Pac-Man Battle Royale Replica

[Sjaak]

When I first saw this game, I knew I had to build one. It's sort of a cocktail cabinet, but higher and you can play the game with up to 4 people.

Using pictures I found online I have created plans for this cabinet and as soon as my workshop is ready, I'll start building. This will be my third build, before this I created a Galaga cabinet and a pac-man style cocktail (with a Tron theme).

[jmike]

Looks good. I played the giant one at a Dave and Busters. I also thought about building this cocktail but I don't think the game available? Just asking because that would determine where you place the joysticks.

 Either way, will keep on eye on your progress.


 

[Unstupid]

Wow.. Pinky is Hot! 

[Well Fed Games]

Can't wait to see your progress! So glad someone is taking on one of these cabinets!

[PIZZ]

Thats one cab id love to take on 

[yotsuya]

Wow.. Pinky is Hot! 

Pinky's a Butterface, but still hot overall!

[SNAAKE]

nice milf

[racecar]

Played this at Timezone in Australia game is very fun!

Milf looks fun to 

[Sjaak]

Finished drawing the cabinet in autocad last night

[armad1ll0]

The question is, what game are you going to run
in there. Pac-man CE DX is the only pac game in that screen format and it's still only 1P.

[Well Fed Games]

Finished drawing the cabinet in autocad last night

Nice!

The question is, what game are you going to run
in there. Pac-man CE DX is the only pac game in that screen format and it's still only 1P.

In another thread, I think he mentioned creating his own Battle Royale version.

[Seith]

In another thread, I think he mentioned creating his own Battle Royale version.

I wait with baited breath for this when it is released!

[Sjaak]

The question is, what game are you going to run
in there. Pac-man CE DX is the only pac game in that screen format and it's still only 1P.

In another thread, I think he mentioned creating his own Battle Royale version.

Correct, I'm creating my own version of Battle Royale for the PC (Windows). I'm using C# (Visual Studio 2010 Express) and the XNA framework (Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0). Updates on the game will also be in this thread.

[rooter]

The question is, what game are you going to run
in there. Pac-man CE DX is the only pac game in that screen format and it's still only 1P.

In another thread, I think he mentioned creating his own Battle Royale version.

Correct, I'm creating my own version of Battle Royale for the PC (Windows). I'm using C# (Visual Studio 2010 Express) and the XNA framework (Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0). Updates on the game will also be in this thread.

I like XNA, myself.  This would make a good Xbox Live game.

[Nimbus]

I also planned on building this game as well. I love the cabinet design. However, I ran into the same problem as people here mentioned in that the game is not available. Are you going to make your version of the game available to others? If so, it is time to fire up the CNC router.... 

[fantoboy]

I believe you can buy Pac-Man Battle Royale for iPad.  iPad has an hdmi-out adapter.  You could probably make something using that....

[dextercf]

This got my interest, as I also love that 4-player pac cabinet.

[Sjaak]

I believe you can buy Pac-Man Battle Royale for iPad.  iPad has an hdmi-out adapter.  You could probably make something using that....

The iPad version is free, but you can only play one level and the controls on the touch screen suck.

I also planned on building this game as well. I love the cabinet design. However, I ran into the same problem as people here mentioned in that the game is not available. Are you going to make your version of the game available to others? If so, it is time to fire up the CNC router.... 

Distributing the game would be illegal. I'm developing it for personal use only. Maybe you could help with the development, I could probably use some beta-testers in a couple of weeks.

[jmike]

Can't wait until you start with the build. 
Also I'd like to help out with the beta testing if you need another person 


 

[Uncle Monkey]

I'm sure you'll find no shortage of beta testers here, (including me) and even more on the UG forums if you really wanted......

[Generic Eric]

I'd beta test

[Well Fed Games]

I'll alpha test and... ceta...? test as well!

[mebronx2000]

I believe you can buy Pac-Man Battle Royale for iPad.  iPad has an hdmi-out adapter.  You could probably make something using that....

The iPad version is free, but you can only play one level and the controls on the touch screen suck.

I also planned on building this game as well. I love the cabinet design. However, I ran into the same problem as people here mentioned in that the game is not available. Are you going to make your version of the game available to others? If so, it is time to fire up the CNC router.... 

Distributing the game would be illegal. I'm developing it for personal use only. Maybe you could help with the development, I could probably use some beta-testers in a couple of weeks.

looks great i would like to test it also !!!

[Sjaak]

Cut two of the side parts yesterday...

[Pinball Wizard]

I'd beta test that xD

Looks like a professionally built game! Awesome work.

[Unstupid]

Wasn't real impressed with the game.  We had more fun dodging the ghosts and eating the pellets than trying to eat each other.  The Pac-Man DX thing is a much, much, MUCH better game.

I think the problem is that you are just not good at playing with others!   

[Sjaak]

Got these in the mail today

[Unstupid]

Those JLF's?

[Sjaak]

Those JLF's?

No, these are Seimitsu LS-32's

[Well Fed Games]

Nice picture!

[Pinball Wizard]

Oh my jesus those are some nice looking sticks!

[Sjaak]

Today I tried fitting the parts together.



Next up:

Cutting the holes for the screen, control panels, cup holders, ventilation

[jmike]

 
          that looks great! Are you going with the same color scheme? Cup holders? I thought about that once then decided it wasn't worth the clean-up if a spill occurred.



 

[Well Fed Games]

          that looks great!

+1, coming together nicely.

[quintinbiker]

Very nice cab, i would also be more than willing to help and be a tester for the software.

Quintin

[dfmaverick]

Are you adding a metal bracketed base like the original?

If not, is it stable enough so that it doesn't easily tip if leaned upon?

[Sjaak]

Are you adding a metal bracketed base like the original?

If not, is it stable enough so that it doesn't easily tip if leaned upon?

Yes, I will add a metal base. If you lean on the top it will fall over. And the metal base will also give a bit of extra height.

          that looks great! Are you going with the same color scheme? Cup holders? I thought about that once then decided it wasn't worth the clean-up if a spill occurred.

Color scheme will be yellow and black, like the original. I think I will add the cupholders, because the original also has them. Not sure yet what I will use to create the cupholders...suggestions welcome.

[dextercf]

looking great!

[Sjaak]

Small update

[Trap]

Looking great! 

http://www.pokertablematerials.com/poker-table-cup-holders.html

[Sjaak]

Looking great! 

http://www.pokertablematerials.com/poker-table-cup-holders.html

Thanks, just what I needed

[jmike]

Looking great! 

http://www.pokertablematerials.com/poker-table-cup-holders.html

Thanks, just what I needed

Those cups are pretty sweet!! Might just get a pair for the cocktail arcade in progress.

 

[Sjaak]

Putting all the parts together

[jmike]

 
That thing is looking sweet! Just a suggestion, you might want to paint the inside of yellow sides. I see it's still white. Once you put the legs/feet on it will show more. (I could be wrong  )

Keep it up!

 

[Sjaak]

That thing is looking sweet! Just a suggestion, you might want to paint the inside of yellow sides. I see it's still white. Once you put the legs/feet on it will show more. (I could be wrong  )

Keep it up!

You have an eye for detail! You're right, the inside is still white. Forgot to paint that... 

But it's the part where the steel legs will attach, so you will not see that part.

[Sjaak]

Just got back from Disney Quest where they have 2 pac man battle royale and 1 deluxe. Got some great pictures. Will post more when I get back from holiday.

[Drnick]

Disney Quest, I spent a good day in there playing everything they had. (Don't let my Bro know about the place though, I won't get him out of there for 2 weeks).   The build is looking good and I am truly looking forward to seeing it in action especially with your own version of the software running.

[Sjaak]

Today, the 32" screen for the cabinet arrived. It's a LG 32LK450. I placed it on top of a cocktail cabinet for reference.

[GIZMOGAMES]

Disney Quest, I spent a good day in there playing everything they had. (Don't let my Bro know about the place though, I won't get him out of there for 2 weeks).   The build is looking good and I am truly looking forward to seeing it in action especially with your own version of the software running.

