess they couldn't get the licensing from midway so just disguised it, but apart from that, there is no official version of pac man for the apple 2 as far as I know

    • @Woomiasty
      @Woomiasty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice avgn reference

    • @svetlanapejiciczhh2070
      @svetlanapejiciczhh2070 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tzg8dkfugiy

    • @shaitet
      @shaitet 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like they saw the chance to make a reference to The Beatles in the title and ran home with it.

    • @TheCoolEevee
      @TheCoolEevee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually the code for taxman was purchased to make the official Apple II port. Yes, there is one.

  • @gmoney1065
    @gmoney1065 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this brought back a few memories. For one the terrible atari 2600 version as a kid. The atari 5200 version had this thing that once you reached the 5th key and ate a power pellet the ghosts turned blue and never changed back from that level on, so you could play forever. The Coleco tabletop version, I still have one in a closet downstairs along with Donkey Kong and Frogger. The Frogger is still in the box in mint condition.

  • @GisherJohn24
    @GisherJohn24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    i can't believe how I fooled myself into thinking the 2600 version was fun. It was not. It was crap. 50 bucks we will all never get back.

    • @MyPathogen
      @MyPathogen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Jesus Saves If you fooled yourself into thinking it was fun, it was fun.

    • @youforget1000thingsaday
      @youforget1000thingsaday 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah, it was pretty bad. 😷

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm surprised the flickering ghosts didn't cause any epileptic seizures.

    • @ValensBellator
      @ValensBellator 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Two things Jesus doesn't like:
      1. People selling merchandise and profiting off of religion
      2. Shitty Pacman ports

    • @radiorob7543
      @radiorob7543 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wasn't fooled. I knew it was crap, but we played it anyway.

  • @yumcherrypies
    @yumcherrypies 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:40 creepy ass paceman saying BUTTON in a deep voice :O

  • @frightfulpath562
    @frightfulpath562 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    even the atari hackers are better than the company studios.

    • @zaccaryvega
      @zaccaryvega 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's a bad sign.

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      When PacMan was being developed for the 2600 initially, the two programmers were given 3 months to make it for an underpowered console on a 4KB ROM.
      Nowadays they give themselves more time, have actual development tools, and now know ways to get more memory... Most importantly, that memory isn't $1000 per megabyte!

    • @enisatutic5713
      @enisatutic5713 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sulfurousdhkz coz Co a

    • @TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY
      @TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah why did they have to make the atari 2600 pac-man game so bad?

    • @daveperry3186
      @daveperry3186 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      PAC man followed by e.t. Two bad games released in 1982.

  • @Nicec00lkidd
    @Nicec00lkidd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    man, this video is classic! i watched this like 8 years ago and i finally found it again. this video is literally how i found out about atari, commodore, zx spectrum, etc. thanks for teaching me about old video game consoles, lol.

    • @GamingHistorySource
      @GamingHistorySource  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should see the newest video. It has 100 versions. Let's Compare ( Pac-Man ) THE MEGA VIDEO. :)

  • @OrionsAngel
    @OrionsAngel 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I don't even know where to start with the 2600 version of Pacman. I was 9 years old when my Mom bought it for my older brother. The next day we brought it back to the Caldor store. Where do we start? Pacman can't even make turns. The ghosts constantly flicker and seem to change locations on the maze. You don't eat dots. You eat lines. The sounds are awful! Pacman eating sounds like, Dank! Dank! Dank! You didn't eat fruit either. You know what that square was that you eat in the center screen? Well the manual referred to it as a vitamin. What? Really? The development of Pacman on 2600 was similar to E.T. In that it was rushed to the market to capitalize on the fame of the product. This was made even more evident when the superior looking Mrs Pacman was released on the 2600. Suddenly all the things wrong in Pacman 2600 were fixed in Mrs Pacman 2600. Why? Because they were given more time to develop the game.

  • @Themaniacnextdoor
    @Themaniacnextdoor 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's so cool seeing how many variations there are on the arcade classics!

