Game Story
I rented a truck with John and we drove out to Chester, NY to buy some project machines. We came back with 21 games. I wanted to restore a Galaxian, but it was not to be. So I bought another midway cabinet from John and started the Twin Pac Project.
We borrowed a Pac-Man with good artwork form John and Rick reproduced it on the other cabinets. New power supplies and wiring from the ground up should make these solid machines.
| Type | Upright | Serial | unknown | Status | SOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | Log | Photos | Gallery | Other | Galaxian |
| Type | Upright | Serial | unknown | Status | SOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | Log | Photos | Gallery | Other |
Technical Information
Title
Pac-Man was released in 1980 by Midway. The title was developed by Namco and licensed to Midway. It features a color raster display with a vertical orientation at a standard resolution (224x256).
Architecture
This game is built on the Namco Pac-Man hardware platform. Common features are 3 Z80 microprocessors and custom Namco PSG sound.
| Video CPU | Z80 | Zilog |
|---|---|---|
| Audio CPU | PSG | Namco |
| Display | G07 | Electrohome |
| Power | 90421 | Midway |
Controls
| Action | Control | Upright | Cocktail | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Joystick | 1 | 2 | Red Ball |
| Player | Button | 2 | 2 | White |
Production Notes
The most popular and profitable arcade title. Atari was considering the title but decided it was “too easy” and passed on the contract.