Yup Yup what he said and i dont have more than perhaps 1/2 a day to cruise there not if i want a GREAT holiday and i dont like the idea of my misses grabbing my quarters from my pocket No serriiiiiiiii!!!! lol
looks great so far going to be fun seeing what you have planned for the tv

[Sjaak]

Ready to fit the 32" screen

[Sjaak]

and i dont like the idea of my misses grabbing my quarters from my pocket

All the games in Disney Quest are set to free play, so you don't need any quarters!

[Drnick]

and i dont like the idea of my misses grabbing my quarters from my pocket

All the games in Disney Quest are set to free play, so you don't need any quarters!

Nooooo,  You let him into the secret of Disney Quest, I'll never get him out of there now 

[lcmgadgets]

I hate cocktail cabs. Until now. That is 1 cool looking unit! & the work you've completed looks great! Congrats, good luck, & keep up the posts!

[Sjaak]

I hate cocktail cabs. Until now. That is 1 cool looking unit! & the work you've completed looks great! Congrats, good luck, & keep up the posts!

Thanks, hope to have this 95% finished within 2 weeks.


Found an interesting site on how to use the hotel mode on the LG screen. It's now setup to automatically switch on when the cab is powered on (no need to use the remote control) and automagically switch to the RGB PC input.

[Sp3c7r3]

Wow, that's a great looking project. it also gave me a neat idea for a slim 2 player cocktail cabinet 

[SavannahLion]

Not taking the thunder away or anything. Thought this would be an interesting look over. Not only does the "small" cocktail style look great, so does the monster brethren.

Installed Dimensions: 100"W x 82"D x 109"H

http://www.namcoamerica.com/game.php?gameid=33

So when do you start on the Deluxe model?

[Sjaak]

So when do you start on the Deluxe model?

I saw that one at Disney Quest and it's very impressive (and very big). Does anyone have the plans/blueprints for that one? 

[Sjaak]

Installed the glass for the playfield. T-molding should be here next week.

[Sjaak]

A quick video of the LG Television in action. It's just showing a video of Pac Man Championship Edition DX.

[Sjaak]

All we care about is your version of Battle Royale

Here I was thinking that you guys really cared about me   

Working on the software. I've got a simple version running (just players that can move around and bump into each other). Players look like blocks now as does the maze because I haven't started on the graphics yet.

[Le Chuck]

All we care about is your version of Battle Royale

That not true!

Well...

That's mostly not true.

uh...

Is it done yet?

[Well Fed Games]

I love this build! How are the viewing angles on the TV?

[Sjaak]

I love this build! How are the viewing angles on the TV?

Viewing angles for the players are perfect. When you get further away, the screen loses some of the brightness, but that is also because I use grey tinted glass. It's basically what you see in the video for all sides.

[Well Fed Games]

I love this build! How are the viewing angles on the TV?

Viewing angles for the players are perfect. When you get further away, the screen loses some of the brightness, but that is also because I use grey tinted glass. It's basically what you see in the video for all sides.

Very cool. I'm curious, what are you using for game creation? I'm going to do a homebrew (eventually) using Game Maker.

[jmike]

I love this build! How are the viewing angles on the TV?

Viewing angles for the players are perfect. When you get further away, the screen loses some of the brightness, but that is also because I use grey tinted glass. It's basically what you see in the video for all sides.

Awesome work! Can't wait to see more pics. Were did you get the tinted glass/how much did it run you? I need to purchase something similar for my cocktail arcade. (finally going to start working on it again)

 

[gbeef]

What software is that. great build BTW? Is that mame?!

[Sjaak]

Very cool. I'm curious, what are you using for game creation? I'm going to do a homebrew (eventually) using Game Maker.

I use Visual C# Express with the XNA 4.0 framework and HLSL for the shaders (the glow around the pacman and other glowy stuff)

Awesome work! Can't wait to see more pics. Were did you get the tinted glass/how much did it run you? I need to purchase something similar for my cocktail arcade. (finally going to start working on it again)

 

I got the glass at a local glass/windows retailer. It was about 80 euros (or $100).

What software is that. great build BTW? Is that mame?!

It's not running software yet, it was just a youtube video op pac man championship edition dx. I'm going to run mame on it and my own version of pac man battle royale...

[Nimbus]

This is looking awesome. I would love to build a cabinet like this, but very few games can be played upside down on the opposite side other than PMBR. Can't wait to see how your "game" turns out!!

[Sjaak]

Finished with the yellow color of the top panel

[smalltownguy]

Very nice. Me likey.

[ccmathome]

Looking really good. I just seen this cocktail cab on the net about a week ago for the first time and thought I had to make one, it was between the cab im working on now or the pacman cab. Ill prob make a smaller version of one with a 22" screen sometime.

[jmike]

 
      That yellow looks great. A+ on the paint job Sjaak! This thing is really impressive. I see 2 monitors in the back, gathering parts for the next project are we 

Keep it going.

 

[Sjaak]

Started working on the artwork for the control panel. All the images were created with Adobe Illustrator.

[Well Fed Games]

Wow, fantastic! 

[wp34]

That looks really great so far!   

[SpaceHedgehog]

Artwork looks excellent ... good job 

[vanrose72]

Started working on the artwork for the control panel. All the images were created with Adobe Illustrator.

Great work, Sjaak! 

I'm curious: Did you take photos of the art and duplicate it in Illustrator, or is this all from memory?

[Sjaak]

Great work, Sjaak! 

I'm curious: Did you take photos of the art and duplicate it in Illustrator, or is this all from memory?

I wish my memory was that good 

I mostly used pictures of the cabinet that were on the namco website. And I took some pictures of the cabinet myself (for the warning label).

[vanrose72]

I wish my memory was that good 

I mostly used pictures of the cabinet that were on the namco website. And I took some pictures of the cabinet myself (for the warning label).

Your work looks spot-on. Kudos to you for attempting this project, especially the game design aspect. I can't imagine the hours of programming it will take to recreate this game.

That gets me to thinking about Toru Iwatani's design of the original Pac-Man, particularly the ghost AI:

"When you play the game, it might seem as if the four ghosts are actively chasing you ... Instead, it’s only Blinky, the red ghost, who doggedly pursues you throughout the game. Pinky, the pink ghost (naturally), simply wants to position itself at a point that’s 32 pixels in front of Pac-Man’s mouth. The blue ghost, Inky, is seeking to position itself at a similar fixed spot. And Clyde, the orange ghost, moves completely at random."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41888021/Five_Things_You_Never_Knew_About_Pac_Man

[DaveMMR]

Shweet looking cab - liking the way this is turning out. 

[Sjaak]

That gets me to thinking about Toru Iwatani's design of the original Pac-Man, particularly the ghost AI:

I've been studying some of the gameplay videos of battle royale, but it look like the ghosts move randomly. It wouldn't be fair of course to chase one player when there are 4 pac men(?).

[Sjaak]

And another update:

I made some HPL control panel overlays and attached the joysticks and buttons. The HPL looks really good, almost a shame to cover with the control panel stickers. I also photoshopped one of the control panel graphics on the picture, to see how it's gonna look.



Up next:

• Finish the artwork for under the glass and getting everything printed.
• Installing t-molding
• Steel legs for support (I will probably install some wheels under the legs, because this thing is getting heavy)
• Installing the pc and screen

[vanrose72]

I've been studying some of the gameplay videos of battle royale, but it look like the ghosts move randomly. It wouldn't be fair of course to chase one player when there are 4 pac men(?).

Very good point! I've never played Battle Royale, but it seems like defeating fellow players would be more of a challenge than killing the ghosts anyway.

[Woodshop Flunky]

Very nice build!  I really like the whole concept. 

[Sjaak]

T-Molding is looking great!

[Termin8tor]

looking really good. I wish I had your skills,can't wait to see this finished. 

[vanrose72]

T-Molding is looking great!

I've been waiting to see this. It does look great!

