Pac-Man (Arcade Original) on the Sony PlayStation / PSOne / PS1 / PSX

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Arcade Original Pac-Man

One for the aficionados of the pill popping, ghost busting beachball with a mouth.
I always preferred Amidar but hey, that's just me.

Question: Can I play arcade original Pac-Man on the Sony PlayStation / PS1 / PSOne (and hence PSP, PS Vita, PS2, PS3 etc)?

Answer: Yes Sir. You surely can.

This post will cover both Official Releases and Homebrew for modded consoles, but as that would be a short post, I have also compiled a list of other Official Release Pac Man related games available for the PS1.


OFFICIAL RELEASES


Namco Museum: Volume 1

A collection of 6 arcade originals including Toy Pop, Rally-X and New Rally-X, Pole Position, Bosconian, Galaga and.. PAC-MAN!

These games run using a JAMMA system emulator. Even so, there is some very minor differences due to the screen resolutions available on the PS1, and there is some subtle changes to the sounds used when compared to the original arcade machine.

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 1 - Cover Manual and Disc

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 1 - Loading Screen

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 1 - Game Menu

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 1 - Pac-Man In Game Screen


Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary

Whilst Pac-Man World develops the original arcade maze game into a full 3D world adventure, this release by default also contains a Classic Mode option on the main menu which is the original Pac-Man arcade game in all its glory.

PS1 Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary - Case Manual and Disc

PS1 Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary - Loading Screen

PS1 Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary - Game Select Screen

PS1 Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary - In Game Screen


HOMEBREW


PS1 MAME

If you enjoy playing games in slow motion, you could try playing the original rom set on PS1 MAME.

Expect it to run at about quarter of the original speed though.

Unfortunately PS1 MAME is a port of MAME4ALL, which has no platform specific optimisations. It rely's on the platform having enough grunt to run a generic emulator, and this is where the PS1 is lacking.

Its an impressive feat, but not very practical in gaming terms. After all, the Namco Museum collection using emulation proves that the PS1 has enough grunt to emulate old skool 8-bit arcade games.


OTHER OFFICIAL PAC-MAN RELATED RELEASES


Namco Museum: Volume 2 - Super Pac-Man On PAL and US releases only.

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 2 - Cover

Namco Museum: Volume 3 - Ms Pac-Man

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 3 - Cover

Namco Museum: Volume 4 - Pac-Land

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 4 - Cover

Namco Museum: Volume 5 - Pac-Mania

PS1 Namco Museum Volume 5 - Cover

Ms Pac-Man: Maze Madness

Contains a Classic Mode option on the main menu, allowing you to play Arcade Original Ms. Pac-Man.

PS1 Ms Pac-Man - Maze Madness - Cover, Manual and Disc
PS1 Ms Pac-Man - Maze Madness - Menu Screen
PS1 Ms Pac-Man - Maze Madness - In Game Screen


AND FINALLY...


Have I missed one? Probably... Please let me know if I've missed one, and I'll add it to the post.

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