Pac-Man Game System: Arcade Cheat Category: Hint Game Company: Unknown Game Category: Unknown Hint, Cheat, Walkthrough:   PAC-MAN ======= (PHANATIK:) Check out The Pac Man Player's Guide it's simply too muthafreakin' big to be included here! And while you're at it, have a look at Roger's Pac Man patterns! Might even be better. (SHACK:)CHEAT: In Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, and Jr. Pac Man, if you hold down the <Ctrl> button, you get a nice little speed boost. Nice way to help you get that top score... (DEFINITIVE:) Idle trick: Need a breather? Just park yourself in the spot immediately and to the right of where you start, and make sure that no monsters are "looking" at you when you do it. The monsters will run all over the maze, but they'll never find you. Go to the bathroom in peace. 9th Key pattern for Pac-Man: (Provided by Ken Arromdee) ------------------------------------- |A------B ------C| |D------E ------F| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------ ------ --- ------ ------ | |G------H --I-----------J--K ------L| | | | || |___ ___| || | | | | | | ||____ | | ____|| | | | |M------N | ___| |_| |___ |Q ------R| |------- || ___O___P___ || -------| | | || | | || | | |------- -- | | -- -------| |-------S --T| |U--V -------| | | || ----------- || | | |------- ||W-----------X|| -------| |Y______ -- |___ ___| -- ______Z| | |___ |a __b___ | | ___c__d | ___| | |____ || |____| |_| |____| || ____| | | ||e __f___g___h___i__j || | | |___| || || |___ ___| || || |___| |k __l__m_||____ | | ____||n___o__p | | |___________| |_| |___________| | |_______________q___r_______________| Move to the points in this order: hjnprqfgbaSTOIJPUX (fruit munch) WTSVQKHmkqrijdVQRLKEDCBHIOPUX (fruit munch) WSTVZonjihcdVSYlmeaSNMGABHGMNHIJKEFLKQVSaef. (Contributor : Tad Perry) Two 9-th key patterns of interest are: the fastest, reliable 9-th key pattern in existence (43 seconds per board--awesome for time-limit tournaments of that era) and the most exciting (my very own!) where you will go through two monsters and be nearly eaten several times before you're through. Both were printed in Joystik Magazine. PEPPER II (ROGER:) The highest point values in this game are for grabbing bonus items and finishing mazes. Go for bonus items as quickly as possible, because they vanish if not collected within a certain amount of time. If threatened, don't hesitate to leave whatever maze you're working on and start another one. One of the nice things about this game is that you're working on four mazes at once, and they can be finished in any order. Don't feel obligated to finish one before starting another. If the thing that unzips your trail enters the maze, it is generally best to leave and come back later, though taking a pitchfork will freeze him for a while. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: MAME v0.33 Strategy Guide - Compiled by Phanatik URL: http://members.tripod.com/~phanatik/index.html