Noah98 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I got a chance to play both Gaplus and Pac Man CE on the original NES and wow these are both excellent conversions! I can't believe Namco ported these to NES for the new compilation. It's even better that modders have extracted the roms and now they can be played on original hardware! Gaplus plays perfectly and even gives the arcade version a run for its money. Pac Man Ce is an awesome demake, but you need to enable expansion audio to hear all of the sounds. Works great on the Analogue NT. These two games along with Donkey Kong Pie Factory edition give the NES some great classic arcade games to play. I also really like some of the enhancement hacks like the Xevious arcade edition. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Wow so they really weren't kidding they were honest NES(FC) titles emulation and all, no added fluff, and so well done original hardware loves it too. I'm tempted to try and dig those 2 files up for my everdrive+hi def nes kit enabled system as I'm curious how solid they are (more so Gaplus.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerhomer Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I hate that I love carts so much. Guess I should look at a Everdrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Tanooki said: Wow so they really weren't kidding they were honest NES(FC) titles emulation and all, no added fluff, and so well done original hardware loves it too. I'm tempted to try and dig those 2 files up for my everdrive+hi def nes kit enabled system as I'm curious how solid they are (more so Gaplus.) I put them on my PowerPak and tried them on both my original toaster nes and my Analogue NT. They worked great on both, but you won't get the expansion audio on an original nes unless you mod it. I'm sure someone will eventually offer these as homebrew carts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnuth Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I gave these a spin on my Everdrive as well this weekend. As a huge fan of Pac Man CE I thought the NES port is pretty amazing. Definitely worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Mention of the compilations here: Yes, they are both fun to play. Gaplus retains a lot of the secrets that the arcade version had, like getting the hypership: There's another way to get it, by hitting the shooting star 10 times, but I haven't gotten that to work yet. Has anyone tried that. later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 I had a lot of fun with Gaplus. Definitely nice to have another good arcade game for the nes. Hopefully we will see more of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Well, Namco published them but the ones who actually made the conversions is M2 and yup, they are 100% legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Pac Man CE was never an arcade game. Also, there are many changes in Gaplus, such as screen ratio and timing, but it is still quite close. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 1:52 PM, Noah98 said: I put them on my PowerPak and tried them on both my original toaster nes and my Analogue NT. They worked great on both, but you won't get the expansion audio on an original nes unless you mod it. I'm sure someone will eventually offer these as homebrew carts. Well if that thing works then the everdrive definitely would. I've got the hi def nes kit in my top loader so I'd get the expansion audio without a problem all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 hours ago, negative1 said: Pac Man CE was never an arcade game. Also, there are many changes in Gaplus, such as screen ratio and timing, but it is still quite close. later -1 I agree, Pac Man CE is more "arcade style." Gaplus is of course not arcade perfect. I just think it is really fun on the nes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Tanooki said: Well if that thing works then the everdrive definitely would. I've got the hi def nes kit in my top loader so I'd get the expansion audio without a problem all the same. It should definitely work on the Everdrive and the hi def nes kit supports the expansion audio, so no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Sure would like a copy of Gaplus on a nes reproduction cartridge. If anyone ever finds a source let me know please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I know Pac Man CE edition is archived somewhere if you look. It is a popular topic, so it shouldn't take long to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Pac-Man CE was easy to find. Gaplus has not been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Are the roms for these 2 allowed to be posted here on AA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I gave CE a go on the MiSTer and uploaded it to YouTube: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, roadrunner said: Are the roms for these 2 allowed to be posted here on AA? I have no authority, but I'd say it's probably not a good idea to publicly post them here. They're a recent commercial product and I don't think we want to be attracting Namco's attention when a substantial slice of our homebrew scene has celebrated Namco's arcade heritage like many of the fine efforts by PacManPlus on the Atari 7800. Our community seems to have been left alone and if there's knowledge of such projects, it's with awareness that it's small scale, harmless, and done by people that love the heritage of a company like Namco. And I don't know if it's a rule or not, but Nintendo and Sega roms aren't something I've ever seen shared here. We seem to have an unwritten rule of nothing post-crash with the exception of the Atari 7800. If nothing else, it's one of practicality since we're pretty safe with the average late 1970's and early 1980's rom. But something newly developed that's being sold as part of a $20 compilation by the copyright holder could cross the line and get the wrong kind of attention. Edited July 5, 2020 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Atariboy said: I have no authority, but I'd say it's probably not a good idea to publicly post them here. They're a recent commercial product and I don't think we want to be attracting Namco's attention when a substantial slice of our homebrew scene has celebrated Namco's arcade heritage like many of the fine efforts by PacManPlus on the Atari 7800. Our community seems to have been left alone and if there's knowledge of such projects, it's with awareness that it's small scale, harmless, and done by people that love the heritage of a company like Namco. And I don't know if it's a rule or not, but Nintendo and Sega roms aren't something I've ever seen shared here. We seem to have an unwritten rule of nothing post-crash with the exception of the Atari 7800. If nothing else, it's one of practicality since we're pretty safe with the average late 1970's and early 1980's rom. But something newly developed that's being sold as part of a $20 compilation by the copyright holder could cross the line and get the wrong kind of attention. Ok, thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Wow, I need to get out more...never heard about this till today. It doesn't look like supports multiplayer with a 4Score or anything like that...does it? Pretty awesome though, now to track it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Well, I found a reproduction cart on Ebay and it's on the way. Can't wait to play Gaplus on my NES! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 NICE glad someone did that, they do the Pac-Man one too? Personally, you know what I'd pay to have done to look all legit, hoping they'd use the unreleased games Vidpro card art for the sticker... SIM CITY for NES. Oh yes I'd buy that, even if I do have an everdrive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Tanooki said: NICE glad someone did that, they do the Pac-Man one too? Personally, you know what I'd pay to have done to look all legit, hoping they'd use the unreleased games Vidpro card art for the sticker... SIM CITY for NES. Oh yes I'd buy that, even if I do have an everdrive. I did not see Pac Man CE. But here is the link to the Gaplus carts, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gaplus-Galaga-III-72-pin-8-bit-Game-Cartridge-NES/114614324460?hash=item1aaf8bccec:g:2FkAAOSwTWpf9FRQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I can do better than $32.97 plus shipping and waiting for China for Galaga 3. Pacman CE is a real bitch to make as there are very few donors using the mapper needed and most use gloptop not dip package chips that can be replaced with new eproms. I personally don't know of any new homebrew pcb's that support that mapper either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shawn said: I can do better than $32.97 plus shipping and waiting for China for Galaga 3. Pacman CE is a real bitch to make as there are very few donors using the mapper needed and most use gloptop not dip package chips that can be replaced with new eproms. I personally don't know of any new homebrew pcb's that support that mapper either. 'I can do better than $32.97 plus shipping and waiting for China for Galaga 3'. I wish I had known you make repros, I would have asked you first. Edited January 26, 2021 by Trinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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