[Sjaak]

I attached the steel support bars to the underside of the cabinet. I used 4 10mm (0.4") bolts on each side.

The original cabinet has leg levelers, but I preferred wheels, because I want to move it around.

Artwork is in the mail, so I hope to have it soon. After that I have to install the pc and finish the pac man battle royale software.

[Well Fed Games]

Nice, out of curiosity, what was your source for artwork and the steel supports on the bottom?

[ChadTower]

I put those wheels on a couple of my cabs.  They don't really keep it stable.  The fact that they rotate, and the wheel is not centered on the bracket, means when someone yanks hard on a stick it will move the cab an inch or so.  I imagine with four stick yankers that cab is going to be constantly moving in a 2" radius on the floor.   

[Sjaak]

Nice, out of curiosity, what was your source for artwork and the steel supports on the bottom?

I got some pictures from the Namco website and found lots of pictures online. Using those pictures and the manual for the machine I created detailed plans in AutoCAD and all the artwork in Illustrator.

I put those wheels on a couple of my cabs.  They don't really keep it stable.  The fact that they rotate, and the wheel is not centered on the bracket, means when someone yanks hard on a stick it will move the cab an inch or so.  I imagine with four stick yankers that cab is going to be constantly moving in a 2" radius on the floor.  

I just did a yank test and it's stable as a rock. All four wheels have brakes and the whole thing weighs a ton, so no movement. I'll retest with four stick yankers when I find some.

[Sjaak]

double post

[jmike]

 
         Can't wait to see this thing finished. I have those wheels on my 4-player cab, I guess it's also too heavy to move around during gameplay.

I know plenty of people volunteered to test out the battle royal software but I think the first person should be someone who's been following your project from the beginning. I don't know, maybe the one who replied first to your post. Wonder who that was   



 

[ChadTower]

I just did a yank test and it's stable as a rock. All four wheels have brakes and the whole thing weighs a ton, so no movement. I'll retest with four stick yankers when I find some.

It's the swivel action on the wheels and the fact that they aren't centered.  Brakes aren't going to stop the wheels from swiveling.  If someone yanks hard enough that the wheel can swivel the cab will move.

[Well Fed Games]

Nice, out of curiosity, what was your source for artwork and the steel supports on the bottom?

I got some pictures from the Namco website and found lots of pictures online. Using those pictures and the manual for the machine I created detailed plans in AutoCAD and all the artwork in Illustrator.

Very cool. Who do you have printing the artwork, and did a metal shop make the supports for you?

Maybe a silly question, but are you also fabricating the overhead sign and curved metal pole?

Sorry for all the questions, just love the build!

[Sjaak]

Very cool. Who do you have printing the artwork, and did a metal shop make the supports for you?

Maybe a silly question, but are you also fabricating the overhead sign and curved metal pole?

Sorry for all the questions, just love the build!

Printing the artwork (stickers) is done by posterxxl.com (in the Netherlands they also print stickers). I've ordered from them before and the print quality is very good.

The steel support is just a square steel tube (75cm x 6cm x 6cm). I ordered the two parts online. I then drilled some 10mm holes for the nuts and bolts to attach the wheel and to connect it to the underside and side of the cabinet.

I thought about doing the sign and the pole because they look real cool, but they won't fit in the game room. So instead I'm going to do just the sign and make it wall mountable and just mount it over the cabinet.

It's the swivel action on the wheels and the fact that they aren't centered.  Brakes aren't going to stop the wheels from swiveling.  If someone yanks hard enough that the wheel can swivel the cab will move.

I think that if I put it on a more slippery floor that could happen, but it's almost impossible to swivel the rubber wheels on the carpet.

I know plenty of people volunteered to test out the battle royal software but I think the first person should be someone who's been following your project from the beginning. I don't know, maybe the one who replied first to your post. Wonder who that was   

I haven't forgotten about you and all the other testers. First version (just pac men that can move around a maze and don't look like pac men yet) is coming soon

[Nimbus]

I know plenty of people volunteered to test out the battle royal software but I think the first person should be someone who's been following your project from the beginning. I don't know, maybe the one who replied first to your post. Wonder who that was   

I think that those volunteering to test the software should be able to actually build a cabinet like this, which I plan on doing.  I really hope to test this out as well in a dedicated cabinet!

[opt2not]

Just wanna say, this project kicks so much ass.
Every time you update us with a picture, in my head I'm saying "yes! Do it! Do it! Do it!".
Very similar to the originals, great job so far.

How are you going to do the hanging marquee over-head?

[jmike]

I know plenty of people volunteered to test out the battle royal software but I think the first person should be someone who's been following your project from the beginning. I don't know, maybe the one who replied first to your post. Wonder who that was   

I think that those volunteering to test the software should be able to actually build a cabinet like this, which I plan on doing.  I really hope to test this out as well in a dedicated cabinet!

Planning on building?? we all have plans on building many types of of cabinets but most fall short and few get built.


Sjaak,
      your progress has got me working on my cocktail arcade again. Can wait for your next update.
     (Love the artwork so far!)

 

[Sjaak]

How are you going to do the hanging marquee over-head?

I'm going to do a wall mounted marquee instead of the one on the pole. Started working on the artwork today, this is what I got sofar



Still need to do the flames in the background and the star thingy in the middle could be better...

[wp34]

I'm going to do a wall mounted marquee instead of the one on the pole. Started working on the artwork today, this is what I got sofar

That's a good idea.  Your artwork is looking good so far.   

[Le Chuck]

That sign would look awesome if you carved it, or had it carved.  Either or.  Totally should go 3D tho. 

[Sjaak]

Marquee artwork is done. Still waiting for the control panel stickers, should be here early next week.

[Well Fed Games]

Urgh.  Are you committed to those flames?

Um, thread title says replica, and they are on the original...

[gbeef]

Sweet progress.... do you have a link to the thread where your diving the software side of things?
Very nice replica, fine attention to detail.

[yaksplat]

Project looks awesome so far.  Well Done!

[vanrose72]

Marquee artwork is done. Still waiting for the control panel stickers, should be here early next week.

Beautiful, beautiful work, Sjaak!
Woodworking, illustration, game design. Is there anything you can't do?

[Nimbus]

I think that those volunteering to test the software should be able to actually build a cabinet like this, which I plan on doing.  I really hope to test this out as well in a dedicated cabinet!

Planning on building?? we all have plans on building many types of of cabinets but most fall short and few get built.

I own a CNC router.  I've vectorized and repro'ed several arcade cabinets already. I've been wanting to build this cab for a while now, but without the game to go with it there was no reason. I will DEFINITELY be building a cab like this if I can test the software...

[Sjaak]

The game is nowhere near completion, graphics code isn't optimized at all, there debugging information all over the screen. But you can move two blocks around a maze and bump into each other (use the arrow keys for one and aswd for the other).

The game only runs on 1920x1080 Full HD resolution, so you need a PC/Graphic card that can handle that. There will not be a version which supports other resolutions.

To run the game, you need the following runtimes
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0

You might also need DirectX 9.0c
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

For performance measuring you can use Fraps

And of course you need the game as well.

I would like to get some input on all the various machines it runs on, so if you get it running, let me know what processor/graphic card/windows version/directx version you have and how it performs.

[Well Fed Games]

Sorry, my display capabilities are crap... only goes up to 1300 x something. 

[Gaaargh]

This is looking more amazing each update!

[Le Chuck]

Sjaak - got the game running on Intel Dual 2.1 with 4gb ram running W764 and stock HP video card.  Skipped once or twice but other than that the blocks did behave as expected with good movement and bounce off.  Look forward to your next update.  If you need any other info let me know. 

[yotsuya]

Pac-Man Battle Royale for the Atari 2600 kicked so much ass!

[Sjaak]

Stickers are in...



And a preview of the sticker under the playfield glass

[alfonzotan]

Pac-Man Battle Royale for the Atari 2600 kicked so much ass!

[Sjaak]

Almost done, I just need to drill some big holes for the XL cupholders.



