Hangly Man
![Hangly Man - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji]()
Description
A pie-shaped player moves around a maze eating dots while being chased by four ghosts. Eating all the dots will advance the player to the next level. Eating any of the power dots temporarily makes the ghosts vulnerable and eating fruit gives you bonus points.
Hangly Man was produced by Nittoh in 1981.
Nittoh released 2 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1981. Nittoh was based in United States.
Other machines made by Nittoh during the time period Hangly Man was produced include:
Specs
| Name | Hangly Man |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nittoh (United States) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8070 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Labyrinth/Maze |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Namco Galaxian |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| Control Panel | Hangly Man Control Panel Image |
| PCB | Hangly Man PCB Image |
Game Introduction
This is a 1981 Pac-Man clone by Nittoh. It features a different maze that becomes invisible or disappears at certain times or levels. Hangly Man is chased by four ghosts (NAME-NICKNAME-COLOR):
- Oikake-Akabei-Red
- Machibuse-Pinky-Pink
- Kimagure-Aosuke-Blue
- Okoboke-Guzuta-Orange
Hangly Man KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.20 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 4.40
Overall Like |
5.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 5.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.00
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 5.00 |
| Originality | 2.00 |
| Sound/Music | 4.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Hacks
- Popeye Pacman - This is a hack of Hangly Man that changes the main character to a Popeye head.
Images
Trivia
According to the Japanese Engrish [sic] page (a page dedicated to the Japanese's mangling of english on their products, etc.), "Hangly Man" was an attempt at "Hungry Man".
Miscellaneous
COPY OF: Pac-Man
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Hangly Man Census
There are 15,121 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,610 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,154 machines (6,965 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 10 known instances of this machine owned by Hangly Man collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines. 6 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 4 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
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