Ms. Pac-Man

n/a

Mega Drive
Master System
Game Gear

Ms. Pac-Man

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher:

Tengen (US)

Time Warner Interactive (EU)

Tengen

Namco

Majesco (re-release)

Developer:

Innerprise Software

Tengen

Namco

Distributor:

Domark (EU)

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-07^[1]^[2]		301030-0150
EU	1995		T-48036-50
UK	1995	£19.9919.99^[3]	T-48036-50
EU	1991-12^[4]		301030-0160
AU	199x		301030-0160
BR	199x
US	1993		T-14048
US (Majesco)	2000		T-14048

Non-Sega versions
Apple II Arcade Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit family Commodore 64 Game Boy IBM PC Lynx Nintendo Entertainment System Super Game Boy Super NES TI-99/4A VIC-20 ZX Spectrum

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Ms. Pac-Man is a 1981 arcade game developed by Midway Manufacturing as an unlicensed modification of the original Pac-Man, before being taken by Namco as an official game. Its success caused the game to be ported to a plethora of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System in 1991 and the Sega Game Gear in 1993.

The Sega ports of Ms. Pac-Man can be confusing. Tengen originally brought the game to the Mega Drive in North America and the Master System in 1991, but four years later the game was brought to European Mega Drives by the successor to Tengen, Time Warner Interactive (although the ROM still credits Tengen). The Game Gear port was handled in-house by Namco and was released twice - initially in 1993, and then re-released by Majesco in 2000.

Gameplay

Players move through a maze gobbling up Pac-Dots while avoiding ghosts. If a big dot (Power Pellet) is eaten by the player, ghosts become edible and if eaten their eyes depart from the body and flee to the center of the maze, where they can claim a new body. Occasionally fruit and other objects float through the maze and give bonus points if eaten.

On the Mega Drive and Master System versions there are many new extras. There are four types of mazes: Arcade, Strange, Big, and Mini. A Pac Booster ability can be turned on and off, which gives the player a boost when pressing a button. There is also two-player simultaneous feature in which the first player will play Ms. Pac-Man and the second will play the original Pac-Man. This can be done in cooperative or competitive modes. The game also would end at level 32 in which a game ending would be displayed. The "fruit" selection is also expanded and objects such as shoes could be eaten for greater points than fruit in the arcade version.

This game doesn't have good compatibility with the Six Button Control Pad, in this case meaning that Ms. Pac-Man responds badly to direction changes. Hold the MODE button when booting up the system to switch to 3-button mode and fix this issue.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Programmer: Stephane Leblanc
Graphics: Mike Bazzell
Music/Sounds: Earl Vickers
Music Player: Lisa Ching
Thanks to: Jeff Yonan, Franz Lanzinger

Magazine articles

Main article: Ms. Pac-Man/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Ms. Pac-Man/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[9]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-U

80

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-U

60

^[7]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

64

^[3]

Player One (FR)

NTSC-U

59

^[8]

Power Play (DE)

66

^[12]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

28

^[13]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

68

^[14]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[15]

	60
Based on 10 reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US (alt)

Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (cardboard box)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

90

^[16]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

72

^[17]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

57

^[4]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

55

^[18]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

78

^[19]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

65

^[20]

Mega Force (FR)

65

^[21]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

53

^[22]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

31

^[23]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

31

^[24]

Player One (FR)

45

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[5]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[27]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

92

^[28]

Supergame (BR)

77

^[29]

Supersonic (FR)

73

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

57

^[31]

	64
Based on 18 reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[32]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[33]

	70
Based on 2 reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, US (Majesco)
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	af041be6
MD5	cfe7f3023b21bcf697bcf5e1be461ee7
SHA-1	29fff97e19a00904846ad99baf6b9037b28df15f

128kB

1991-03

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32	3cd816c6
MD5	e492a237f62ea6a5b7e71ff1a3fc0f33
SHA-1	4dd7cb303793792edd9a4c717a727f46db857dae

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	5ee88bd5
MD5	d65e3350cba32a42d54130c356feb2a8
SHA-1	dbba762b62e786be2c1df30a595cf3bc11b106c5

128kB

Cartridge (US)

References

Ms. Pac-Man
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs No results

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	Pac-Man (1991) \| Ms. Pac-Man (1993) \| Pac-Attack (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991)
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991) \| Pac-Attack (1993) \| Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)

[:File:EGM_US_024.pdf_p110-1] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p40-2] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p84-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 84

[:File:GameZone_UK_02.pdf_p47-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 47

[:File:SegaPower_UK_27.pdf_p49-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 49

[:File:Joypad_FR_007.pdf_p84_.2884.2F85.29-6] Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 84/85 (84)

[:File:Joystick_FR_026.pdf_p118-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Joystick, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 118

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_018.pdf_p69-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 69

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 200

[:File:Joypad_FR_007.pdf_p84-10] Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 84

[:File:MegaPlay_US_05.pdf_p65-11] Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 65

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-02.pdf_p166-12] Power Play, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-xx), page 166

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-13] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[14] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 124

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_33.pdf_p46-15] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_013.pdf_p132-16] Consoles +, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p142-17] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_013.pdf_p122-18] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:Joypad_FR_004.pdf_p49-19] Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 49

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p117-20] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:MegaForce_FR_06.pdf_p65-21] Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 65

[:File:Micromania2_ES_054.pdf_p79-22] Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 79

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_15.pdf_p60-23] Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 60

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p135-24] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_024.pdf_p138-25] Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 138

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p64-26] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-27] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:SegaForce_UK_04.pdf_p52-28] Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 52

[:File:Supergame_BR_15.pdf_p36-29] Supergame, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-xx), page 36

[:File:Supersonic_FR_03.pdf_p21-30] Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-02.pdf_p36-31] Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 36

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0707.pdf_p68-32] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:GamePro_US_058.pdf_p132-33] GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 132

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Pac-Man games for Sega systems
	Pac-Man (1991) \| Ms. Pac-Man (1993) \| Pac-Attack (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991)
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991) \| Pac-Attack (1993) \| Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)

Ms. Pac-Man

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Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References