Ms. Pac-Man must eat all the dots in a maze in order to advance to the next stage. She's chased by killer ghosts but she can eat them while powered up after eating one of four large dots. Bonus points are awarded for eating the fruits and snacks that appear and wander the maze.
Ms. Pac-Man was produced by Midway Manufacturing Co. in 1981.
Midway Manufacturing Co. released 133 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1959. Midway Manufacturing Co. was based in United States.
Other machines made by Midway Manufacturing Co. during the time period Ms. Pac-Man was produced include: Li'l Hoop Shot!, Extra Bases, Space Encounters, Space Invaders II, Rally-X, Bosconian, Gorf, Kick, Kick-Man, and Ms. Pac-Man Plus
Name | Ms. Pac-Man |
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Developer | Midway Manufacturing Co. (United States) |
Year | 1981 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 8782 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Labyrinth/Maze |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | Namco Galaxian |
Game Specific | Ms. Pac-Man Pinout |
Dipswitch Settings | |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Alternating |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Controls |
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Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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Instructions | Ms. Pac-Man Instructions Image |
Control Panel | Ms. Pac-Man Control Panel Image |
Side Art | Ms. Pac-Man Side Art Image |
PCB | Ms. Pac-Man PCB Image |
The game is a lot like Pac-Man except that it has four different mazes that change once every two to four screens instead of just one maze throughout the entire game. Also the fruits and prizes walk around the maze instead of appearing at the same spot in the middle of the maze. These bonus items include cherries, strawberries, peaches, pretzels, apples, pears and bananas.
Overall Like |
4.36 |
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Fun (Social) | 4.17 |
Fun (Solo) | 4.24 |
Collector Desire | 4.19 |
Gameplay | 4.60 |
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Graphics | 4.21 |
Originality | 3.36 |
Sound/Music | 3.72 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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ULLIIBlob MuncherI Changes Ms. PacMan into a blob.LIIMr. PacManI Lets you play as the original PacMan character.LIIMs. PacMan 2600I Changes the graphics to make it more like the Atari 2600.LIIMs. PacMan NES MazesI Changes the maze to make it look more like the NES version.LIIMs. PacMan RenaissanceI Changes the graphics to make them look better.LIIMs. PacMortemI A grusome hack of the original.LIIMs. PacRumbleI Makes the mazes harder.LIIMs. YakManI Characters to make them look more like llamas and sheep.LIISnowy Day Ms. PacManI Has a Christmas theme.UL
This game, originally called ICrazy OttoI, was an elaborate enhancement of IPacManI created by a small company called General Computer Corporation. GCC pitched the title to Bally Midway who bought it and, after some minor changes, changed the game into IMs. PacManI. Bally Midway ultimately turned over the rights to Namco in an effort to appease them and not lose the licensing rights to future titles. Namco did ultimately stop licensing games to Bally Midway due to the release of Midways other unauthorized titles such as IPacMan PlusI, IBaby PacManI, and IJr. PacManI.PDespite being released in the early 1980s, the game continues to retain its popularity among players. Machines can still be found almost everywhere including most arcades or amusement centers in the United States.PIn 2000, Ms. PacMan was selected as the spokesgame character for the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations httpwww.nabco.org . The character now wears a pink ribbon in addition to her traditional pink bow.
On most Ms PacMan cabinets, the side art and front art is painted on. However, on the last production run of the game, adhesive sticker art was used instead of paint. This leads many to believe that legitimate stickerart IMs. PacManI cabinets are bootlegged or use reproduction art, when in fact they often do not. Incidentally, the most commonly available reproduction set of side art and front art for IMs. PacManI was created using the later sticker version of the cabinet as a template. Therefore, the reproductions look slightly out of place when applied to older painted cabinets, due to the fact that they use deeper colors and have slightly different art.
A variety of different speedup options have been made available to enhance the game. These range from simple ROM swaps to the addition of subboards, hacks or custom circuitry.
There are 15,025 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,573 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 165,438 machines (6,956 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 1,895 known instances of this machine owned by Ms. Pac-Man collectors who are active members. Of these, 1,598 of them are original dedicated machines. 82 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 205 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 82 active VAPS members with a Ms. Pac-Man machines for sale. There are 14 active VAPS members with a Ms. Pac-Man circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - Very Popular - There are 51 active VAPS members currently looking for Ms. Pac-Man. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Ms. Pac-Man circuit board set.
This game ranks a 100 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 73 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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The game use a Z80 microprocessor and a Namco 3channel PSG for sounds.
This game is available at the following public arcades, bars or museums:
Name | Location | State | Country | Details | Check-ins |
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Bartari | 101 Adams Ave, Scranton | Pennsylvania | United States |
Arcade Bar (Classic Videogame and Pinball) Children: Only in daytime Focus: Classic & Modern Games Food: Yes Alcohol: Yes Payment Method: Coins |
0 |
Level One Bar + Arcade | 130 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus | Ohio | United States | 0 | |
PinBar | 501 17 Ave SW, Calgary | AB | Canada |
Arcade (Classic Videogame) Status: Verified Focus: Classic Games Food: Yes Alcohol: Yes Payment Method: Coins |
2 |
Sting Rays Bar And Grill | 3112 East State Road 60, Valrico | Florida | United States | 0 | |
The Very Best Arcade (The Very Best Weiner Shop) | 252 E High St, Pottstown | Pennsylvania | United States |
Arcade (Classic Videogame) Status: Verified Children: Allowed Focus: Classic Games Food: Yes Alcohol: No Payment Method: Coins |
1 |
Upstate Pinball & Arcade Museum | 109A West Trade St, Simpsonville | South Carolina | United States |
Arcade (Classic Videogame) Children: Allowed Focus: Classic Games Food: No Alcohol: No Payment Method: Admission Charge |
2 |
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Year | Count | Median $ | Average $ |
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2015 | 2 | 402.50 | 402.50 |
2018 | 3 | 1,180.00 | 1,417.00 |
All Years | 5 | 767.00 | 1,011.20 |