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Arcade | Music | Pinball | Scales | Slot Machines | Trade Stims | Vending | Videogames / KLOV | | Manufacturers 18,123 Machines: 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Baby Pac-Man
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Arcade | Music | Pinball | Scales | Slot Machines | Trade Stims | Vending | Videogames / KLOV | | Manufacturers 18,123 Machines: 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Manufacturer:
Bally Midway Year: 1982 Type: Pinball Subtype: Hybrid Pinball/Videogame Class: Wide Release
Maximum number of Players: 2 Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
 Photo contributed by: Robbie Allen
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Baby Pac-Man DescriptionBaby 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.Cabinet InformationThe cabinet is solid yellow and there are stickers of Baby Pac-Man on both sides.Game IntroductionThis 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. MiscellaneousPRODUCTION: approximately 7000 units.VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,993 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,022 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,237 machines (3,799 unique titles).Very Common - There are 105 known instances of this machine owned by Baby Pac-Man collectors who are members. Of these, 104 of them are original dedicated machines, and one is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 2 VAPS members with Baby Pac-Man machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra Baby Pac-Man circuit board for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - Popular - There are 14 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 34 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalUses 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.FixesThis 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
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Foto-Finder™ (books)
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