Namco Pac-Man

This article is a generic description of Namco's "Pac-Man" hardware. For the specific arcade game, see Pac-Man

The Namco 8-bit Pac-Man arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1980.

Specifications

• Main CPU: Zilog Z80^[1]
• Sound chip: Custom 3-channel 4-bit WSG (Waveform Sound Generator)
• Video resolution: 224 x 288^[2]
• ROM: 16 KB^[1]
• Main RAM: 2 KB^[1]
• Video RAM: 2 KB^[1]
• Color depth: 8-bit color (256 colors)^[2]

List of Namco Pac-Man arcade games

• Pac-Man (1980) — the highest-grossing game of all time^[3]
• Rally-X (1980) — the first game to feature a bonus round
• New Rally-X (1981)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1981) — the first sequel to Pac-Man
• Pac-Man Plus (1982)
• Jr. Pac-Man (1983)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Nick Montfort & Ian Bogost (2009), Racing the beam: the Atari Video computer system, MIT Press, p. 67, ISBN 026201257X, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DqePfdz_x6gC&pg=PA67, retrieved 2011-05-07 
2. ^ ^{a b} Nick Montfort & Ian Bogost (2009), Racing the beam: the Atari Video computer system, MIT Press, p. 68, ISBN 026201257X, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DqePfdz_x6gC&pg=PA68, retrieved 2011-05-07 
3. ^ Steve L. Kent (2001), The ultimate history of video games: from Pong to Pokémon and beyond : the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world, Prima, p. 143, ISBN 0761536434, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C2MH05ogU9oC, retrieved 2011-05-01, "Despite the success of his game, Iwatani never received much attention. Rumors emerged that the unknown creator of Pac-Man had left the industry when he received only a $3500 bonus for creating the highest-grossing video game of all time." 

External links

• Namco Pac-Man hardware page at System16 — The Arcade Museum
• Pac-Man’s code disassembled and commented, by Mark Longridge