  • @MetalSonicodraco7342
    @MetalSonicodraco7342 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Still a very true classic...Every port had his specials (except Atari 2600 bad version thats the bad sheep)

  • @TwinStickFilms
    @TwinStickFilms 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember the 2600, it was a disaster from hell. It looked like an unfinished prototype, and that's probably what it was.

  • @TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY
    @TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:16 text: there are literally over 170 versions of pac-man out there
    me: OMG!!!!!!!

  • @videogameobsession
    @videogameobsession 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Also, the Namco Museum collection #1 on the PSX was one of the better ports back in the early 90's. GBA/DS/PSP all have Pac-Man too.
    The Atarisoft ;prototype would have trumped the Atari 5200 version by a mile!
    Vic-20 version was also programmed by AtariSoft from what I recalled.
    I have a DK Coleco TT and Nelsonic Watch if you need video from those I may be able to help. Also, don't forget the 2010 NES (Wii) version with pie factory added, :P
    and there's always DK64's hidden arcade port.

  • @CassCassCassime
    @CassCassCassime 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Good versions:
    Arcade
    commodor 64
    MSX
    Gameboy (advance too)
    Game Gear
    windows mobile
    NES
    Most are ok or horrible.

    • @bjbell52
      @bjbell52 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's funny because the Atari 5200 version is almost identical to the commodore 64 version.

    • @waffle5422
      @waffle5422 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the Amstrad is almost identical to both of them

    • @weirdgamer3863
      @weirdgamer3863 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ColecoVision was also pretty good. Intellivision wasnt great but it was still good for the hardware it was on

  • @bjbell52
    @bjbell52 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    around 4:35 in the video, when Pacman is gobbling up a pellet, it really SOUNDS like he's say F' em.....................

  • @EcuaespanaIsNoMore
    @EcuaespanaIsNoMore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When you wanted Pacman 64
    but god said:
    9:23

  • @fatpiemusic
    @fatpiemusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Look at the frame-rate on the ZX Spectrum version - about 5fps

    • @zaccaryvega
      @zaccaryvega 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The ZX Spectrum version sucks balls, and we all know why.

    • @Bibizundra
      @Bibizundra 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vf v

    • @mariaelenaamezquita2163
      @mariaelenaamezquita2163 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      fatpiemusic d

    • @andreferreira498
      @andreferreira498 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Homo Sapie

    • @AdrianCastravete
      @AdrianCastravete 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Greg Came in to say this, you beat me to it. :) Indeed the author didn't try to “shift” things :D That's the way you'd obtain pixel perfect movement. :)

  • @codymeng1580
    @codymeng1580 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    2:02 when the bass is about to drop

  • @mrdingdong6319
    @mrdingdong6319 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i’m getting a lot of nostalgia watching this video,the last time i saw it was like 9 years ago lmao

  • @emptyspotlight
    @emptyspotlight 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    good ones to me are arcade, nes, msx, gg, gba game boy

  • @andrewkaczrowski8204
    @andrewkaczrowski8204 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was not an original release Colecovision game, but rather a project by Opcode games to remake classics for the old system. They are going to be releasing "Donkey Kong" for colecovision (with another part they are selling-which is an expansion module), so it will play extremely close to arcade perfect.

  • @hugothepinkcat
    @hugothepinkcat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's a bit sad that it took until the Windows mobile for someone to come up with a decent port of it!

    • @J-Ball
      @J-Ball 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Hugo QP (MapDark) Thge Namco Museum on the 64 and also other consoles have proper arcade versions.

  • @bisexualbuffthug
    @bisexualbuffthug 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't forget that you can download and play actual versions of the mini table top electronic games on your pc computer as well! I have most the one's i liked to play when i was a kid. They are awesome!

  • @davidbeacham987
    @davidbeacham987 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    12:00 AGHHHHH!!!! It's awful!! DX

  • @magicmattkelly
    @magicmattkelly 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, great back to back comparisons of all of these. I had the 5200 version and while I thought it was really authentic, when you compare it to the original you realize it wasn't all that great. lol It's also amazing how well they replicated the game on the Windows Mobile platform (had that one too, way back when). I have it downloaded on my PS3, now I'm curious to compare that one as well.

