How to WIN at Pacman - Arcade Version - Expert Tips, Map Routes to learn, Ghost Behaviours and more!

[@corellioncrusaderproductio4679]

That was by far the best explanation I've seen online of how Inky/Bashful's programming works. Awesome stuff, thanks a bunch!

[@StevesMagic]

Thank you!

[@guesswho713]

Yes thank you.. I've been a fan of these old-school games like pac man and tetris. Got to admit tho pac man has been challenging. Gonna try give these tips a go

[@unlisted5474]

@@guesswho713 yeah

[@margiedeleon7282]

@@StevesMagic how to get the score 10,000

[@margiedeleon7282]

2020,30 to 40

[@BrokenG-String]

Wow I was doing two of the first patterns by instinct and also noticed the junctions on top of the ghost house but not the ones below. This was super helpful. Hopefully I can get past Galaga stage now

[@Cafeman_2D]

Pretty cool tips. I've been playing the Namco version on my PS4 and starting to understand the AI better. There are several more helpful tips in this video I was not clear on. Thanks for the video!

[@StevesMagic]

Glad I could help!

[@MrCrow-tl5tv]

getting ready for pacman 99

[@mechamicro]

I play Championship hope that skills will help

[@LyricTrackLTMCraft]

Their names are Blinky (red) pinky(pink) inky(cyan)Clyde (orange )

[@jaykelley103]

This video was so badass! I'm already getting much farther than I ever have. Thank you so much bro!

[@markwelbourne8078]

Been working on this since I was a kid and now it finally makes a lot of sense. Thanks

[@helloitsme4718]

Pinky: has anyone seen packman? Inky: no Blinky: where is he!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clyde: . _ .

[@StevesMagic]

Like and Subscribe, i will be doing more of these soon.

[@DWN037]

when I read this I can only think of "they don't know this is a square in the maze-"

[@garthajones]

Thanks - I have been playing the Switch version of this and Galaga (when my son isn't on Minecraft) and it has been great fun. This has let me get to level 5+ of PacMan. It's great playing the old 80's arcade games again!

[@StevesMagic]

Thanks for watching my video

[@waltersobchak7275]

You are a great guy for doing these videos. I know it gets tiresome answering the same questions over and over.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@Saxmasta387 hey mom said she needs you to fly back home this weekend. Something about repairing the nest. She is getting old and that thing is in tatters. I tried to get her to fly down to Florida and live here but she is stubborn and you know she hates the heat. 🤣😂😂

[@Mrshoujo]

Pretty sure Pokey is orange.

[@ghostcoffee1099]

Pac-Man is timeless I think that having intermediate level of skill would be beneficial

[@Andy_Tibbs]

its an orange ghost not brown >:(

[@cozmicmojo2181]

I've seen the game go against these rules though. I don't know if its a bug in my arcade or what. Just recently Pinky has come up through the top junction multiple times. I've been trying to tape it. And I was trying to ward off Pokey but he came upward at me and ran into me. It wasn't really a fast way to his corner. Bizarre stuff.

[@Framed_Niner]

What platform are you on? Some pac man ports are not emulated but are instead recreated.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

What the person above said, do tell us where you're playing.

[@SmoothCriminalAaron]

Will this apply to the Atari 5200 version?

[@dglesterhardunkichud4017]

No way! Yuck!

[@MxrtalDemxn]

If bashful is purple to you you should get a colorblindness test

[@StevesMagic]

I will!

[@xiah13]

Pac man ghost AI explained. Blinky (the red ghost) has the target of the tile pac man is on. Pinky (the pink ghost) has a target of 4 tiles infront of pacman, but when pacman is facing up, its 4 tiles up and 4 tiles 2 the left. Inky (the blue ghost) is a bit complicated. For inky, there is a placeholder target tile, like pinky, but instead of 4 tiles infront, its 2 (and it has the same effect when pacman faces up but just 2 tiles). Have this tile track the postion of blinky and rotate it 180°. That is inky's target tile. And Cylde (the orange ghost) doesn't have a random path. If Clyde is in a radius of 8 tiles of pacman, then he goes to his corner of the map, the bottom left. But when Clyde goes outside of the 8 tile pacman radius, then he has the target of the tile pacman is on, like blinky. NOTE: This is only for chase mode, scatter mode has its own way (scatter mode is when the ghosts go to their corner of the map and its NOT when the ghost are blue, thats rng) Hope this helped!

