Pac-Man (Tengen) FAQ/Walkthrough by RandyPandy =================================================================== Table of Contents =================================================================== 1) Table of Contents 2) Controls 3) Mode 4) Scoring 5) Levels 6) Characters a. Blinky b. Pinky c. Inky d. Clyde e. Pac-Man 7) Storyline a. Act I b. Act II c. Act III 8) Tips 9) Credits 10) Copyright =================================================================== Controls =================================================================== Since this game is on an NES, have a look at an NES controller... |#| ________________|#|__________________________________ | _________________________________________________ | | | |_____________| | | | | ___ ,-------------. | | | | | | |_____________| Nintendo | | | | ___| |___ ,-------------. | | | | | ,-. | |SELECT START| ___B ___A | | | | |___ `-' ___| ;=============` |,-.| |,-.| | | | | | | | === === | |._,| |._,| | | | | |___| ;=============. '---' '---' | | | |_________________|_____________|_________________| | |_____________________________________________________| Up: Moves PacMan up Down: Moves PacMan down Right: Moves PacMan to the right Left: Moves PacMan to the left A: Not used B: Not used Start: Pauses / Unpauses the game Select: Not used =================================================================== Mode =================================================================== There are no set number of levels in the game, making it possible to have infinite levels. However, there is a glitch in Level 265 that makes it unplayable, so technically it ends there. 1-Player: The player controls Pac-Man throughout the entire duration of the game. This has the storyline. 2-Player: In this mode, there are two Pac-Men. When Player 1 dies or loses a level, it becomes the other player's turn. It's the same if Player 2 dies or loses a level. =================================================================== Items =================================================================== There are certain items that will give you extra points if you collect them, These include: Dot: Each board is filled with these, and this is what Pac-Man must eat in order to complete the level that he is in. Each dot will give the player 10 points. Energizer: These are like dots, only much more powerful. If eaten, they will cause the ghosts to turn blue for a brief amount of time and reverse the direction they were going in. As the levels get harder, the Energizers will start lasting for shorter and shorter amounts of time. Each one will give 50 points. Extra Lives: Pac-Man starts off with two lives in reserve. At 10000 points, another life will be gained. Cherries: 100 points Strawberries: 300 points Oranges: 500 points Apples: 700 points Grapes: 1000 points Ship: 2000 points Bell: 3000 points Key: 5000 points Blue Ghosts: The ghosts will only turn blue if Pac-Man chomps on an Energizer. During this state, the ghosts can be chomped on. Once a ghost is chomped, it will return to the Ghost Box. Chomped ghosts will yield 200, 400, 800, and 1600 points respectively. Ghost Box: This is where the ghosts start. At the beginning of each level, three ghosts will be inside the box and one will be right above the box. As time progresses, the ghosts will be released into the maze. If Pac-Man chomps on an Energized ghost, it will return to the ghost box to start all over again. =================================================================== Levels =================================================================== Here's the statistics for the first few levels... Maze Fruit Energizer Time (in seconds) A Cherry 6 A Strawberry 5 ACT I B Orange 4 B Orange 3 B Apple 2 ACT II C Apple 5 C Grapes 2 C Grapes 2 C Ship 1 ACT III D Ship 4 D Bell 2 D Bell 2 D Key 1 There are four Energizer's in each level, with one in each corner. The Ghost Box is located in the middle of the screen. Later, it will keep switching between the C maze and the D maze. After the fourth D level, the only fruit in the maze will be the key. =================================================================== Characters =================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------- Blinky ------------------------------------------------------------------- Blinky is the red ghost, and he is sometimes called Shadow. Bilnky will find out a Pac's current position, and then find the shortest distance (in pixels) to the location. Blinky will speed up once a certain number of dots are eaten. If Blinky is chasing you, stopping can prove to be fatal. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinky ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinky is the pink ghost, and he is sometimes called Speedy. Pinky finds the spot four dots ahead of a Pac in the direction that it is facing. This can sometimes confuse players and cause them to run right into Pinky. Pinky is almost always found following Blinky. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Inky ------------------------------------------------------------------- Inky is the light blue ghost, and he is sometimes called Bashful. He is perhaps one of the most smartest ghosts. He will find out the spot two spaces ahead of where the Pac is heading, and then he will try to move to that position. This can trap the Pac between Inky and Blinky. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Clyde ------------------------------------------------------------------- Clyde is the orange ghost, and he is sometimes called Pokey. Clyde will act exactly like Blinky until a certain situation. This situation is when Clyde is within an 8-dot radius of PacMan. When this happens, Clyde will retreat to the lower-left corner of the screen, and this can confuse players and either cause them to run into Clyde or Clyde to run into him. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pac-Man ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pac-Man is the hero of the game. Pac-Man's goal is to eat all of the dots inside a maze. =================================================================== Storyline =================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------- Act I ------------------------------------------------------------------- After Level 2. Blinky will be chasing Pac-Man off of the screen. Then a blue Blinky will run in the opposite direction, a huge Pac-Man four times the normal size in pursuit. Both of them run off of the screen. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Act II ------------------------------------------------------------------- After Level 5. Once again, Pac-Man will get chased by Blinky. However, part of the way across, Blinky hits a snag on the floor and his "fur" is ripped off, revealing some skin. Blinky freezes in embarrassment. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Act III ------------------------------------------------------------------- After Levels 9, 13, and 17. Once again, Pac-Man will be getting chased by Blinky, who has fixed his fur. Blinky will then run back across the skin, now completely without fur, dragging the fur behind him. =================================================================== Tips =================================================================== > You are able to move around corners much faster than ghosts. Use this to your advantage if the ghosts are right behind your tail. Many times you will be able escape. > Take note of the movement patterns of the ghosts. This can help you avoid them. > Whenever possible, try to eat all four ghosts AND both of the fruit in the first few levels to rack up points, as this gets much harder to do in the later levels. > If a ghost is on your tail, dodge into one of the tunnels and come out on the other side. The Pacs can move through them unhindered, but a ghost slows down considerably when they go through a tunnel. > Even if it looks like your dead, don't give up! There have been a few situations where Pac-Man has walked right into ghosts and remained unharmed. > Avoid eating the Energizers too early; you might not get points, and it might be a last resort if you have trouble avoiding the ghosts. =================================================================== Credits =================================================================== Me, for writing this FAQ Osrevad, for making the ASCII art of the NES controller. =================================================================== Copyright =================================================================== This FAQ is Copyright (c) 2006 by Shree Panda. Under no conditions is this FAQ allowed to be reproduced, editted, or claimed as their own without permission. 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