  • @Airaries26
    @Airaries26 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Oh my goodness... straight from arcade to Atari. How abysmal by comparison.

    • @InfiniteFury2K
      @InfiniteFury2K 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Atari rushed the official 2600 port.

    • @bjbell52
      @bjbell52 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Atari 400/800/5200 were pretty good ports.

    • @totallyfrozen
      @totallyfrozen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Atari ended up losing money on it because many copies were returned for refund by very disgruntled customers. The 2600 port is one of Atari’s historical “black eyes”.

    • @WeatherFan2009
      @WeatherFan2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Funny thing is that if not for Atari 2600 , I would have never been I’m introduced to PAC-Man. When I was a child, I played the Atari version a lot.

  • @Hanz_M
    @Hanz_M 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, I remember watching the heck out of this video when I was younger.

  • @wingnut4427
    @wingnut4427 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It holds a special place in My memory as well. When I was a kid My Mom took me to Rose's to pick out the Atari I wanted for Christmas. I remember playing it in the kiosk & was blown away by it. But it was a little deceptive because it wasn't the controllers that were packed in. At the time the 5200 was $180.00 .. I knew better than to ask My mom for that so I settled on the 2600 with 4 games for that Christmas. Now that I know what I know.. I'm glad I didn't get one. lol

  • @ThumpieBunnyEve
    @ThumpieBunnyEve 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Need to include my Atari400 version. Was really detailed for such an old system. multi-colors on the fruits, detailed ghost eyes. and if you were really quick on a corner, or nailed the 0.025 of a second mark on a ghost directional transition at the higher levels, you could pass through them! in some versions of the game you still can, with varying levels of difficulty. @ @ C·····▪··

  • @BrBill
    @BrBill 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, at least that Coleco tabletop version doesn't make horribly, horribly annoying noises that will cause your parents to throw you out on the street. It only makes the sweet coo of angels.

  • @mightydillo8660
    @mightydillo8660 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What is the song at the start? (All Darude-Sandstorm comments will be reported)

    • @loaf1712
      @loaf1712 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      reporting does nothing you dumbass. and the song is darude- pacstorm

    • @nolang.7443
      @nolang.7443 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's from Pac-Man collection

    • @ylmazhoman7846
      @ylmazhoman7846 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      tgp

    • @toddrichardson8706
      @toddrichardson8706 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      RilvaDunner? Why

    • @nolang.7443
      @nolang.7443 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      RilvaDunner?​ lel ur so outdated ffs

  • @NYBredBamaFed
    @NYBredBamaFed 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have just checked out the Let's Compare videos today. It's cool to see how these games were ported to home consoles. Obviously, the original arcade ones were usually the best but sometimes a home console ended up with a great version of the classic. Case in point - I thought Game Boy's Pac-Man was one of the best ports of that game.

  • @Mace2.0
    @Mace2.0 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Arcade: The classic
    2600: The classic's drunken cousin
    2600 HAX: The better version
    ZXS: Choppy as usual
    INTEL: The slightly compact version
    5200: Too bad the conTROLLer sucked
    AMSTRAD CPC: ...
    C64: ...
    MSX: seems better
    GB: Better than being 1px
    NGPC: COLOURS!!!
    GG: mmhmm...
    Windows Mobile: The slightly slower version to the arcade
    NES: ...
    N64/PS1: Yep... Ghost sprites are kinds shitty due to size limitations
    GBA: Looks great
    COLECO: The intro sounds better
    COLECO OPC: Looks like the arcade version... almost
    COLECO TT: ...Wut?

    • @omarstephensminecraftboydo7835
      @omarstephensminecraftboydo7835 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      He forgot namco classic collection XD

    • @Mace2.0
      @Mace2.0 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** what?

    • @charvelgtrs
      @charvelgtrs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What does ... mean? I think the C64 version plays just fine. Its basically a port of the 5200 with better controls.

