Puck Man Description

Puck Man was produced by Namco in 1979.

Namco released 307 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.

Other machines made by Namco during the time period Puck Man was produced include SOS, Galaxian, Bomb Bee, Cutie Q, Navarone, Gee Bee, Shoot Away, GAHAHA, Guitar Jam, and Robo Restle.

A yellow, pie-shaped character runs along inside a maze, eating dots as it avoids four ghosts. Each ghost has its own unique personality and gobbling one of the four super dots makes Puckman invincible to the ghosts for a given period of time. Each maze has its own unique bonus fruit or object with bonus points increasing as the game progresses.

Cabinet Information

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Game Play

He can eat one of the energizers to turn the ghosts dark blue, which make them edible for him. But after Puckman has eaten any of the ghosts, their eyes will return to the pen in the middle of the maze where they will each regenerate into their former selves and return to chase him again.

Occasionally, a bonus fruit or prize will temporarily appear in the middle of the maze below the ghosts' pen. Puckman can eat those bonus items to receive extra points. Also, there is an escape tunnel in the sides of the maze which Puckman can use to get away from any of the ghosts that may be pursuing him.

After the maze has been cleared of all 240 dots and all four energizers, the entire sequence will begin again with increased difficulty. Between every three, four or five completions, there are musical, animated intermissions to amuse the player while he or she waits for the next challenge to begin.

Everything Puckman eats has different point values. The dots are 10 points each, the energizers are 50 points each, the dark blue ghosts are respectively 200, 400, 800 and 1600 points. There are different point values for every bonus fruit or prize that is eaten: cherries, 100 points strawberry, 300 points peach, 500 points apple, 700 points grapes, 1000 points Galaxian, 2000 points bell, 3000 points and key, 5000 points. You will also get a bonus Puckman at 10000 points.

Miscellaneous

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Puck Man Census

Common - There are approximately 42 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 16 of these machines are owned by our active Puck Man collectors. And of these, 5 are original dedicated machines, 1 is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 10 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Puck Man circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There are 3 active VAPS members currently looking for Puck Man. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Puck Man circuit board set.

At any given time, our active members are listing on VAPS on average of 4,400 games they are looking for, and 3,600 games for sale.

This game ranks a 16 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 10 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Trivia

Manuals

1. German Manual NSM  12 Pages, 933 kB File.
2. Pinout and DIP Switch Settings  2 Pages, 328 kB File.
3. Manual  5 Pages, 638 kB File.

Foto-Finder® (books)

1. The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 96; Color photo;
2. Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 96; Color photo; Price guide:

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