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(Jakks Pacific's Pac-Man "Plug-N-Play" TV game of 2006 also featured the original Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, and Pac & Pal)
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|preceded by=[[Ms. Pac-Man]] (US)<br>[[Super Pac-Man]] (JP)
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{{nihongo|'''Pac-Man Plus'''|パックマンプラス}} is an [[action]] game that was released for the [[arcade]]s in [[1982]] by [[Midway Games]].  
{{nihongo|'''Pac-Man Plus'''|パックマンプラス}} ''Pakkuman Purasu'', is an [[action]] game that was released for the [[arcade]]s in [[1982]] by [[Midway Games]]. As with [[Ms. Pac-Man]] before it, it was created without the authorization of [[Namco]], who are the original creators of the {{c|Pac-Man}} series. It also runs on the same hardware as the original game (a Zilog Z80 microprocessor running at 3.072 MHz).


The height of [[Pac-Man]]'s popularity introduced a new wave of arcade bootlegging, where unauthorized copies of Pac-Man were manufactured at a tremendous rate to illegally cash in on the fad.  While many bootlegs were carbon copies of the original, some bootlegs (such as [[Hanglyman]] and [[New Puck-X]]) actually modified the game to introduce some new wrinkles in an effort to make it more interesting and attract expert players who wanted a new challenge.
The height of [[Pac-Man]]'s popularity, had introduced a new wave of arcade bootlegging, where unauthorized copies of the game were manufactured at a tremendous rate to illegally cash in on the fad.  While many bootlegs were carbon copies of the original, some bootlegs (such as [[New Puck-X]], [[Pac-Man (Hearts)|Newpuc1]], [[Newpuc2]] and [[Hangly-Man]]) actually modified the game to introduce some new wrinkles in an effort to make it more interesting and attract expert players of the original game who now wanted a new challenge.


While [[Midway Games|Bally Midway]] proceeded with the manufacturing of [[Ms. Pac-Man]] against [[Namco]]'s wishes, they also sought to stem the flow of bootlegs by producing an officially licensed upgrade to Pac-Man, which they named '''Pac-Man Plus'''.  As far as Namco was concerned, [[Super Pac-Man]] was the true sequel to Pac-Man, and this upgrade was also unauthorized.  Nevertheless, Midway proceeded to sell Pac-Man Plus to feed the demand in the U.S. for more Pac-Man products, as Super Pac-Man wasn't performing as well as Midway hoped.
While [[Midway Games|Bally Midway]] had proceeded with the manufacturing of [[Ms. Pac-Man]], against [[Namco]]'s wishes, they also sought to stem the flow of bootlegs by producing an officially licensed upgrade to Pac-Man, which they named '''Pac-Man Plus'''.  As far as Namco were concerned, [[Super Pac-Man]] was their true sequel to Pac-Man, and this upgrade was also unauthorized.  But nevertheless, Midway proceeded to sell Pac-Man Plus to feed the demand in the U.S. for more Pac-Man products, as Super Pac-Man wasn't performing as well as Midway hoped (from an American view, it altered the game enough to alienate many fans of the original).


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The changes to Pac-Man, as seen in Pac-Man Plus, range from drastic to subtle, and are all detailed in this guide. Since Pac-Man Plus was merely seen as a stop-gap solution to the bootleg arcade problem, and Ms. Pac-Man gained in popularity by the time Plus was released, it wasn't seriously considered for home conversion.  No official conversions were made around that time.  More recently, homebrew programmers have released conversions of older Atari games in to Pac-Man Plus.  It was also included in Jakks Pacific's 2006 Super Pac-Man TV game.
The changes to Pac-Man, as seen in Pac-Man Plus, range from drastic to subtle, and are all detailed in this guide. Since Pac-Man Plus was merely seen as a stop-gap solution to the bootleg arcade problem, and Ms. Pac-Man gained popularity by the time Plus was released, it wasn't seriously considered for home conversion.  No official conversions were made around that time.  More recently, homebrew programmers have released conversions of older Atari games in to Pac-Man Plus.  It was also included in Jakks Pacific's 2006 Super Pac-Man TV game, along with [[Pac-Man]], [[Ms. Pac-Man]], [[Super Pac-Man]], and [[Pac & Pal]].


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==Screenshots==
==Screenshots==
<gallery>
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File:Pac-Man Plus title.png|Title screen
File:Pac-Man Plus title.png|Title screen with new years
File:Pac-Man Plus screen.png|Screenshot
File:Pac-Man Plus screen.png|Screenshot of the new maze
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</gallery>


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Pac-Man Plus (パックマンプラス?) Pakkuman Purasu, is an action game that was released for the arcades in 1982 by Midway Games. As with Ms. Pac-Man before it, it was created without the authorization of Namco, who are the original creators of the Pac-Man series. It also runs on the same hardware as the original game (a Zilog Z80 microprocessor running at 3.072 MHz).

The height of Pac-Man's popularity, had introduced a new wave of arcade bootlegging, where unauthorized copies of the game were manufactured at a tremendous rate to illegally cash in on the fad. While many bootlegs were carbon copies of the original, some bootlegs (such as New Puck-X, Newpuc1, Newpuc2 and Hangly-Man) actually modified the game to introduce some new wrinkles in an effort to make it more interesting and attract expert players of the original game who now wanted a new challenge.

While Bally Midway had proceeded with the manufacturing of Ms. Pac-Man, against Namco's wishes, they also sought to stem the flow of bootlegs by producing an officially licensed upgrade to Pac-Man, which they named Pac-Man Plus. As far as Namco were concerned, Super Pac-Man was their true sequel to Pac-Man, and this upgrade was also unauthorized. But nevertheless, Midway proceeded to sell Pac-Man Plus to feed the demand in the U.S. for more Pac-Man products, as Super Pac-Man wasn't performing as well as Midway hoped (from an American view, it altered the game enough to alienate many fans of the original).

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The changes to Pac-Man, as seen in Pac-Man Plus, range from drastic to subtle, and are all detailed in this guide. Since Pac-Man Plus was merely seen as a stop-gap solution to the bootleg arcade problem, and Ms. Pac-Man gained popularity by the time Plus was released, it wasn't seriously considered for home conversion. No official conversions were made around that time. More recently, homebrew programmers have released conversions of older Atari games in to Pac-Man Plus. It was also included in Jakks Pacific's 2006 Super Pac-Man TV game, along with Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, and Pac & Pal.

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