The control panel is actually a piece of black HPL with a sticker on top of it. The HPL covers the hole from the top mounted joystick.

[Well Fed Games]

I feel like I am just repeating myself at this point, but I will say it anyway- looks great!

[wp34]

I feel like I am just repeating myself at this point, but I will say it anyway- looks great!

Ditto.   

[emphatic]

And I just agree. 

[opt2not]

I concur. 

[Le Chuck]

I feel like I am just repeating myself at this point, but I will say it anyway- looks great!

Ditto.   

I concur. 

And I just agree. 

These folks are right.

[SpaceHedgehog]

I feel like I am just repeating myself at this point, but I will say it anyway- looks great!

Ditto.  

I concur.  

And I just agree.  

These folks are right.

I can't disagree - awesome work

[Sjaak]

Thanks for all the compliments. I'm glad to say that the cabinet is finally done. Still have to do the computer and screen part, but no more woodworking etc.



And a close up

[Louis Tully]

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[Le Chuck]

It's awesome.  Have another version of that game for me to test yet? 

[Woodshop Flunky]

Incredible results! 

[yaksplat]

Extremely well done!!   

In case i missed it, was there any mention of plans, and if they would become available?

[GameKing]

WOW :applaud:very awesome! In which city do you live? Love to see this beauty in real life

[Sjaak]

Added two randomly moving opponents (which don't kill you yet) and some glowy stuff.



download

[Le Chuck]

Added two randomly moving opponents (which don't kill you yet) and some glowy stuff.



download

Nice update, what I'm getting on my system: no bounce off the blue opponents, they pass right through everyone.  When any opponent moves off the top of the screen they flash teal for a second before entering the bottom of the field.  Yellow and Pink opponents have a tether to either top corner of the screen. 

Keep it coming, looking good. 

[jmike]

Still can't get this to work on my cocktail arcade. 
Video card is coming in today   


Well done on the build and the software is starting to come alive.
(Also saw your Galaga replica)   


 

[jmike]

Okay, got the first version to play without the new video card. But the revised version just showed a black screen on the left corner.    Here's where I'm hoping to play it on.
 

[arno]

You've made it a really nice cabinet Sjaak!

[Sjaak]

download

[Vigo]

And the cabinet looks amazing, what joysticks you have in there?

[Drnick]

Those JLF's?

No, these are Seimitsu LS-32's

[Vigo]

Thanks! I missed that. The LS-32's look great in there. 

[Le Chuck]

Just noticed on this latest game update that after a collision the two collide-able opponents both have speed reduced by about half and don't seem to regain full speed at any time.  Color switch on moving off screen is gone, transitions looking better.  Ghosting trail behind the two non-collide-able opponents looks okay but is a bit jerky still. 

[thatpurplestuff]

Just wanted to say that this build is awesome. The cabinet itself is incredible, but you're taking it to the next level with your own freakin software.  Very cool!

[Sjaak]

Player Ghost collision working
Power Pills working

The hard part is almost over

[HaRuMaN]

Nice!

[Le Chuck]

Player Ghost collision working
Power Pills working

The hard part is almost over

No download link?  I am disappoint. 

[jmike]

 
       Wow you really did it Sjaak. Awesome!


 :cheers

[Sjaak]

To all beta testers: new version available

[DeLuSioNal29]

Down the line, have you considered swapping out your program with the real PCB for this game (or a PC version if it comes out).

D

[Sjaak]

Down the line, have you considered swapping out your program with the real PCB for this game (or a PC version if it comes out).

D

I don't think a PC version will ever come out. Namco never released a PC version of the Pac Man Championship edition games. And even if they did, then it probabbly wouldn't work with 4 joysticks and led buttons.

If I could get a PCB, I probably wouldn't use it, because my own version of the game will have everything the original has and some extra stuff, like the possibility to design your own levels and lot's of configurable options (game speed, nr of ghosts, etc)

[yaksplat]

If I could get a PCB, I probably wouldn't use it, because my own version of the game will have everything the original has and some extra stuff, like the possibility to design your own levels and lot's of configurable options (game speed, nr of ghosts, etc)

mad skills!

You'd better be making this open source

As a software engineer, i'd like to see the code required to make a game like this.  I've never touched games on the code side.

[Seith]

This is really cool, I have to say.

Since I started building my cab, i've had a couple developer friends show interest in making games to run on my project when it's done, but I never thought to do something on this level!  Awesome work so far, Sjaak!

[Sjaak]

A quick preview of the game. Still lots to do, but it's getting there.

[yaksplat]

That looks like a lot of fun.

[Woodshop Flunky]

That is soooo cool! 

[thatpurplestuff]

Man that software is looking great!

[Sjaak]

[HaRuMaN]

 

[shponglefan]

Wow!

[jmike]

   that's awesome. Looks just like the arcade one
 

[opt2not]

Niiiiiiice!

 

[Generic Eric]

This is so cool.  How many lines of code? How many hours of debugging?  Do you have sound/music?

[Seith]

Quite amazing!

[Sjaak]

This is so cool.  How many lines of code? How many hours of debugging?  Do you have sound/music?

There is not a lot of code, the main game code is just 375 lines, player code 336 lines and ghost code 272 lines.

# Lines of code : 1,744
# Methods : 203
# C# source files : 23
# Lines of comment : 460
# Classes : 28

The game is written in C# with some DirectX shaders (HLSL) for the player glow, the straight and wavy lines to the players and the glow around the maze. Debugging and coding is taking a lot of time, I think I already spent almost 100 hours on that. And of course I have some help with testing from two people on this forum.

[gbeef]

 
WOW! this really looks awesome!

[Sjaak]

[Well Fed Games]

That is awesome!

[shrunkenmaster]

This is the nuts Sjaak!

[Sjaak]

Still working on the software, which is coming along nicely. Cabinet is mostly done, but I still need to install a pc.

Overview of the cost so far:

[william22]

Dear Sjaak.
Amazing what you created. Respect.
Are you planning to release the game with or without sourcecode?
Greetings from Holland!

[Sjaak]

Dear Sjaak.
Amazing what you created. Respect.
Are you planning to release the game with or without sourcecode?
Greetings from Holland!

I don't think Namco would appreciate it if I release a pc/xbox version of their game. I created it for personal use only to use with the cabinet replica. Also, not many people own a 4 player cocktail cabinet with a Full HD screen.

[steveh]

Put me down for a beta test.

[yaksplat]

I just played the pedestal version of this game in an arcade.  Wow, it's a lot of fun.  I'll be intereseted to see how your version compares to the arcade version.

[Vigo]

I just played the pedestal version of this game in an arcade.  Wow, it's a lot of fun.  I'll be intereseted to see how your version compares to the arcade version.

I just played the pedestal as well. Great game. Quarter eater though. I'm also curious on how the versions compare. Visually, it seems to be as stunning as the arcade version from the screenshots you posted. 

[ChadTower]

Namco does absolutely nothing to protect their IP.  You could distribute that game for $10/copy on www.bootlegnamcopacman.com and never get shut down.  If you do so, I want 5%.

 

I'm sure joymonkey would dispute that.  He heard from Namco in an awful hurry.


Don't listen to him.  He just wants the game for free.

[Sjaak]

For those who want to help testing, there's instruction below on how to install a older version of the game. If you can get it running let me know what kind of hardware you have and how the performance is.

The game only runs on 1920x1080 Full HD resolution, so you need a PC/Graphic card that can handle that. There will not be a version which supports other resolutions.

To run the game, you need the following runtimes
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0

You might also need DirectX 9.0c
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

For performance measuring you can use Fraps

And of course you need the game as well.

I would like to get some input on all the various machines it runs on, so if you get it running, let me know what processor/graphic card/windows version/directx version you have and how it performs.

[jingyen]

Running an older Sony Vaio VPCZ1 - i5 Intel 580M 2.67GHz - 8 GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GT 330M

Frames    Time (ms)    Min    Max    Avg
201   3292   66   73   61.057

For those who want to help testing, there's instruction below on how to install a older version of the game. If you can get it running let me know what kind of hardware you have and how the performance is.

