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Arcade Video game published 24 years ago by NAMCO, Ltd.

Listed in MAME

Class of '81: Ms. Pac-Man + Galaga screenshot

Class of '81: Ms. Pac-Man + Galaga © 2000 Namco.

Classic Reunion! Class of '81

Two of the Greatest Hits at One Great Price!

Hello, My Name is Ms. Pac-Man.
Voted: Most Popular, Most Likely to Succeed.

Hello, My Name is Galaga.
Voted: Most Valuable PLayer, Class Space Case.

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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Main CPU : Z180 (@ 32 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Namco (@ 96 Khz), DAC

Screen orientation: Vertical
Video resolution: 288x224 pixels.
Refresh rate: 60Hz.
Palette colours: 16

Specifications:
Installed Dimensions
68" H x 33" W x 24" D
Power Consumption: 250 Watts

Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick (UP and DOWN not used in Galaga)
Buttons : 1 (FIRE) - used in Galaga only

TRIVIA

Released in September 2000.

The full name on the marquee is "Namco 20 Year Reunion : Class of 1981: Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga".

'Speedy' Ms. Pac-Man, and 'Rapid Fire' Galaga are also operator selectable.

Michael Jackson used to own this game (Serial number: 249). It was sold at the official Michael Jackson Auction on Apr. 24th, 2009.

A developer message can be found on the game's ROM at 0xC020:
PACMAN (c) 1980, namco. MS PACMAN (c) 1981, namco. GALAGA (c) 1981, namco. kernel (c) 2000 cosmodog, ltd. http://www.cosmodog.com

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TIPS AND TRICKS

* Play the original Pac-Man: At the game select screen press Up(x3), Down(x3), Left, Right, Left, Right, Left. If you did it correctly, the sound heard in both Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man when you gain an extra life will play, and Pinky will take Blinky's place on the Press Start screen. Press the Ms. Pac-Man Start button and you will play "Pac-Man". After the game is over, the original Pac-Man's attract mode sequence will run for one cycle.

* To toggle the built-in speedup, insert coins then enter the following sequence: Left, Right, Left, Right, Up(x3), Fire. If you did it correctly, the sound heard in both Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man when you eat a bonus fruit item will play. This will toggle the speed in both Ms Pac-Man & Pac-Man as well as provide a 'Fast Shot' in Galaga.

Play Galaga for free: During the Galaga demonstration, wait until the Galaga Commander uses the tractor beam. Before it sucks up the ship, press fire and kill it. You now have total control and can play the sample level. However, finish quick or an error screen will come up. The game will function normally though.

STAFF

Cabinet Graphic Design: Don Marshall

SOURCES

Game's Picture.
Game's ROM.
Game's Flyer.