  • @marinegny70
    @marinegny70 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree, big BIG change in graphics and sound and motion, but remember Atari was the only thing available at that time for home play

  • @ryancarpenter2060
    @ryancarpenter2060 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG, I was wondering if you were going to have the table top! I actually had that mini arcade game. It may even still be stored away somewhere in my parents house. I didn't even know what it was called but I was going to comment on it if I didn't see it. But you saved it until the end. Great stuff! I'm leaving a like!

  • @nub113
    @nub113 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If memory serves, there was a sound on/off button on the bottom of the counsel. Somewhere around where the batteries went I think; it's been almost 30 years since I played it last.

  • @Darkns
    @Darkns 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that sounded like nentindo or what ever it's called 2:58

  • @keiyakins
    @keiyakins 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 2600 footage in this video is what happens if you display it without faking CRT quirks. It's less bad if you do that correctly, then you can usually see at least three of the four ghosts at a time.

  • @bluiiCH
    @bluiiCH 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    aw man, watching this is such a throwback

  • @vvg_lol
    @vvg_lol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:48 is mine!!!!

  • @saigokun
    @saigokun 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Indeed there are a lot of variations because each company could add its own unique feature on its machine as long as it complied to the MSX standard that was first defined in 1982.

  • @brendaquinn8564
    @brendaquinn8564 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's an old school game PAC-man space invaders ping pong any old school games

  • @TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY
    @TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    the sounds in the second version of pac-man (the game start, the eating pellets and the death sound) are heard near arcade machines in the pac-man and the ghostly adventures video game

  • @DemomanX614
    @DemomanX614 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny thing about Pacman 2600, Sitcoms still use the sounds to signify a character is play video games.
    *Pacman death sound "OMG I just died in Halo!"

  • @funshine97
    @funshine97 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's also a parody of that game from Square One TV called "Mathman".

  • @ellerellerek52
    @ellerellerek52 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the intro at the beginning, where is that from?

  • @aquadude248
    @aquadude248 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's a port of this game for the Motorola RAZR phone line (at least for the V3M) and I've played it. Unfortunately, it was one of those mobile game demos that had limited plays, and since I was using my grandma's old phone that she doesn't use anymore, I can't play it anymore. Luckily the Tetris demo on the phone has no play limit.

  • @Ethanius02
    @Ethanius02 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good: GameGear, MSX, Arcade, N64 Namco Museum
    Ok: Comidore 64, Gameboy, NES, INtellivision
    Bad: Atari 2600, Zx Spectrum, Neo Geo Pocket Color
    WORST: Coleco Table Top

    • @wingnut4427
      @wingnut4427 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To be fair. The Coleco table top wasn't that bad. Especially for the time. Granted the game play wasn't fluid like the arcade. I spent a lot of hours playing with it as a kid & enjoyed it thoroughly. In fact ! I still have it to this day. When you compared it to the 2600 ... it was superior as it was more arcade accurate. And .. it looks good on My gaming shelf. ^_^

    • @scooterahlers6719
      @scooterahlers6719 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wingnut4427 Commodore 64 was pretty good but WHY no intermissions? Even the Vic-20 and Intellivision versions had the intermissions.

    • @AF.281OldChannel
      @AF.281OldChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct:
      Good: Gamegear, MSX, Arcade, Neo Geo Pocket Color
      Ok: Commodore 64, Gameboy, Celeco Table Top (old), Basic Fun Table Top (new)
      Bad: Celecovision, NES, N64 (due to graphics), Scratch, Teen Titans Go! (circle guy) (TV Show)
      WORST: Atari 2600 Original

    • @vvg_lol
      @vvg_lol 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have NES 😊

    • @williamblough6415
      @williamblough6415 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why is Coleco Tabletop be the worst?

