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Baby Pac-Man

Description

Baby Pac-Man avoids ghosts and eats his way through a maze devoid of power pellets. These power-ups can only be earned by dropping into the pinball section. When a ball drains in the pinball section, play returns to the video mode.

Baby Pac-Man was produced by Bally Midway in 1982.

Bally Midway released 96 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1980. Bally Midway was based in United States.

Other machines made by Bally Midway during the time period Baby Pac-Man was produced include: Lazarian, Solar Fox, Wizard Of Wor, Adventures of Robby Roto, The, Crossroads, BurgerTime, Bump 'n Jump, Blue Print, Earth Friend, and Kozmik Krooz'r

Specs

Name	Baby Pac-Man
Developer	Bally Midway (United States)
Year	1982
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	6987
Sub-Type	Hybrid Pinball/Videogame
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Labyrinth/Maze
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color 13-inch Wells-Gardner
Conversion Class	unique
# Maximum Players	2
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right) Buttons: 2 - Left Flipper\|Right Flipper
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Baby Pac-Man Control Panel Image

Video Clips

Baby Pac Man Arcade Game Pinball Video Game Bally Midway

Baby Pac-Man Arcade Gameplay Video - In Depth - Pinball and Video

Game Introduction

This was the first video/pinball combo game from Bally (Granny and the Gators being the second). In the video mode, you control Baby Pac-Man in a familiar Pac-Man like maze, gobbling dots and fruit while avoiding ghosts that are very smart and very fast. The red ghost actually moves faster than Baby Pac-Man. The first thing the seasoned Pac-Man player notices is that there are no power pellets initially on the screen! The player must earn power pellets by exiting to the pinball section.

In the pinball section, the player can advance the fruit that is displayed on the level, increase the speed of Baby Pac-Man as he runs through the two side exits and, most importantly, earn power pellets (one to four) by spelling "PacMan" or hitting the loop ball that resides behind the drop targets at the top of the playfield.

Baby Pac-Man KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.19 (5 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.65

Overall Like	3.75
Fun (Social)	3.50
Fun (Solo)	3.50
Collector Desire	3.75

Technical Rating: 3.25

Gameplay	3.50
Graphics	3.25
Originality	4.20
Sound/Music	3.50

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Cabinet Information

The cabinet is solid yellow and there are stickers of Baby Pac-Man on both sides.

Miscellaneous

PRODUCTION: approximately 7000 units.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Baby Pac-Man Census

There are 14,755 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,475 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,460 machines (6,896 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 277 known instances of this machine owned by Baby Pac-Man collectors who are active members. Of these, 272 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 9 active VAPS members with a Baby Pac-Man machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Baby Pac-Man circuit board for sale.

Wanted - Popular - There are 21 active VAPS members currently looking for Baby Pac-Man.

This game ranks a 58 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 38 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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Technical

Uses a standard Bally Pinball MPU controller (used in other machines at the time) with a 6800 CPU. The other two boards are a combined lamp/solenoid driver board and the video game board (dubbed "Vidiot") that runs the video game portion. The video game board uses a 6800 for sound and a custom 9924(??) CPU chip for the video.

Fixes

This game is notorious for problems in communication between the video section and the pinball section. Cleaning the connector pins with Q-tips and rubbing alcohol is generally a good first attempt at a fix.

Legacy

Manuals

German Manual - Baby Pac-Man Manual — **German Manual**
(16 pages, 386 kB File)

WG 13 K4801K4806K4851K4856 - Baby Pac-Man Manual — **WG 13 K4801K4806K4851K4856**
(1 page, 566 kB File)

Installation and General Game Operation Instructions - Baby Pac-Man Manual — **Installation and General Game Operation Instructions**
(44 pages, 5.7 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Arcade Treasures Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X) Page: 116; Color photo
The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 125; Color photo Price guide: No
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 125; Color photo
Pinball Compendium : 1982 to Present Shalhoub (ISBN 0764323008) Page: 19; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Dedicated

See the game at:

This game is available at the following public arcades, bars or museums:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
The Very Best Arcade (The Very Best Weiner Shop)	252 E High St, Pottstown	Pennsylvania	United States	Arcade (Classic Videogame) Status: Verified Children: Allowed Focus: Classic Games Food: Yes Alcohol: No Payment Method: Coins	1
The Winged Bear	775 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury	Connecticut	United States		0
Upstate Pinball & Arcade Museum	109A West Trade St, Simpsonville	South Carolina	United States	Arcade (Classic Videogame) Children: Allowed Focus: Classic Games Food: No Alcohol: No Payment Method: Admission Charge	2

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