[TAS] Pac-Mania Arcade in

[@Prog61]

Pac-Mania is a cavalier perspective maze game that was developed and released by Namco for arcades in 1987. In the game, the player controls Pac-Man as he must eat all of the dots while avoiding the colored ghosts that chase him in the maze. Eating large flashing "Power Pellets" will allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points, which lasts for a short period of time. A new feature to this game allows Pac-Man to jump over the ghosts to evade capture. It is the ninth title in the Pac-Man video game series and was the last one developed for arcades up until the release of Pac-Man Arrangement in 1996. Development was directed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani. It was licensed to Atari Games for release in North America. Pac-Mania gained a highly-positive critical reception for its uniqueness and gameplay. It was nominated for "Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards in 1987, although it lost to Taito's Operation Wolf. Pac-Mania was ported to several home consoles and computers, including the Atari ST, MSX2, Sega Genesis and Nintendo Entertainment System, the last of which being published by Tengen. Several Pac-Man and Namco video game collections also included the game. Ports for the Wii Virtual Console, iOS and mobile phones were also produced. from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Mania -Goal of the TAS: Finish the game as fast as possible, starting at round 1. -Time begins when gaining control of Pac-Man (0:08), and ends when the "Round Cleared" message appears on the last stage (17:56). Settings: -Type: C -Rank: B -Game End: 19 Round -I didn't eat any ghosts or fruits because of the time lost for the animation. -It took me around 7 hours of work to do this TAS compared to around 24 hours for my other TAS where the goal was to get a high score. -I did this TAS because I was tired of waiting for the ghosts to regroup while I did the other TAS. More info on the game in the description of my other video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWinYYadiq-HjMk What is a TAS? kzbin.infoabout For a good introduction to TASing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5bXnGRjjMdqpbs For more information visit tasvideos.org.

[@KGershkoff]

A speed run AND a scoring run in one day. You have REALLY outdone yourself Prog! 😁

[@alecschuberth9679]

11:21-11:25 was absolutely mesmerizing!

[@hawaiidkw1]

"I got him!" "I got him!" "I got him!" "No, I got him!" "I got him!" "No! _I_ got him!" "You got him!" "I don't got him, you get him!" "We got him!" "No, we got him!" "No, _they_ got him!" "I got him!" "No, _you_ got him!" "Somebody's got him!" "Everybody's got him!" "No, _they_ dont' got him, _we_ got him!" "Rrrgh! Dammit!"

[@GeneralPotatoSalad]

I know it was because of the animation but the idea of a no-ghost-eating run is highly amusing. Pacifist-Man?

[@ShaunMoore]

Great Game!

[@MylstarElectronics]

It's _Pac-Man TAS_ time!!

[@m.mproductions2461]

this truly is a PAC-ifist tas lol

[@Wflash00]

7:17 should have been Pac Man's victory theme in Super Smash Brothers

[@leopoldkid]

wait how do jump without getting caught by a ghost?

[@Prog61]

Only greens can be jumped over, not grays.

[@tpg7650]

​@@Prog61Not just the Funky's, all ghosts! (expect Spunky's)

[@szymon6207]

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