  • @jwaughtal
    @jwaughtal 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i discovered 205 pac-man ports (incluing clones)

  • @Kapp2007
    @Kapp2007 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what is that 80's sounding synthesizied Pac Man song that plays in the opening? Cool stuff-

  • @user-9sjgv8x
    @user-9sjgv8x 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    6:64 Pac-Man Terror

    • @bluiiCH
      @bluiiCH 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      what

  • @hooperscooper6896
    @hooperscooper6896 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Music is from Pac-Man Collection for Gameboy Advance

  • @looe9195
    @looe9195 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's an option on the Gameboy version that zooms out everything, so it fits on one screen.

  • @jwaughtal
    @jwaughtal 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the tabletop one is s**t its not the camera its the annoying sounds

  • @wingnut4427
    @wingnut4427 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The OpCode version for the Colecovision was the biggest surprise to me. In my opinion it was better than the NES version.

  • @gilldroid
    @gilldroid 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 2600 version was bad but at the time I loved it so much. It was the first time I had my own home version of an arcade game. I wish I could reproduce that kind of excitement today.

  • @arvizturotukorfurogep6235
    @arvizturotukorfurogep6235 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the people commenting on the slow Atarisoft versions,
    there is a difficulty selector built in which increases the gameplay speed.

  • @Silver77cyn
    @Silver77cyn 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just like Pong was in many consules in the 70's, PAC man has ended up in many consules today...

  • @Linda-jl2hd
    @Linda-jl2hd 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pacman is so yesterday! play Pac Hero, it's more fun :)

    • @Katet57
      @Katet57 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the difference? Why should someone play that over the new Pacman with like, four player?

    • @jwaughtal
      @jwaughtal 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Linda STOP TELLING PEEPZ TO PLAY PAC-HERO

    • @Illumernurti
      @Illumernurti 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      don't listens to these comments pac hero sucks! the gameplay is horrible. the controls are terrible. the game is stupid. don't fall for these comments. DON'T play pac hero. >=I

    • @sonc07
      @sonc07 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Linda THAT GAME SUCKS

    • @vvg_lol
      @vvg_lol 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Linda stop the bots

  • @Tebok73509
    @Tebok73509 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The C64 one is my favorite only because it was the one I played all the time when I was little.

  • @daveshen0880
    @daveshen0880 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Atari 2600 is shit.

  • @GamingHistorySource
    @GamingHistorySource  12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you ! I'm glad You enjoyed it.

    • @tjcartoons34526
      @tjcartoons34526 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is the song in the beginning

  • @jwaughtal
    @jwaughtal 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    your comparsion videos are 100% awesome

  • @wingnut4427
    @wingnut4427 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought of it. But if I add every little odd & end my videos would be unmanageable. There are literally over 170 versions, variants, & clones, total of Pac-Man out there. Including home brews & special editions like the google doodle You mentioned here. It would be very impractical. Thanks for the comment. :)

  • @fragmentalstew
    @fragmentalstew 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was actually really impressed by the ZX Spectrum pacman. Most zx spectrum games look and sound terrible, because the hardware was so cheap. It's almost like the visuals and sound of the system were tailored to pacman from the start

    • @theyamo7219
      @theyamo7219 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually the 128K version of the spectrum didn't sound that bad due to the AY chip. But the 16K and 42K spectrums were just ugh.

  • @13thFlProductions
    @13thFlProductions 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:01, Top 4 Worst sounding beeps in the history of history of history of history, sounds like a dieing bird in the 2600 museum

  • @Guernicaman
    @Guernicaman 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. I didn't know there was a Colecovision version, much less how awesome it looks!

  • @GeoNeilUK
    @GeoNeilUK 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the 2600 hack proves that, a far superior game and shows what Atari could have done had they not rushed the game for the Christmas shopping season of that year (like they did with ET)

  • @Rlotpir1972
    @Rlotpir1972 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe the Atari 5200 version is the same as the Atari (400, 600, 800, 1200) home consoles.

  • @Mr.Atari2600
    @Mr.Atari2600 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, the Pac-Man collection on the Colecovision is almost Arcade Perfect!

    • @johndean4727
      @johndean4727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      colecovision was perfect.it was amazing for its time.

  • @candiduscorvus
    @candiduscorvus 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man it wasn't until Namco Museum that we got actual arcade-quality Pac-Man.

