2024 Ms. Pac-Man Joystick Player Review | NEW from My Arcade

Ms.PAC-MAN is the iconic arcade game that took the world by storm in 1982. With her pink bow and power pellets, she's a gamer favorite who's still going strong today. Experience the thrill of the chase as you eat your way through mazes full of ghosts. With its simple yet addictive gameplay, Ms.PAC-MAN is a game that everyone can enjoy. So, what are you waiting for? Start playing today!

This year, @MyArcaderetro is releasing Ms. Pac-Man in their Joystick Player cabinet. Featuring high-score saving and a speed-up mode, Jon walks you through the pros and cons of this year's release.

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00:00 What about Ms?
00:38 The Joystick Player
01:21 Box & Contents
03:28 Hardware Tour
07:16 Power On
08:16 Ms. Pac-Man
10:55 Ms. Pac-Man Speed-Up
13:05 A New Category
14:27 Summary

[GenXGrownUp]

🚨 U P D A T E D I N F O🚨
• I mention that the screen here is the same as last year, but I was mistaken. The Galaga Joystick Player had a 3.2", which this years' models are 3.5".
• Verified that even after having no power for 12+ hours, high scores are still present.

[theabhominal]

centipede with a ball would be so cool...

[theretronerd]

11:50 In Ma. Pac-man those restrictions on ghost AI don’t exist so the ghosts can go where ever they want to, well besides inside the walls. Only way to do that if you somehow get to level 256, when Ms. Pac-man crashes around 150.

[Wyldechylde]

Very nice, glad to see MyArcade continues to put out new products. My only issue with this one is that the sound is waayyy too fast, which is weird because on the ones from last year, the audio is fine as far as that goes.

[videogameobsession]

10:06 Man, that music, timing, and especially the ghost "head bonk" noise in Ms. Pac-Man is SO disappointing! I can always instantly pull that sound up in my memory from when I was a kid playing it in the 80's. They should be nailing this type of thing in 2024! Anyways, good review, and thanks for the honestly here!

[SilverBluesRetrocade]

Now we're talking about MY favourite arcade game in the Pac-Family! I think it will end up on my Christmas wish list this year.

[TheNamesDragon]

Petition for a:
Rally-X, Donkey Kong And Q*bert Micro Player
Namco Museum Pocket Player
Burger Time Nano Player

[ZuranimatedMedia]

Still a nice Joystick Player port of Ms. Pac-Man despite the sound changes and the music playing a little bit faster.

[michaelmojica]

Great view sir, I know what my little niece and nephew are getting for Christmas from me.

[MariaHopkins-kc]

I Remembered Ms. Pac-Man Video Arcade Game at Pizza Hut!!!?

[paulguion]

I always liked how the arcade sounded back in 1982 with that stereo sound. How does it sound with stereo headphones?

[fco]

This version is really amazing... despite the audio...is kinda...too fast

[tonybarnes]

I tell ya, if they make one of those for Gyruss or R-type, I'd buy up their entire stock!

[CyberKnightt]

They really made the colors pop and artwork flow on that unit. Simply as a showpiece it would be worth the money to a lot of people, but what seems to be a massive upgrade in playability makes it a slam dunk. Thank you for confirming the high score saving when power is denied (and for 12+ hours!), that alleviated the techy OCD in me, now I'll just need you to disassemble it to confirm there's no button cell battery back up in it so I can truly sleep at night haha. Another wicked review Jon, already hyped for what you and the crew come out with next.

[RipVanXer]

Your knowledge of the history and the mechanics help us tremendously in these reviews. I noticed on the peel off screen decal they show the 5 life version often seen in the speed up arcade versions. However when you power it up myarcade only has the 3 life version. I’m wondering if there is a way to tap into the dip switches to gain access to the 5 life version?

[Sal]

Thanks so much for letting me know to check in today on the pac man vid, I’m definitely buying this.

[Rob-zk]

Oh wow! This was cool! Finally the joystic is actually in the center! The audio gave it away of not being the arcade rom. The Speed Up mode is what sold me though.

[ellispoo]

yesterday got the (daily) high score of 82000 on the Ms. Pac Man at the Silverball museum in Asbury Park NJ. It was playing on the fast speed option which made it a little easier. Still such a good game. :)

[johnplus]

I have played hundreds of games of Ms. Pac-Man. Once and only once the first maze came up as the Pac-Man maze. This was an odd glitch. Reportedly, the still maze exists in the ROM because Ms. Pac-Man started as a hack of Pac-Man.

Occasionally the first Ms. Pac-Man maze will appear a different color. Many people have seen this. This appears to be a glitch.

[MrClawt]

The color scheme looks great in mini form.