The game only runs on 1920x1080 Full HD resolution, so you need a PC/Graphic card that can handle that. There will not be a version which supports other resolutions.

To run the game, you need the following runtimes
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0

You might also need DirectX 9.0c
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

For performance measuring you can use Fraps

And of course you need the game as well.

I would like to get some input on all the various machines it runs on, so if you get it running, let me know what processor/graphic card/windows version/directx version you have and how it performs.

[Sjaak]

I just played the pedestal version of this game in an arcade.  Wow, it's a lot of fun.  I'll be intereseted to see how your version compares to the arcade version.

There's a couple of very small differences. Still working on some of the timing (when do ghost leave the center, how long can you stay powered up, etc.) and there's no big pac man yet when you win a round. And I need to make a lot more levels (only have 5 now). But the rest is identical to the original.

[william22]

I don't think Namco would appreciate it if I release a pc/xbox version of their game. I created it for personal use only to use with the cabinet replica. Also, not many people own a 4 player cocktail cabinet with a Full HD screen.

I understand you're not want to publish it on the net. Maybe some day in private. I always love to see a gamemakers work.
To bad my skills are at Delphi.
Wish you al the best.
Thank you for reply.

[Sjaak]

Working on some nice additions to the game:

Configuration Menu - 5 different soundtracks


Paint your opponents - Better graphics for the Ghosts


Big levels


Final scores

[jmike]

That paint your opponents feature looks awesome  .
Also changing the music is a good idea, definitely not on the arcade version.


Amazing work. The graphics are looking very smooth.

 

[CoryBee]

Maybe you might be interested in releasing it for someone who wants to build a similar one. I have played the arcade version and this one is already starting to look better.  Epic Build!

[Le Chuck]

I'm no lawyer but I think if you altered the ghosts and pacmen to different original characters and did some creative titling that you could possibly do a release and avoid any unpleasantness.  Especially if it was released as freeware.  Given that you had no access to NAMCO code and did all this from scratch as long there aren't ghosts and pacmen I really don't see how they'd have a leg to stand on. 

For your purposes there is no reason to go through that work to change all that and I think at this point your wise to be keeping this to yourself but the gameplay really is coming along so well that it is a shame no to put your work out there in some fashion.  I am sure most folks here would like playing your version even if it was monkeys chasing 4 sentient bananas or something.  Then you could call it Banana-Royale.  Just an idea.  Hell, have a contest to redesign the characters for a public release.  Winner gets his face/avatar as a piece of bonus fruit or something.

Just something to think about!     

[CoryBee]

Then you could call it Banana-Royale.

  I would play the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of Banana-Royale!

[Sjaak]

I'm no lawyer but I think if you altered the ghosts and pacmen to different original characters and did some creative titling that you could possibly do a release and avoid any unpleasantness.  Especially if it was released as freeware.  Given that you had no access to NAMCO code and did all this from scratch as long there aren't ghosts and pacmen I really don't see how they'd have a leg to stand on. 

For your purposes there is no reason to go through that work to change all that and I think at this point your wise to be keeping this to yourself but the gameplay really is coming along so well that it is a shame no to put your work out there in some fashion.  I am sure most folks here would like playing your version even if it was monkeys chasing 4 sentient bananas or something.  Then you could call it Banana-Royale.  Just an idea.  Hell, have a contest to redesign the characters for a public release.  Winner gets his face/avatar as a piece of bonus fruit or something.

Just something to think about! 

I like the idea of a contest. That saves me from a lot of graphic redesign.

Who would be interested in a redesign contest?

[jmike]

I'm no lawyer but I think if you altered the ghosts and pacmen to different original characters and did some creative titling that you could possibly do a release and avoid any unpleasantness.  Especially if it was released as freeware.  Given that you had no access to NAMCO code and did all this from scratch as long there aren't ghosts and pacmen I really don't see how they'd have a leg to stand on. 

For your purposes there is no reason to go through that work to change all that and I think at this point your wise to be keeping this to yourself but the gameplay really is coming along so well that it is a shame no to put your work out there in some fashion.  I am sure most folks here would like playing your version even if it was monkeys chasing 4 sentient bananas or something.  Then you could call it Banana-Royale.  Just an idea.  Hell, have a contest to redesign the characters for a public release.  Winner gets his face/avatar as a piece of bonus fruit or something.

Just something to think about! 

I like the idea of a contest. That saves me from a lot of graphic redesign.

Who would be interested in a redesign contest?

That sounds like a great idea. There's a lot of talented people on this forum with some unique ideas. 

 

[Le Chuck]

If you post up the needed animation frames for each type of characters I bet you get some really great submissions. I have a few ideas myself, aside from Banana-Royale TM. I say open it up!

[yaksplat]

Now if this game became completely skinnable, that would be very interesting.

I like where this is going.  Although i do like the original as well

[ChadTower]

You could also sell customized versions.  I bet people would be willing to pay for a version that had kids and parents' faces, for example.

[vanrose72]

"And you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?"

[ChadTower]

[Insert Paris Hilton joke here]

[Namco]

Hey guys, this is Namco. I approve of this, just make sure to PM me and send me a copy once you've finished coding and you have all the bugs worked out. 

[yaksplat]

Well, now that that's settled....

[MacGyver]

I'm no lawyer but I think if you altered the ghosts and pacmen to different original characters and did some creative titling that you could possibly do a release and avoid any unpleasantness.  Especially if it was released as freeware.  Given that you had no access to NAMCO code and did all this from scratch as long there aren't ghosts and pacmen I really don't see how they'd have a leg to stand on. 

For your purposes there is no reason to go through that work to change all that and I think at this point your wise to be keeping this to yourself but the gameplay really is coming along so well that it is a shame no to put your work out there in some fashion.  I am sure most folks here would like playing your version even if it was monkeys chasing 4 sentient bananas or something.  Then you could call it Banana-Royale.  Just an idea.  Hell, have a contest to redesign the characters for a public release.  Winner gets his face/avatar as a piece of bonus fruit or something.

Just something to think about! 

Also remember to release the game as "Definitely not PacSomething"  and make all the ghosts and Pacmen completely different.  But make the graphics for the title and characters in PNG format and in a folder named "graphics"    Now if someone was to release a custom set of Pacman knock-off PNGs afterwards, well that wouldn't be on your head.  How can you control what the rest of the world does?      

Looks great so far BTW.

[Sjaak]

Banana Royale Design Contest can be found here

[william22]

Banana Royale Design Contest can be found here

Thanks Sjaak. Great Idea.

[xvsanx]

registered to say thank you!

[Sjaak]

registered to say thank you!

You're welcome

[Sjaak]

A small update:

Just finished building a box for the Battle Royale "marquee", still need to paint it yellow and install the led lighting.

[jmike]

Nicely done. Is that a donkey Kong marquee I see?

 

[Sjaak]

Nicely done. Is that a donkey Kong marquee I see?

 

Yes, cabinet isn't done yet, but I already ordered the marquee and sideart. I have to start a thread on that soon...

[BuschWolff]

Great Build! love it

Awesome craftsmanship!

[Sjaak]

I just installed 2 meters of led strip in this thing and it looks amazing.

[opt2not]

Wow, it really does! 

[Woodshop Flunky]

That does look amazing! 

I may have missed it, but what did you make the box out of?

[Sjaak]

I may have missed it, but what did you make the box out of?

The box is made of 10mm MDF. It measures 70cm x 50 cm (27" x 20"). I used the bottom part as a template to route two pieces of plexi. The black edge is just a aluminum corner profile painted black.

[Woodshop Flunky]

Again... this is so cool.

I think it's amazing that you coded your own version of the game itself.

My son saw the commercial for "Wreck-It-Ralph" the other day and asked if I could put it on his machine.  I told him the game didn't really exist.

Reading your thread makes me want to code my own.

Great job! 