[@richardgarrison8328]

For some reason on the very first level I keep running into red at the turn off on the bottom heading to the second power pellet. Im pretty sure my turns have been frame perfect; I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

[@richardgarrison8328]

@Colton Seitz I think it’s a variation thing. Like sometimes the ghosts go slightly different ways whenever you get the power pellet. I’ve mimicked his route though a lot now, so I think I got it. High score is 82000, I think I’m just gonna let it rest there because no one else in my family will beat that.

[@jeffrinvance6283]

Dude ur pattern is working so well....just had a question..how did you make ur pacman look really better than the original (like the graphics) Thnx dude

[@wm3293]

I'm not to bad at Pac man never anything super high I usually score around 100,000 but never can get much further than board 14 now Ms Pac man different story in usually get over 150,000 and 18-24 boards

[@RetroPacman]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks.

[@commandershirakamifubukiav9680]

my hight score 300,300

[@melvinjohnson4107]

I know you keep saying that the Brown ghost monster is, but he's really Orange!! NOT Brown ghost monster.😂😎👍

[@MystiqEevee]

i thought the apple pattern wouldnt work starting at key 9 so what your saying is the other video where you showed 4 patterns you dont even need to know the alleged 9th key pattern and can just use the apple pattern starting at the apple onward and get to the kill screen? well damn im gonna have to try it

[@armymp1343]

Joysticks are broken and arms have fallen off mentally

[@ThunderFist1978]

At least you were honest about the thumbnail. Sorry, but that’s not cool.

[@pulukoa5150]

Gen X hr. Trying to get my money back from that damn PAC man coin game in 80s n 90s. 😊.

[@skyway73]

Brilliant, concise video. Really interesting learning about their movements.

[@MaloJr684]

Do i have to have a certain version? The pattern isn’t working for me

[@SalanjyMotors]

Worked like a charm. Could barely crack Maze 4 before and made it to Maze 12 after your guide and some practice. Cheers bro!

[@krnssss7071]

can you tell me how to get the arcade version on pc

[@SalanjyMotors]

@@krnssss7071 Pac-Man World: Re-Pac on Steam. It includes the arcade version as an extra mode.

[@Quinn_1507]

What about mazes 5-6 I can’t find one cause when I do pattern 2 they react to it

[@Leonardo-ym3nh]

One big question i have now, does this work on pacman musuem?

[@pulukoa5150]

Is using PS4 controller any good? I’m not lasting. Ha

[@jongoodrich4235]

Yeah 1980 arcade version the ghosts find you. Cant hide

[@NicholasPaul]

What's with the random girl in the thumbnail? 😂

[@wrensey_YT]

Found my new quarantine activity!

[@StevesMagic]

Good luck! Please like and subscribe, thanks!

[@mechamicro]

Pac Man 99 here

[@Lzeo.44]

Started playing yesterday learnt the first 3 patterns by heart

[@armymp1343]

I know the first two but the third one somewhat confuses me

[@JWolf24]

@@armymp1343 same with me. I got the first 2 down within a few hours but I always seem to mess up on the 3rd one. I know it’ll just take more trial and error and more practicing until the pattern is fully memorized.

[@krnssss7071]

How do i get this version on pc at home

[@dominiquecamus8488]

Hi, I don't understand because you're mention Speedy, Bashful as character names, but Puck Man Set 1 uses japanese names, instead. Also at 4:19, the ROM you are using is Midway, not "pure" / original Namco... I'm lost.

[@3ooZyX]

What's the song at 8:09 it sounds so familiar.

