When was the 256th level of PacMan first reached?
I remember back in the day that 9th key patterns existed and once you got there, it seemed that you could play indefinitely.
Not so, as we know now.
I had several multi-hour games before I considered it defeated and lost interest. I remember the last time I played 2+ hours with 2+ million before losing focus and dying before I could finish a level and get back to my pattern.
But there were several strategy paperback books published back then, including 'Mastering Pac Man' by Ken Uston. There was no mention of the kill screen.
I've also read that the 'rack advance' DIP setting will reach the level after 15+ minutes. Surely somebody noticed that way back closer to 1980.
I even remember a regional tournament sponsored by Putt Putt where a local boy represented our city (Steve Hair of Columbia). But I recall that it was a time-limited contest, suggesting that the killscreen was still unknown at that point.
I'd like to make it one day just to say I did.
Do any of you have references to when the kill screen was first mentioned in print or local circles?
Kerry
I remember back in the day that 9th key patterns existed and once you got there, it seemed that you could play indefinitely.
Not so, as we know now.
I had several multi-hour games before I considered it defeated and lost interest. I remember the last time I played 2+ hours with 2+ million before losing focus and dying before I could finish a level and get back to my pattern.
But there were several strategy paperback books published back then, including 'Mastering Pac Man' by Ken Uston. There was no mention of the kill screen.
I've also read that the 'rack advance' DIP setting will reach the level after 15+ minutes. Surely somebody noticed that way back closer to 1980.
I even remember a regional tournament sponsored by Putt Putt where a local boy represented our city (Steve Hair of Columbia). But I recall that it was a time-limited contest, suggesting that the killscreen was still unknown at that point.
I'd like to make it one day just to say I did.
Do any of you have references to when the kill screen was first mentioned in print or local circles?
Kerry
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