[Shin-Gouki]

Joined JUST to test this and just say in the almost 25 years I have been in the Arcade Industry this is one of the most incredible Projects I have ever seen. (in scope and in execution)

That Said running solid 60 FPS on:
Phenom II X6  1090T Black Edition
16GB DDR 3 Ram
Geforce GT 240 (X2 in SLI)

Going to give it a whirl on the Media Center PC as well.

[81ramirez]

Wow!!! Every aspect of your project is unbelievable. The cabinet is beautifully done and the game looks spot on. Congratulations.

I tested the third version that you posted, and I got 58 fps in an i7 3770k (no overclock) with on board video. Are you still accepting beta testers?

Anyway, congratulations again.     

[shrunkenmaster]

This is just getting better and better. I know I'm just repeating what others have already said, but for one person to execute the whole software/hardware thing is a rarity. The effort put into this is truly astounding and will no doubt be commended. So good to see someone going the extra mile! 

[floriske.nl]

As mentioned by many others before me: This built is just simply amazing! 

If my project turns out only half as nice as this one I'm a happy man

[roadrunner71]

2012-12-09 14:04:57 - WindowsGame1
Frames: 862 - Time: 43790ms - Avg: 19.685 - Min: 18 - Max: 23

Toshiba Satellite AMD Turion X2 with Windows 7. My screen res does not go high enough so I could not see the entire screen and the guys did not follow the lines. I will try on my other computer later. My son is doing homework on it now.

[roadrunner71]

2012-12-09 21:04:23 - WindowsGame1
Frames: 3597 - Time: 60000ms - Avg: 59.950 - Min: 58 - Max: 62

Core2Quad 9800gt windows7 x64 4gb ram.

Runs much better on my desktop frame rate wise but looks the same to me. My monitor only does 1680x1050 so not 1080p. The pacman is off set so it is hard to tell where I am on the map. When I run into the other player and they bounce off each other, my player slows down to about half for the rest of the test.

Man, you are awesome, I wish I knew how to just program a game like this. Your wood working is amazing too. If you need anymore testing done, let me know.

[orsettolavatore]

it's sooo coool i can dieee!

[Termin8tor]

I would love to see some finished pics of this. 

[william22]

[DUTCH-mode]
Mag ik eens komen kijken naar het resultaat?
[/DUTCH-mode]

Have a nice christmas everyone!

[Sjaak]

I would love to see some finished pics of this. 

[Le Chuck]

Great to see it plugged in?  I take it that it's working and complete now?  When was it done?

[Termin8tor]

Love it. Amazing mancave. 

[Sjaak]

Great to see it plugged in?  I take it that it's working and complete now?  When was it done?

This was actually done last year, but I have been too busy with other projects. Here is a video of the cabinet in action, complete with blinky buttons.

[yotsuya]

Unless you post a photo of a MILFy butterface touching the marquee, I'm calling this NOT done. 

[opt2not]

Unless you post a photo of a MILFy butterface touching the marquee, I'm calling this NOT done. 

[michel almeida]

@Sjaak
Friend got his game
otimo and beautiful
when you will provide
for agent to drooling here

[bokaun]

I understand the fear of being sued by Nanco
I wanted very much a copy and play with my friends but the decision is yours!
really cool and I loved your project

[Sjaak]

Just saw this, prototype for an update for Pac Man Battle Royale...

[jmike]

Just saw this, prototype for an update for Pac Man Battle Royale...

Hey Sjaak, thanks for the video. Love the new changes on the game.
Are you planning in updating your version?

[Sjaak]

Hey Sjaak, thanks for the video. Love the new changes on the game.
Are you planning in updating your version?

Yes, for sure. I already had one cpu player. Shouldn't be hard to make that 3. And I like the new statistics at the end of the game. And the crown of course

[lettuce]

How close is your version to the arcade version then Sjaak?, i take it the ghosts and other pac-men have different behavior to the arcade version?

I have played the arcade version a bit, but i guess its too late to be a 'Beta tester' for this now  ??

[Mbresnan]

Sjaak, very nice work on the cabinet and the software. 

[mike boss]

Incredible project.
Love the marquee and the LED lighting.
I've been using that stuff and its awesome.

[Ilikepokemon123]

Sjaak, I would be happy to beta test it. Message me if you want me to help out!

[Well Fed Games]

Finally got to play PMBR at an arcade in Disney Orlando yesterday. They had two tabletops, and on one, two joysticks were set to eight – way. Pretty sad.

Really fun, though. I got to play it and Fix-it Felix with my nephew and I was bragging about Sjaak's builds. 

[Sjaak]

Finally got to play PMBR at an arcade in Disney Orlando yesterday. They had two tabletops, and on one, two joysticks were set to eight – way. Pretty sad.

Really fun, though. I got to play it and Fix-it Felix with my nephew and I was bragging about Sjaak's builds. 

Did you also see the deluxe version? The one with the big screen.

[Well Fed Games]

No, didn't get to play the deluxe version. I thought they had one there (Based on a video walk-through from a few months ago) but I may have just missed it somehow. Would've liked to try it out.

[a1pharm]

 

[dess]

Epic !

ps  : I want to build my own arcade controls! : job done man ^^

[Mufausa]

The game is nowhere near completion, graphics code isn't optimized at all, there debugging information all over the screen. But you can move two blocks around a maze and bump into each other (use the arrow keys for one and aswd for the other).

The game only runs on 1920x1080 Full HD resolution, so you need a PC/Graphic card that can handle that. There will not be a version which supports other resolutions.

To run the game, you need the following runtimes
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0

You might also need DirectX 9.0c
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

For performance measuring you can use Fraps

And of course you need the game as well.

I would like to get some input on all the various machines it runs on, so if you get it running, let me know what processor/graphic card/windows version/directx version you have and how it performs.

I've only seen three versions of the game on this thread. The game is running perfectly fine on my computer. I'm running an i7 2600K with a GTX 570 Superclocked HD. The resolution was not a issue for me either. Any word on when we can get proper playable version of the game? I know that your currently working on Banana Royale, to avoid the Namco copyright problems, etc.

[Sjaak]

I've only seen three versions of the game on this thread. The game is running perfectly fine on my computer. I'm running an i7 2600K with a GTX 570 Superclocked HD. The resolution was not a issue for me either. Any word on when we can get proper playable version of the game? I know that your currently working on Banana Royale, to avoid the Namco copyright problems, etc.

Any chance you can post a picture of your arcade cabinet?

[paulliadis]

Just came across this thread. This is so rad. Sadly, I've yet to play Pac-Man Battle Royale. Looks like a pretty fun game.

[dess]

here the photo of my bomberman table top !
design is not finished yet
may i could test this with pacman ?
plz 




ps : not enough space to build a bigger one & IPS screen are not cheap ^^

[jmike]

Sjaak,
         finally started building my pacman-battle royal replica. I know I contacted you asking how to mount the monitor...(been slacking off all summer). But here's a quick pic. Will start a thread soon.
I do have some more side pieces cut, just not in this pic.

Not sure I want to mount all 4-joysticks permanently, maybe have a removable side control panel when in use.


 

[Sjaak]

Sjaak,
         finally started building my pacman-battle royal replica. I know I contacted you asking how to mount the monitor...(been slacking off all summer). But here's a quick pic. Will start a thread soon.
I do have some more side pieces cut, just not in this pic.

Not sure I want to mount all 4-joysticks permanently, maybe have a removable side control panel when in use.


 

Finally  Can't wait to see more pictures.

[blueznl]

Mooi man!

[Sjaak]

Working on a version of the software with customizable graphics, sounds and levels for the Banana Royale contest. I did some testing with alternate graphics.

What if Pac Man Battle Royale had been released in 1987.......

[jmike]

 
        Nice work Sjaak!  Love that tracking "how many items you ate" at the end.
That way you can all out the players that just avoided everything... 


(I know I still owe you a finished Pac-Man Battle Royal cocktail pic) It's coming... 

 

[opt2not]

  I really dig the old graphics look.

[Vigo]

No kidding. That is awesome!

