Atari 5200 Super System

SUPER PAC-MAN

· HIDDEN MESSAGE: According to programmer Landon Dyer, an Easter egg is known to exist in the final version , as well as the 3-15-84 prototype, but he doesn’t recall how to trigger it.

• 3 prototype versions exist. The earliest, dated 1-26-84, has a bug that may cause some doors to remain locked (key doesn’t work). A later version, dated 3-15-84, corrects the key/door bug, but doesn’t have scrolling text on the title screen (picture #1) or the Easter egg that the final version has (picture #2). Also, the earlier versions the bonus star’s appearance is based on a timer; in the final version it’s based on how much of the playfield you clear, as it is with the arcade version.

• The program will automatically detect what system it’s running on (400/800 or 5200) and configure itself for that system.
 

 


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