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Complete redesign due to TV failure
Well Fed Games:
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http://www.amazon.com/Jakks-Pac-Man-Gold-TV-Game/dp/B000QW6QBY/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1309699551&sr=1-2 basically, has Pac-Man, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Rally-X, Bosconian, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, and Pac-Man Plus.
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Two questions:
1. What are the controls on the 8-in-1? The one I have has a power switch, a reset switch and a single button. I can't tell from the pictures or descriptions if it has some sort of reset or menu button.
2. Does it save scores? I got one of the Ms. Pac/Galaga/Pole Position/ etc. ones that apparently was released by QVC that saves scores and I like the feature I just don't know how nor want to put in the effort of hooking up the steering for Pole Position...
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Controls- 4-way restricted joystick (which makes Bosconian a bit harder but not at all unplayable), one "fire" button, a menu button (which pauses the game and gives a "quit game?" option), and the on-off power toggle switch.
It does save high scores. I think it is basically a combo of your model and the Super Pac stick that came out a bit later. I at one point was going to use the newest 12-in-1, but like you, was not sure about the pole position controls, and the emulation of Xevious was no good.
I could see (if I made a decent bartop/mini with this one) doing a partner Ms. Pac cab with the other one you mentioned, I know some folks have just wired the original stick to a little wheel for pole position, and used a new stick for other games. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=36591.0
crashwg:
Thanks BobA. I'll just give it a go on some scrap and see what I can come up with.
Thefearsomefearful, sounds perfect for a future replacement since it has the same controls pretty much. The one I have has a "reset" button rather than a menu button. When you push it the screen goes purple and it boots back into the main menu like you just powered on. Having a pause feature would certainly be a plus too not to mention accidentally hitting the "reset" button on mine is an instant quit which is no good. I'll have to take a look around for one.
By the way, I've been using an 8-Way on mine and everything seems to play fine. Bosconian certainly is a lot easier to play.
crashwg:
I was trying to find some solder points to connect the plug n play to the screen and I came across this web page:
http://kyorune.com/modding/article.php?id=17
I'm posting it here for my future reference and for anyone else who might want this information in the future.