[Generic Eric]

Why wasn't Pac Man Battle Royale released in 1987?

FIXT

[Dizzle]

Love your work Sjaak 

I really want to build one of these.  Been messing around in Sketchup trying to get the dimensions right before I start cutting.  Still trying to figure out the proper way to mount the monitor.  I think I'm gonna go with another joystick at the end of the table for classic vertical games too.

[thatpurplestuff]

Very impressive work, dude!  That is so clean and polished looking that you could easily sell the final product (obviously with a different default skin).  Great stuff!

[Sjaak]

Very impressive work, dude!  That is so clean and polished looking that you could easily sell the final product (obviously with a different default skin).  Great stuff!

Or sell it for free!

Updated Banana Royale thread

Love your work Sjaak 

I really want to build one of these.  Been messing around in Sketchup trying to get the dimensions right before I start cutting.  Still trying to figure out the proper way to mount the monitor.  I think I'm gonna go with another joystick at the end of the table for classic vertical games too.

Looking good! Just put the monitor on the U shaped box that goes under the playfield. There should be enough room.

[BAMBOO]

Sjaak nice work man, I love it@   

[thatpurplestuff]

Very impressive work, dude!  That is so clean and polished looking that you could easily sell the final product (obviously with a different default skin).  Great stuff!

Or sell it for free!

Updated Banana Royale thread

Ummm... I freakin love you?!  That's awesome man!  I'm going to be building a cocktail in the near future and you've just forced me to make it 4 player.

[wp34]

Working on a version of the software with customizable graphics, sounds and levels for the Banana Royale contest. I did some testing with alternate graphics.

What if Pac Man Battle Royale had been released in 1987.......

Awesome.  Just awesome.

[retrometro]

Last part of 2015 right now... how's this project coming along?

[pbj]

Do pac man 256

[Sjaak]

Last part of 2015 right now... how's this project coming along?

The big cabinet was finished a while ago. I was at Eurocade 2015 yesterday running a custom tournament version.



The Banana Royale spinoff is pretty much done, but I don't think anyone is interested in that version anymore.

The 8 bit version needs some 8 bit sound effects, but since I'm crap at doing sound and music, that's going to have to wait.

Do pac man 256

And I'm working on a 256 version with the original graphics with a special Pac Man 256 cabinet.

[Le Chuck]

Interest waned because you never updated it.  I put in hours on that monster version and then nothing. No sound update. No nada.

[delebru]

Awesome project Sjaak!

I was searching custom made Pac-Man Battle Royale on Google and ended up here. I'd like to build one myself and was wondering if you could share the cut layout or exterior dimensions of the cabinet, it would help a lot!

[S1ckb0y]

Hi Sjaak,

A couple of friends and myself are looking to build our own Battle Royale clone arcade cabinet for some great basement fun. Are you willing to share/sell your binaries and/or source code?

I have another project of building a bar top cabinet, with pallet wood, for my RetroPie project. This one will only involve USB ports/joysticks though (more like a portable console with a cool look and feel).

Thanks!

Simon

[yotsuya]

Based on past experience, his Battle Royale software is not for sale or distribution. Just FYI.

[sparksterz]

Hi Sjaak,

A couple of friends and myself are looking to build our own Battle Royale clone arcade cabinet for some great basement fun. Are you willing to share/sell your binaries and/or source code?

I have another project of building a bar top cabinet, with pallet wood, for my RetroPie project. This one will only involve USB ports/joysticks though (more like a portable console with a cool look and feel).

Thanks!

Simon

Unfortunately the game crashes for me randomly at times...I've been able to figure out a little bit with attaching VS to try and debug the error, but to figure out what needs solved is not exactly simple considering it's been run through a code obscuring program: https://confuser.codeplex.com/

Glad I didn't spend too much time messing around with customizing it before finding out that Sjaak is moving on from it. The last published version I can find isn't stable for me, and even if it were, it has the timer limitation. Maybe one day I'll learn game development principles enough to build my own version, but I was hoping I could learn some from poking around.

[MTPPC]

You can buy the boards from NAMCO for about $2800 if you don't have exchanges or around $1600 if you have boards to exchange. Was there any progress on getting a bug free version for the PC?

[damageinc86]

Hi Sjaak,

A couple of friends and myself are looking to build our own Battle Royale clone arcade cabinet for some great basement fun. Are you willing to share/sell your binaries and/or source code?

I have another project of building a bar top cabinet, with pallet wood, for my RetroPie project. This one will only involve USB ports/joysticks though (more like a portable console with a cool look and feel).

Thanks!

Simon

Unfortunately the game crashes for me randomly at times...I've been able to figure out a little bit with attaching VS to try and debug the error, but to figure out what needs solved is not exactly simple considering it's been run through a code obscuring program: https://confuser.codeplex.com/

Glad I didn't spend too much time messing around with customizing it before finding out that Sjaak is moving on from it. The last published version I can find isn't stable for me, and even if it were, it has the timer limitation. Maybe one day I'll learn game development principles enough to build my own version, but I was hoping I could learn some from poking around.

Same for me, except I spent all the time to bring in the classic sprites from pac-man, and even make the baby pac sprite.  It just crashes at completely random times.  It could be first maze,...it could be after you've all gone through every maze and restarted, or it could be at the last maze.  It's really weird.  Can't some programming genius fix this problem?  Or please Sjaak, just jump back in long enough to fix that random crashing thing?  This is soooooo much better than the official version, and there is so much fun the community could have with the ability to make your own custom mazes.

[Sjaak]

I'm curious what version of the software you are running and where you got it, since I never released the software...

Is it the Banana Royale software?

[damageinc86]

Yes it's the last version you linked to in the other Banana Royale thread. BananaRoyale5.zip 

Our family is having a blast with this!  We just have to keep restarting the program.  We just got through all the rounds and then made it through 5 seconds of the next first round and it crashed. 

[Sjaak]

Yes it's the last version you linked to in the other Banana Royale thread. BananaRoyale5.zip 

Our family is having a blast with this!  We just have to keep restarting the program.  We just got through all the rounds and then made it through 5 seconds of the next first round and it crashed.

That's not a crash, there is a timer limitation on the program (probably 5 minutes). Nothing I can do about that, because I don't have the source code anymore.

I can try to see if I can put the 8 bit version online (without the graphics), which is a much better version since it supports the Tiled level editor (http://www.mapeditor.org/) and has less sprites. But that will take some days.

[Titchgamer]

I would really like to play BR properly with friends but the version they realeased on Museum is utter ****!

I mean you cant change the keys and you cant have multiplayer so its basiclly useless!

Very sad

[damageinc86]

Yes it's the last version you linked to in the other Banana Royale thread. BananaRoyale5.zip 

Our family is having a blast with this!  We just have to keep restarting the program.  We just got through all the rounds and then made it through 5 seconds of the next first round and it crashed.

That's not a crash, there is a timer limitation on the program (probably 5 minutes). Nothing I can do about that, because I don't have the source code anymore.

I can try to see if I can put the 8 bit version online (without the graphics), which is a much better version since it supports the Tiled level editor (http://www.mapeditor.org/) and has less sprites. But that will take some days.

Oh wow, had no idea that was a timer.  Bummer about loosing the source code.  If you throw the 8 bit version up will it still take the same sprite folders that the bananaroyale5.zip has so one could just transfer their work over and have it function properly?  That would be great! 

I'm sure there's still a lot of interest in this, it just might not be noticeable (views, vs. actual comments).  For me, your masterful adaptation is hands down the best version out there. 
Here's what I came up with for our Pac-Family:

upload

[Sjaak]

Does anyone have anything to share?

Sprites, sounds, levels?

[damageinc86]

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhDmI_yynaVjdjLl37bS8T1tGSI

[Sjaak]

This update to the executable removes the timer. Just copy it over the BananaRoyale5 from the BananaRoyale topic.

To play the game, you still need to supply your own graphics (the old ones still work) and your own sounds. Or use the really nice graphics from damageinc86.  Crashes can be fixed by restarting the game

[pbj]

You sure that update is working?  File size is about 80kb.  The previous version was 625....

