Pac-Mania/Gameplay

Controls

• Joystick: Use the 4-way joystick to direct Pac-Man around each of the game's four 16-bit mazes - Block Town, Pac-Man's Park, Sandbox Land, and Jungly Steps.
• Jump Button: Use this button to make Pac-Man jump over ghosts, or Power Pellets if you wish to save them for later. He cannot jump over the walls of these mazes.
• 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

Characters

Pac-Man

The title character himself needs no introduction. You control Pac-Man as you guide him through each of the mazes and on to victory. Pac-Man's one and only goal is to eat every pellet in the mazes. He must avoid contact with any of the ghosts unless he has eaten one of the four Power Pellets located in the corners of the mazes, which causes them to turn blue and edible. He is capable of turning corners faster than the ghosts, and can also jump over them in order to get away from them. However, unlike previous Pac-Man titles, he now moves at a constant speed regardless of whether he's eating pellets or not. Pac-Man earns 60 points for each pellet eaten and 300 points for each Power Pellet. By default Pac-Man receives an extra life at 100,000 points (shown by the word "EXTEND!"), but this setting can be changed to 50,000 points, 150,000 points, or none altogether.

Blinky

Blinky is the leader of the ghost gang, which can make him difficult to avoid. If Pac-Man remains on any round for too long, he will become angry with him and start moving faster.

Pinky

Pinky is the second-fastest member of the ghost gang. He will try to trap Pac-Man in places where he cannot jump up in time or squeeze him in from two directions with Sue.

Inky

Of all the ghost gang members, Inky is the most bashful. He will sometimes run away if Pac-Man is approaching him. He's even more scared when Pac-Man eats a power pellet.

Clyde

The slowest member of the ghost gang, Clyde is not the brightest ghost. In spite of his clumsiness, he can still be a dangerous and lethal threat to Pac-Man, if he catches him.

Sue

The sole female member of the ghost gang, she may not be as fast as Blinky and Pinky, but she is much better at following behind Pac-Man wherever he goes, like in Pac-Land.

Funky (Common)

A new member of the ghost gang, Funky will jump whenever Pac-Man jumps, making it difficult (but not impossible) to get over him. He appears on Rounds 3-23 (US - Rounds 2-19), and in pairs from Round 5 (US - Round 3) onwards.

Spunky (Gray Common)

Another new member, Spunky can jump just like Funky, but he can jump just as high as Pac-Man, making it impossible to get over him. He appears on Rounds 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, and 23 (US - Rounds 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, and 19), and in pairs on Rounds 20 and 23 (US - Rounds 16 and 19).

Scared Ghosts

When Pac-Man eats one of the four power pellets which are positioned near the corners of each maze, the ghosts will turn blue and edible for a short period of time while a strange noise starts playing in the background. During this time, he will have the opportunity to eat the ghosts for bonus points. Unlike previous Pac-Man titles, if he eats another power pellet before the first one wears off, the ghosts' point values will not reset. Eating consecutive ghosts while they are scared will earn you 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 7650 (Namco's popular number) points, but you should watch out when they start flashing in their original colors. It means they are about to change back into their former ghostly selves.

Bonus items

Regular bonus items

Round	1	2	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-10	11-12	13-23
Item
Points	1000	2000	3000	4000	5000	6000	7000	8000

Special bonus items

Round	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23	4	5	7	9	10	11, 19	12	14, 21, 22, 23	17, 20	18
Item
Points	1000	7650	4000	6000	5000	6000	8000	9000	7650	10000	7000	9000