Developer: Namco
Publisher: SNK
Release Date: 7-31-99
As a chronicler of every game ever I guess it’s finally time to cover another version of a game I’ve already ranked. I think the way I am going to do this is keep it fairly brief and not specifically rank it. I will judge its overall quality and add it to the console’s overall tally. I will go ahead and rank it if it is significantly different than the original. If you really want me to rank every version of Pac-Man on the master list let me know. I wouldn’t mind getting a few comments on here. I think I’ve had two total.
This version of Pac-Man plays exactly like it’s supposed to. I got it along with my Pocket Color twenty years ago, and I always thought it was one of the better handheld versions. It was nice to have a full-color handheld version that played smoothly, although I don’t know how it compares to the Game Gear version in that regard. I liked that you could switch between a closeup view and full map view. Other than that, it’s a decidedly no-frills adaptation. It’s the one iconic map with the traditional gameplay that’s just for getting high scores. Of course, I enjoyed it, even if by 1999 having only Pac-Man on a standalone cart was starting to seem a little flimsy. Also, I wish you could save high scores. We didn’t have phones to take pictures of scores back then. Still, who can complain about a high-quality game of Pac-Man? I’m going to put this in the good column for Neo Geo Pocket Color which evens the score.
Neo Geo Pocket Color Quality Percentage: 1/1 or 50%
NGPC Rankings:
1. Pac-Man
2. Crush Roller
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