[@alankingsford6730]

Hi..beimg expert at pacman 40 years ago...there was a book explainging routes..to which you are using except the route takes you to a pill to eat for ghosts for maximum points...so your apple route is missing the last bit of the route...more importantly when you get to the 9th key...there is a completely new route as the ghosts do not chane blue no more only chnage direction..and route clears the whole maze...from memory...been a while 😊

[@melissali1571]

Nice video. I found this one too that might be helpful... I dont know which version it applies to but it is kinda similar to your explanation kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6XEeKKqhpycqJo&ab_channel=RetroGameMechanicsExplained

[@jaredwrnr]

Thanks so much for the tips/advice I used your info plus my own tactics and I was able to get an achievement on pac-man reworld that I was struggling to get!!

[@axinhedgelion8417]

I got as far as level 7 on this game via Pac-Man collection on the GBA before I got a game over. Most of that was without losing a single life

[@mr.pavone9719]

16:03 that very quote appeared in a book I had as a kid titled "How To Win At Pac-Man"

[@drewjeers815]

this game just stole a quarter & raised my BP in the minute it took me to die when it first csme out and it still raises my breathing rate watching you play.

[@danielschield5788]

I'll keep these in mind for when someone takes my high score and I need to take it back.

[@kq8499]

I love pac man could play it all day , I remeber the electronic yellow battery operated game of the 80's😂🥰

[@omarplays6641]

When we start using pattern 3, is the speed the same throughout all the levels? Or is level 6 faster than 5, 7 faster than 6, 8 faster than 7, etc?

[@melvinjohnson4107]

I played this game lots of times. And I have the home consoles too of these games.😎👍

[@MoluskToeCheese]

Youre a wizard, great stuff Thanks steve

[@krnssss7071]

Can you please tell me how to get this version on pc at home

[@liamgibson9022]

Awesome...! Brilliant tips and insights.

[@dianekalnitz2077]

Ao cool im on 900000

[@StevesMagic]

Brilliant! Keep up the good work!

[@hobbes8584]

Does some of this apply for mrs Pac-Man also?

[@StevesMagic]

No, sorry. Ms Pacman is all about reacting and skill. There are no patterns that you can learn as there's a randomness to the ghost behaviour

[@Juxtapose1984]

@@StevesMagic Perhaps this is why I've always been pulled toward Mr. more than Ms., despite the fact that the majority feel Ms. is the better game.

[@nikolas_schreck]

@@Juxtapose1984 never called Pac-Man mister he's just Pac-Man

[@kierank1982]

Thanks for the tips, I’m entering a Pac-Man tournament and have gotten a little rusty! Hope my opponents don’t see this video!

[@StevesMagic]

Good luck!

[@kierank1982]

@@StevesMagic I won the Pac-Man competition! Thanks man!😁

[@reclaimer0018]

i needed this so i can get 15,000 points on the ridge racer 6 pacman minigame there

[@UhhSynq1]

Just wanna say cheers for this video helped me win a pac man machine your the goat 🐐

[@ryguy5929]

But what we all wanna know is what is your highscore? 🤔

[@emilycarey3356]

My dad is trying to beat my cousin Casey at Pac-Man😊

[@theultimateclips8552]

Is this works on a Chuck e Cheese Arcade Machine?

[@qwqt]

Pinky is so annoying and keeps cornering me aka speedy

[@rphntw1n]

Music is a bit much

[@comm_gt]

on some platforms the hiding spot works, but on other forms, since pac man is essentially recreated, its 'patched'

[@comm_gt]

for context, the ghosts never come from the bottom, but they do come from the right side of the junction

[@MysticMoon96]

Really great tips. Thank you so much!

[@StevesMagic]

You're so welcome!

[@mr_mcgee1]

14:45 path three

[@cabomful]

when i try to stay safe in the junktion in the right down corner on my pc i dosn't work?? why ?? do it not work for pc win 10?

[@StevesMagic]

The behaviour of the ghosts in the arcade version means they all follow specific rules. Chances are that you are playing a conversion that looks the same but does not have the same programming behind it. Google for an emulator programme called MAME. Mame plays the original arcade program so you know the behaviour will be the same as the arcade machine.

