Pac-Man? Again? Yawn... boring!!
Yes, there are already several examples of cracking Pacman games for the best 16-bit computer on the planet. So Pacman On E really needed to bring something extra special to the table. Well, this game has been developed specifically for the enhanced Atari STe and, unlike so many lost shareware titles, this download is actually the registered version! This comes with lots of cool gameplay/aesthetic extras which will impress!
The Pacman game is timeless but this version takes the familiar genre to a new level thanks to its furious speeds. There are 100 levels, zany visuals, funky music and a range of stereo sound effects: like the Road Runner's "meep meep" and the buzzer from Family Fortunes. Digital Dreams utilises the STe's extra colours, Blitter and DMA Audio. Interestingly, the Function Keys can change the bass, treble, volume (and more).
The Pacman game is timeless but this version takes the familiar genre to a new level thanks to its furious speeds. There are 100 levels, zany visuals, funky music and a range of stereo sound effects: like the Road Runner's "meep meep" and the buzzer from Family Fortunes. Digital Dreams utilises the STe's extra colours, Blitter and DMA Audio. Interestingly, the Function Keys can change the bass, treble, volume (and more).
CreditsStuart Innes - Programming/GraphicsRobert Thompson - Graphics/SfxAlasdair Macmillan - Graphics
Come on, play the game
PacMan On E's can be fully enjoyed solo for the most hilariously challenging take on the original concept. It's tripped out and stuffed with colourful visuals and a bucket load of whacky sound effects. The action and fast and exciting so never gets boring, which is how the original becomes. Well, after a while.
Best of all is the simultaneous two-player support especially when hunting for the power-ups. There are a variety of silly effects and my recording shows myself and my daughter playing it together in coop. Absolutely superb!! (When she lost she decided to cheat by covering my eyes with her hands. Hmm!)
Download me!
You can grab this belting Pac-Man game from most ST websites but Peter, aka 8BitChip, has adapted the registered version which you can download from my Dropbox (while his website is currently offline as I type). My personal greetings to Stuart Innes, Robert Thomson and Alasdair Macmillan for this wonderful game!!
You can grab this belting Pac-Man game from most ST websites but Peter, aka 8BitChip, has adapted the registered version which you can download from my Dropbox (while his website is currently offline as I type). My personal greetings to Stuart Innes, Robert Thomson and Alasdair Macmillan for this wonderful game!!
Wait, don't go just yet!! Let's see some screenshots before you download this fantastic game...
An iconic opening intro. Love it!!
Oh yes, lots of STe-only features that you can tweak.
Super-duper colourful graphics to jazz up boring old Pacman.
Fine design spruced up using fantastic colour work.
What? This screenshot looks kinda dull. But the action is furious!
The final screenshot is here only to send your eyeballs crazy with a psychedelic design!