    • @scooterahlers412
      @scooterahlers412 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      NES was damn close to arcade perfect back in the day.

  • @dedanoe
    @dedanoe 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    yo man this is the true digital era: commodore, atari, pc, amiga 64 KBytes to do everything.then extended memory high stack god remembers what i do not

  • @dcgitz
    @dcgitz 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Atari versions are HORRORS compared to even the Gameboy versions. I mean, the Atari 2600 was part of the 1983 video game crash as well as the Atari ET! Check out the Video Game Crash of 1983 guys, to learn more.

  • @GamingHistorySource
    @GamingHistorySource  12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe there were close to 100 variates of the computer as well. no shortage for collectors that's for sure ! lol

  • @IfYouSubToMeIWillToU
    @IfYouSubToMeIWillToU 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the Atari 2600 edition in the cartridge. I also have a working Atari. It was so much fun to play growing up! By the way GHS, what are the specs and OS on your computer? And where'd you get it? (custom I'd assume) I'd like to have one so I could play stuff like this! Thanks in advance!

  • @neilbeardwood7148
    @neilbeardwood7148 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Resolution is the big problem with the early ports. Vertical games stretched to horizontal look terrible. The later ports used a bezel or side panel to over come this.

  • @glorvalmacglorvas171
    @glorvalmacglorvas171 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    When Atari originally came out with their pacman, the flashing ghost one, thats what caused their downfall. They produced like 2-3 times more then what the demand was,

  • @brienneoffuckingtarth5362
    @brienneoffuckingtarth5362 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta love the half assed Atari 2600 version.

  • @Babr-38
    @Babr-38 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:15 cpc from c64
    4:53 commodore 64

  • @clutchkman
    @clutchkman 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty cool trip through Pac-Man history. I've never even heard of some of those consoles. Nice! I play the N64 Namco Museum version a lot. It's about the closest to the original that I can find until I get an arcade machine.

    • @RingEdge
      @RingEdge 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pac-Man Museum is probably the closest we will get to the original.

  • @duked19
    @duked19 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm missing the ViC-20 version, Jelly Monsters. It's superb. Thanks for the vid, anyway.

  • @moftsoft
    @moftsoft 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Isn't it weird how the MSX and NES versions are almost identical? Also, that the Neo Geo Pocket Color gets an actual arcade port, and not a remake?

  • @nickchapman1884
    @nickchapman1884 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vic 20 Jelly Monsters (UK ) Catridge was my favourite

  • @ac5015
    @ac5015 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can see definite similarities in all the atarisoft versions.

  • @MikeHL78
    @MikeHL78 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    To be fair to whoever designed the Atari 2600 port...the system simply wasn't powerful enough to recreate the game accurately on its own with 4K cartridges, which were Atari's standard size back then. The company was unwilling to use 8K cartridges for Pac-Man because they would have cost more. After Atari saw the poor reception that their decision wrought, they were willing to use 8K cartridges for Ms. Pac-Man and the result was a vastly better-looking game.

  • @Warios_Wiener
    @Warios_Wiener 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite version of Pac-Man is on the NES.

  • @gamer-ng5wo
    @gamer-ng5wo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    MSX was the closest CLASSIC thing to arcade, Win Phone was closest to arcade overall.

  • @SNESKegaGamer
    @SNESKegaGamer 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Naw I was just confused when I saw that. I got me thinking did my parents buy me a europiean GBA game I know the GBA is region free in all. I had to look it up. I'm not mad at the mistake we all make them

  • @DearDeerRyone
    @DearDeerRyone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    That table top version may have destroyed my ears.

  • @TheRealDustinNunn
    @TheRealDustinNunn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Pac-Man.

    •  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah!

  • @user-9sjgv8x
    @user-9sjgv8x 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6:54 Terror Pac-Man

  • @DavidBrown-gy4pg
    @DavidBrown-gy4pg 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would've been kind of neat to see the Pac-Man level from Wolfenstein 3D in this list as a joke.