[@CarlosMartinez-wq3pb]

Does anybody know if this rules only apply to the arcade version? I've been playing it on PC and non of the 2 first rules have come in handy.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

No no, they apply to most versions. But not all of them!

[@itschingchong6766]

This was a good video the end part was halarious

[@cookid4571]

I learned so much from this vid

[@paulyoung1233]

Great video pal

[@StevesMagic]

Thanks 👍

[@robertocarloscaruso6840]

This is serius shit. I loved it 😅

[@euronysus8453]

I play the namco museum for the n64 and the it seems that the first and 3rd patterns never work

[@StevesMagic]

Maybe try them in a different order (some conversions do this, watch the blue ghost, if it comes out straight away on maze 1, use the pattern for maze 2). Or get an arcade machine :) Thanks for watching the video.

[@bassettgames8076]

8:10 What is this music from again??

[@bassettgames8076]

And what's it called

[@cartoon7202]

@@bassettgames8076 did you ever find out? Im racking my brains trying to figure out what it is. Its obviously a remix but I wanna say the original is from a film or something? Searching the provided song name in the video doesnt produce any results either T_T

[@bassettgames8076]

@@cartoon7202Here it is and I remembered that it's in the first kill bill movie kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3LFe2WCj9OSfrc

[@cartoon7202]

@@bassettgames8076 OMG THANK YOU! You have no idea of the torture you have just freed my mind from haha

[@bassettgames8076]

@@cartoon7202 Yeah I know what you mean haha. I actually forgot about this and then when I saw that you replied to my comment I was like oh no think think think and I was trying to remember what movie it was from haha

[@domdomdomdomdom4996]

🤔

[@StevesMagic]

Good luck! Please like and subscribe, thanks!

[@pacdude5000]

I have the Arcade 1up

[@smithy7034]

Great video! Thanks very much. 👍🏻

[@StevesMagic]

Glad you liked it!

[@Nemhyz]

Does Ms have any patterns or strategy like this?

[@StevesMagic]

Sorry, theres a lot of RNG (randomness) in Miss PacMan. I will make a video on it one day as there are many strategies you can use, but no patterns, sorry.

[@tigers201uk]

did not work i!ve got the dowdload on ps3 namco

[@jayc1676]

Thanks Steve. Well done.

[@Happyking235]

someone kmow pacman pocket pattern?

[@StevesMagic]

Sorry not me

[@KayFiOS]

This helped me get all the missions for Pac-Man in Pac-Man Museum+. Only 13 more games to go... Most of which don't have guides for them, or at least not as comprehensive as this one. 💀

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

this is a "pattern" style game !! ... if you know the pattern, you win !! ... if you DON'T know the pattern, you LOSE !! ....DUH-DUH-DUH !! .... i've known this for 40 years !!!

[@gamevidsnstuff5805]

I'm using namco rom but the pink ghost never connects for the kiss. Weird. Maybe wrong rom :

[@StevesMagic]

try Puckman set 1

[@maddetox]

I didn't know this. As a kid I learned 1 pattern and I won the game every time I played.

[@anthonywall1228]

@Vozzoc Gaming pattern 1 of this video is the beginning of the pattern I learned as a youth. But this pattern doesn't continue the same as the one learned after the first power dot pacman eats. I can't recall the whole pattern, it was more than 20 years ago. But I recall using that one pattern to win the game everytime I played. Wondered if it's the same pattern @maddetox was talking about

[@StevesMagic]

The AI remains the same from level to level, but the speeds vary so I would be surprised if there was one route that worked on every level. But on this one you have 2 practically identical routes, then a third thatlefts you go on for ages. Good luck! Please like and subscribe, thanks!

[@jameschanda8743]

1 pattern, yup coming from this guy I guess we have to believe everything.. lol

[@maddetox]

@@jameschanda8743 Yes one pattern, don't care if you believe it or not.

[@jameschanda8743]

@@maddetox whats the pattern? Ive been playing for 30 years, real curious tough guy