[Sjaak]

You sure that update is working?  File size is about 80kb.  The previous version was 625....

Yes, playing it right now. I used a different obfuscator which does better compression.

[damageinc86]

Beautiful!  We just played through two full rounds!  Thank you very much sjaak! 

I was also wondering when making mazes using the tiled program, how do you know which of the four power pellets you put down is going to actually show up in the maze?  I am having trouble figuring out how to get more than one on screen, and then the one I thought would be there, wasn't, it was one of the other four i put down.

[Titchgamer]

Where do I get this Bannana royale 5? I would love to give this a go.

[PL1]

Where do I get this Bannana royale 5? I would love to give this a go.

It's on page 6 of the other thread.


Scott

[Sjaak]

Beautiful!  We just played through two full rounds!  Thank you very much sjaak! 

I was also wondering when making mazes using the tiled program, how do you know which of the four power pellets you put down is going to actually show up in the maze?  I am having trouble figuring out how to get more than one on screen, and then the one I thought would be there, wasn't, it was one of the other four i put down.

Number of pellets = Number of remaining players - 1

Position is chosen at random from the 4 defined positions

[Titchgamer]

Where do I get this Bannana royale 5? I would love to give this a go.

It's on page 6 of the other thread.


Scott

Thanks, Ime gana have to check that out

[Titchgamer]

Do you have to run it in a certain compatibility mode or something?
Ime running Windows 7 64 bit but it wont load

[Sjaak]

Do you have to run it in a certain compatibility mode or something?
Ime running Windows 7 64 bit but it wont load

Read the whole banana royale and this thread carefully for prerequisites and install instructions etc.

Windows versions doesn't matter

[damageinc86]

Number of pellets = Number of remaining players - 1

Position is chosen at random from the 4 defined positions

Ahhhh that makes sense now.  Cool, thanks.  Making a decent maze is harder than it looks lol.  Maybe we should start a thread just for that 

[Hutt]

Do you have to run it in a certain compatibility mode or something?
Ime running Windows 7 64 bit but it wont load

Read the whole banana royale and this thread carefully for prerequisites and install instructions etc.

Windows versions doesn't matter

I just spent an hour looking through these threads... starts to get a little confusing after a few hundred posts.... I have version 5... but if I run the executable it just crashes in Win7.
Actually tried 4,5,6... Can you point a finger in the right direction? I would love to get this running as its quite an awesome game. Thanks.
Well, I

[Le Chuck]

Try this thread, Hutt

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,153361.0.html

[Benoit33]

hi,

good news for all pacman battle royale's fans

https://github.com/vikbez/pacbrcade

fullscreen inside, i prefer the sjaak version ( maybe one day... ) but this mod is share on internet

it's the steam version with mod fullscreen.

i prepare my cabinet

Good game and enjoy

[Dinner Supreme]

(Related to regular BananaRoyale6)

Hello.

To get right to the point. This game crashes on my friends pc right when you get to "Fight!" before any movement happens. It works on mines though. We both have location of the file in mind to not have spaces in the address. Heck we even tried it with it in the root. Yes I've read all the thread posts here, including the one with "Hyrule Rumble" and "Battle Royale replica".

We both have the bananaroyale.exe on the Avast Exclusion list. The only difference between me and my friend's pc is that his is Windows 7 and my mini laptop where I successfully play it on is Windows 8. I'm concerned since I want to transfer this game to my Main PC where I have all of my games and it's a Windows 7 PC.

We also tried running as Administrator......he already has the latest XNA and .NET stuff.

What could be the problem?



Another few things: Is there a way to make the game into "Deluxe" display within the settings? (nothing is flipped, all of the text are facing the same direction as if all players were looking at big flatscreen tv in a living room)

What are the other difficulties. The default is "Normal" in the settings. Are there more? Is it three and other two are "Easy" and "Hard" written exactly?

[childsremix]

hi,

good news for all pacman battle royale's fans

https://github.com/vikbez/pacbrcade

fullscreen inside, i prefer the sjaak version ( maybe one day... ) but this mod is share on internet

it's the steam version with mod fullscreen.

i prepare my cabinet

Good game and enjoy

Where did you find the plans for the cabinet build? Interested in building my own.

Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

[william22]

Dear Sjaak,
Can you please share your sourcecode without graphics? I like to make a modification.

[jmaxime89]

hi,

good news for all pacman battle royale's fans

https://github.com/vikbez/pacbrcade

fullscreen inside, i prefer the sjaak version ( maybe one day... ) but this mod is share on internet

it's the steam version with mod fullscreen.

i prepare my cabinet

Good game and enjoy

Hey Benoit thanks for the heads up ! I don't know if you can help me. As soon as I run x360ce it creates xinput1_3.dll and then everything stops working. I can't even start the game. As soon as I delete xinput everything works fine.

Also (it is a different problem altogether) do you know if it's possible to map my buttons from my ipac ultimate to 4 players there ? It only registers for player 1

Thanks so much for the link, I lost all hope playing this one day on my 4 players cabinet

[Benoit33]

hi

i use the xinput test for this game not x360ce

my cabient smaller than original namco (too big)





please Sjaak your version for compare

logo for side it's not 100% perfect but it's ok, i can share the file if you want



Benoit

[Kangum]

hi

i use the xinput test for this game not x360ce

my cabient smaller than original namco (too big)





please Sjaak your version for compare

logo for side it's not 100% perfect but it's ok, i can share the file if you want



Benoit

hey I like your mini version what size monitor did you choose if you don't mind me asking and is it a 4:3 monitor or widescreen.

[Sjaak]

please Sjaak your version for compare

The cabinet looks great! Nice job. PM sent.

[Benoit33]

last update with stickers

the monitor is a 22" widescreen

dimension

h : 82 cm
l : 60 cm
L : 84 cm

Best regards

[marvinmax]

This looks great Benoit33! Tried to contact you, but I can't send private messages! Could you give me some mor info how you did this? And is it for sale? Thanks for the info!

[Benoit33]

tournerie@me.com

[loukoum]

I'm french and i read (and test) your fabulous work

i just want to thank you

It is awesome

please continue to develop this fabulous game !   

[MaxRod]

Friend of mine has an indie game project that's a bit like pac man. I'd like to make a cab much like this one. Are there any plans out there for it?

[Thorvald]

hi,

good news for all pacman battle royale's fans

https://github.com/vikbez/pacbrcade

fullscreen inside, i prefer the sjaak version ( maybe one day... ) but this mod is share on internet

it's the steam version with mod fullscreen.

i prepare my cabinet

Good game and enjoy

Hmm, no joy here.  Just purchased the game on steam, copied files to directory but when it starts it reports "Steam must be running to play this game".   Of course Steam is open and running...

The base game works fine from the Steam app itself however.

---

Too bad would be a fun game for arcade parties.  Will have to sit back and wait till this gets more developed.

Cheers

[1500points]

I had never heard of pacman battle royale 4 player available for home use until recently from reading on here.

So you are saying buying that pacman battle royale game works, but when you apply the github hack it breaks?  right?

4 player pacman cocktail machine would be quite entertaining for the family.

[shane24]

Do you have any closer up images of the monitor and glass?  How is the glass secured onto the box?  Is there a border or some type of bezel that is between the glass and wood? 

hi

i use the xinput test for this game not x360ce

my cabient smaller than original namco (too big)





please Sjaak your version for compare

logo for side it's not 100% perfect but it's ok, i can share the file if you want



Benoit

hey I like your mini version what size monitor did you choose if you don't mind me asking and is it a 4:3 monitor or widescreen.

[dess]

hello
i have build a cabinet from arcade museum  and mod for playing like it's the arcade version.
but do you know how to add map ? they're is few map and it's become boring really fast
see you

[retroworld2k]

Small update

Hi Sjaak,

I also try to build something.  Atm I have a problem with the software. I can't PM you here. You still have a nice version of your software that I could test for you  ?

Maik