Best Multi-pac?

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Im not a BIG fan myself, but i wanna build a multi pac for my girlfriend cuz she's a big fan. Whats the best way to go? I'm not looking for xx in 1s btw. I got a 60-1 and im not to happy with it.
 
Ive heard good things about Mike Doyle's 96-in-1 and also the 2-bits kit (although its price tag is a killer). You could also be economical and do the 4-in-1 hack. Im personally running a 48-1 multicade with no problems. Whats wrong with your 60-1?
 
Ive heard good things about Mike Doyle's 96-in-1 and also the 2-bits kit (although its price tag is a killer). You could also be economical and do the 4-in-1 hack. Im personally running a 48-1 multicade with no problems. Whats wrong with your 60-1?

theres nothin really wrong with it, its more like a pet peave...i dont like the fact that mulitple high scores, and initials dont save. it works fine other than that
 
Can we just "sticky" this question seeing it comes up once or twice a month!!! :)

Mike Doyle's 96 in 1 is my person favorite and is the only one that has high score saves... Then Mark spaeth has a 6 Pac (6 in 1)... Then there is the Lizard Lick (Clay Cowgill knockoff) which is a 24 in 1....

There are a few that you can do yourself!
 
Your problem then lies in the fact that most multi-pac's do NOT save high score. The 96-in-1 does, but it only saves one scoreboard per game...meaning both NORMAL and FAST MODES use the same high score board. What that means is that the high score board ends up being filled with FAST games only...because everyone is much better at the fast game.

I have the 96-in-1 and love it... but that is my one pet-peeve with it. You CAN set it up to only record high scores for normal speed games, but then the fast speed game scores are lost.
 
i geuss there's always a catch when it comes to multis. her favorite is super pac, and of course ms pac. Maybe ill just get those 2 cabs and be done with it!
 
Do a mame and run Misfit Mame, there are tons, and tons of pacman variations some REALLY
cool like one where pac man and the ghosts all look like zombies.
 
96 in 1 is the best . I never play fast mode . It has Pengo !!!!!!!!!!!!
 
96-1 was cool. I didn't like the little Super-Pac version and opted to go with Spaeth's 6-Pac and kept that instead. Plays fast and slow mode as well as the intermissions are the correct speed when you're playing it in fast version.
 
I own the 24-1 from Clay, the Two-Bit 16-1 and a 30-1 from Retrocade called the Power Pac. The 30 is really 10 versions of pac w/ Fast, Slow and Cheat variations. The 2-bit saves scores but the table is for all games. It does differentiate what the score is for by color. The Power Pac also saves scores. Not many people have them, but they were really popular in 2003-2005 because Clays was hard to get hold of and 2-bits was selling for over 3 bills. Tom offered the Power Pac regularly for 125 shipped. Got mine off ebay for a steal at 40 bux. Sorry, I don't have any pics of it running and right now it is packed away.
 
I own the 24-1 from Clay, the Two-Bit 16-1 and a 30-1 from Retrocade called the Power Pac. The 30 is really 10 versions of pac w/ Fast, Slow and Cheat variations. The 2-bit saves scores but the table is for all games. It does differentiate what the score is for by color. The Power Pac also saves scores. Not many people have them, but they were really popular in 2003-2005 because Clays was hard to get hold of and 2-bits was selling for over 3 bills. Tom offered the Power Pac regularly for 125 shipped. Got mine off ebay for a steal at 40 bux. Sorry, I don't have any pics of it running and right now it is packed away.

Does the two-bit save high scores on each game or does it just take the highest overall? Cause I'm looking to buy one, but the mame version shows only the highest overall score on the top of each game.

And is there any ways to turn off continues and free games in Ultra Pacman? Thanks.
 
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I believe Mike Doyle's kit has Super Pac-Man, and its the only one that does unless you go multicade or MAME.


It is NOT Super Pacman. It's a Pac Man HACK that is somewhat like Super Pac...but it's NOT Super Pacman. Do not buy the 96-in-1 if Super Pacman is important to you... the version on the boardset will disappoint you.

Same with Jr. Pac... while there are mazes named "JR PACMAN" on the board, they are Pac Man mazes...NOT Jr Pac....the Pac Man hardware does NOT support scrolling.

Frankly, it sounds like you want an ARCADE SHOP Multigame board. High scores save correctly...and there is Super Pac...
 
Best bang for the buck is to install a 4-1 mod on an original board. Gives you pac/mspac in fast and slow. Its a bit time consuming but only cost a couple eproms and some sockets.
Marks 6pac gives you the same and pac plus and the kit is plug and play. They can be tough to find if Marks out of stock and inbetween runs but the demand is still there so I guess he will keep making them.
The 96-1 gets alot of love but its a little expensive. The 60-1 board is a cheap alternative, it has several pacs but they are not emulated perfectly. Most people dont notice but if your used to the real hardware you will see (and hear) the difference.
 
I think this is the best version:
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(Note: this awesome picture belongs to 2PacMan)
 
The 60-1 board is a cheap alternative, it has several pacs but they are not emulated perfectly. Most people dont notice but if your used to the real hardware you will see (and hear) the difference.

I dont see any difference at all in mine, runs perfect. A few sounds are different (mainly the sound it makes when you eat a ghost and it runs to the pen), but its not bad. Overall if all you want is Pac's and Super Pac, this would be the easiest way to go. All the pac's run well on the 48's and 60's.
 
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