TrekMD Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 This really looks awesome! I'm with NE146, it would have been fantastic to have something like this back in the day. But hey, we have it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 As you may have noticed, I often try to be as arcade literal as possible. In keeping with this goal, here's another minor change to this hack -- this time the pellets are colored to match the arcade instead of being white. Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced v2.bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerf Herder73 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Great job to all involved! I was replaying the Pac-Man Collection Sound Hack. http://www.atariage....ost__p__2071263 I wondered if some of the TIA sounds from the 7800 PMC could be lifted and used in PMAe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I wondered if some of the TIA sounds from the 7800 PMC could be lifted and used in PMAe? Nice thought. I've wondered the same thing about Mario Bros and Donkey Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Nice mods, I like the way it looks now. About the only thing I'd improve is the wocka-wocka eating sound. Edited February 9, 2012 by WildBillTX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice upgrades. I still think the dot eating sound is too harsh, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice upgrades. I still think the dot eating sound is too harsh, however. I agree, but I (and apparently Nukey, and GCC long before either of us) was never able to come up with anything better using the VCS' dozen or so "voices" (really distortion patterns). Can you point out a sound in an existing VCS game that's closer to the arcade Pac-Man dot eating noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I agree, but I (and apparently Nukey, and GCC long before either of us) was never able to come up with anything better using the VCS' dozen or so "voices" (really distortion patterns). Can you point out a sound in an existing VCS game that's closer to the arcade Pac-Man dot eating noise? I wondered if some of the TIA sounds from the 7800 PMC could be lifted and used in PMAe? Nice thought. I've wondered the same thing about Mario Bros and Donkey Kong. I asked Bob about this (putting the 7800 Pac-Man Collection sounds into this hack) a while back, but he had other priorities (like Frenzy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 A cool hack would be to change the ghosts to "BEES" from Galaga! Instead of dots, stars, and the Galaxian ship for power dots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 A cool hack would be to change the ghosts to "BEES" from Galaga! Instead of dots, stars, and the Galaxian ship for power dots! You'd be making some sacrifices (I think you'd need more frames of animation for the bugs to look right, and you'd be stuck with a single color) but the graphics hack itself should be pretty easy... fire up one of the Hack-o-matics and go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) The dots and power pellets can't be changed unless you create them with something other than playfield pixels. A change like that would require a lot more than a simple graphics hack. Edited October 7, 2013 by FujiSkunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Oh, I misunderstood what he was saying, thought he was talking about the Galaxian ship they used for one of the fruits in the original game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Another great hack! But I read somewhere someone changed the power pellets to yellow... aren't they supposed to be white or light pink/skin color? it's Ms. Pac-Man that has yellow power pellets IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Another great hack! But I read somewhere someone changed the power pellets to yellow... aren't they supposed to be white or light pink/skin color? Looks like you didn't read just a few posts above. BTW, you can also find it in my hacks thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) nm. The dots looked yellow in the thumbnail, but are actually pink. The dots look more white than pink to me for the arcade, which has pink power pills. Edited October 11, 2013 by BrianC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerf Herder73 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I asked Bob about this (putting the 7800 Pac-Man Collection sounds into this hack) a while back, but he had other priorities (like Frenzy). Oh! I didn't know that PMP needed to change the sounds himself. I had assumed that the sounds could be found in the released source code and swapped by someone else. There's no need to hold up the train of awesome heading to the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 He redid the sounds for Pac-Man, though the sounds for the original 7800 Ms. Pac-Man are still better than the 2600 Ms. Pac-Man's and use TIA. If possible, I wouldn't mind Ms. Hack or the 2600 Ms. Pac-Man being hacked to use the 7800 sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 ZeroPage Homebrew is broadcasting a tribute stream to the legacy of Nukey Shay / Kurt Howe and playing Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced and more of his amazing hacks on tomorrow's (Tue Sep 28, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day. I hope you'll be able to join us in remembering Kurt and his incredible contributions to the homebrew community! ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Missile Command Arcade (2006 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced (2011 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay River Raid 3 (2017 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay Another Adventure (2011 Hack) by Keith C Bradbury @keithbk and Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay Galaxian Arcade Expanded (2010 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay and Kevin Mosley @KevinMos3 (WATCH AT 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I miss him. Horrified to hear the news, and that it took a year and a half to confirm. I suppose that's the way it'll be with most of us, those who never see other AtariAge members in real life. Kurt was a hell of a guy, and I miss not only his presence, contributions and bottomless generosity here, but our (rare) private conversations that touched upon other subjects than racing the beam. The world sucks a little more without him. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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