I am a very good Ms. Pac Man player....scoring 350,000-400,000 but I have never used grouping. I instead, I can predict in most cases where the ghosts will go. The problem that limits my score is concentration. This video is awesome! After 30+ years of playing I finally know how to beat the game. Now I just need to practice and hone my concentration.
good man! im starting to play pacman but i cant reach more far than level 11, please give me some advice.... i die the most in the banana levels, that maze is very difficult to me!
my Church's Pastor is really good at this game. and he told us "im not saying no one here can beat my score, but it will be really difficult" so now im watching videos so i can beat his highscore. thank you for the knowledge and i hope i beat him.
@akulakaboom I gave up. He's too good and has many more years of experience with it than i ever will. I think I last heard his highscore was like 175,000 and that's just too much to try to beat. Especially since adulthood just hit me and I have no more time to try
Again, Awesome :) Crystal-clear explanation, and creative use of pics, gameplay, and maze dimensions. I sense a whole new generation of MsPac players forming, invigorated by your 2 tutorials. My only criticism is that you didn't close out with the whole of Act I haha (oh the pac-blasphemy! J/k) :P
Random question for anyone who might have an answer, does the coding error described in part 1 when pacman is facing up (as described on don hodges' site) make the game easier, harder or just different than it would have been if it worked 'as intended'?
Interesting question! I would argue that it does, since there are TONS of times when this can help get you out of a jam with Pinky. That said, I've had a few decades to get used to it :-)
the science and art roflmao no shortuts you wont find that here. no music no credits. no bullshit. i adore this video. :D 529 views is just wrong. I wasn't even looking for a tutorial I was checking out the kill screen and it suggested video.
Good theory and strategy. Any pointers on how to make these work if Ms-Pac man has the speed up hack? I have been trying to do this but have not had a whole lot of success
I confess that I am a bit of a purist when it comes to the Pac family of games, and generally I only play at the original speed! That being said, I would think the above info would still be handy, if in need of some adjustment. One good thing: if you do get all four together, it is much easier to KEEP them together because getting distance between yourself and the group is easier in turbo. One other thought: I would think the group wouldn't need to be too tight due to your speed advantage...?
I have been playing Ms Pacman since I was a kid and it first came out. I have owned an original arcade cabinet, now I have an arcade 1up version. In that version the orange ghost does not behave exactly as described. At times it will come straight at you even if you are in the upper left corner. Can be frustrating until you accept the fact they must have changed something in the coding when they emulated the game for their hardware.
I honestly never thought I would watch 30 mins on pac-man logic but here I am’ thanks ps4 trophies’ only thing u drove me insane with is inky is blue! Not green 🤣 how do u remember inky…? Think of ink … okay a pen has ink and what color is pen ink…. The pen that I hold in my hand is BLUE! (Insert liar liar reference) But inky aside I loved the 2 videos’ so simple but like most I left it to chance’ Within 15 mins I got my perfect’ I never thought something so stupid could give me such a rush……… my heart was racing knees weak palms were sweaty…. But victory is mine Ghosts!
In general, yes. Unlike Ms. Pac-Man, the ghosts in Pac-Man do not behave randomly at the beginning of each maze. As a result, Pac-Man can be patterned (whereas Ms. Pac-Man cannot). Also, Pac-Man has a scatter mode, in which the ghosts all return to their corners every now and then. Ms. Pac-Man gives the player no such reprieve!
So when you grab a power pellet the orange doesn't retreat but instead moves towards you briefly, like he want's to do the opposite of what he's programmed to do?
Whenever a power pellet is eaten, the ghosts will turn blue, reverse direction, and flee at random (at least until much later in the game, when they no longer turn blue, in which case they reverse direction and resume their normal method of pursuit :) )
@@JoeCnNd Indeed! If you look carefully, Sue is the only ghost that doesn't head towards Ms. Pac-Man at the intersection beneath the power pellet before I eat it (see Tutorial 1 for the explanation as to why). Thus, when I eat the power pellet, the three "primary ghosts" reverse and run away, but Sue reverses back towards me! :-)
wyleFTW Well, it's kinda like how on the show SpongeBob SquarePants, everybody always says Squidward is green, but he's clearly blue. "Well, they're everywhere, especially if you're green and have six tentacles"
I am a very good Ms. Pac Man player....scoring 350,000-400,000 but I have never used grouping. I instead, I can predict in most cases where the ghosts will go. The problem that limits my score is concentration. This video is awesome! After 30+ years of playing I finally know how to beat the game. Now I just need to practice and hone my concentration.
good man! im starting to play pacman but i cant reach more far than level 11, please give me some advice.... i die the most in the banana levels, that maze is very difficult to me!
Close to halfway there. Start posting footage. Theirs people who'd love to see. Even if it isn't world record pace.
Nice explanation! It is nice to understand these ghosts better!
this guys videos are awesome - I've finally crossed the rubicon!!!!
my Church's Pastor is really good at this game. and he told us "im not saying no one here can beat my score, but it will be really difficult" so now im watching videos so i can beat his highscore. thank you for the knowledge and i hope i beat him.
How did it go
@akulakaboom I gave up. He's too good and has many more years of experience with it than i ever will. I think I last heard his highscore was like 175,000 and that's just too much to try to beat. Especially since adulthood just hit me and I have no more time to try
Again, Awesome :) Crystal-clear explanation, and creative use of pics, gameplay, and maze dimensions. I sense a whole new generation of MsPac players forming, invigorated by your 2 tutorials. My only criticism is that you didn't close out with the whole of Act I haha (oh the pac-blasphemy! J/k) :P
That's amazing, at times I was using this technique and never even knowing it lol. Great video man.
Just scored an orignal Ms Pac with Turbo cab so these tutorials are a great starter!
Now OG speed chip installed - still hard to learn lol
Dude, flawless video. Thanks for the content!
Amazing! I just got a 1up Ms. Pac-Man and I'm trying to learn this!
You are a king. Thank you for making this.
HES NOT GREEN-A!
Very high-level gameplay
Makes sense we don't need to worry much about orange ghost because in previous video he first chases you and then in a radius of 8 pellets run away.
Brilliant! Thank you!
As a long time Mrs. Pac-Man player, this video is beautiful. If you have any more tips, I’d love to see more videos.
AMAZING! Thx for sharing!
Very informative, thanks!
quality videos
You the man!
totally brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
In the funnel the reason they take the paths they do is simply to go the shortest path to the player.
Random question for anyone who might have an answer, does the coding error described in part 1 when pacman is facing up (as described on don hodges' site) make the game easier, harder or just different than it would have been if it worked 'as intended'?
Interesting question! I would argue that it does, since there are TONS of times when this can help get you out of a jam with Pinky. That said, I've had a few decades to get used to it :-)
the science and art roflmao no shortuts you wont find that here. no music no credits. no bullshit. i adore this video. :D 529 views is just wrong. I wasn't even looking for a tutorial I was checking out the kill screen and it suggested video.
Jason McCann I can tell youve been on the internet for awhile. you'll probably even respond to my comment 3 years later
What system is he playing this on?
It's not green, it's cyan!
Where is part three?
What about grouping on the other boards?
There is no green ghost
This harder than it looks and its tough for me to focus right now
More!!!
Good theory and strategy. Any pointers on how to make these work if Ms-Pac man has the speed up hack? I have been trying to do this but have not had a whole lot of success
I confess that I am a bit of a purist when it comes to the Pac family of games, and generally I only play at the original speed! That being said, I would think the above info would still be handy, if in need of some adjustment. One good thing: if you do get all four together, it is much easier to KEEP them together because getting distance between yourself and the group is easier in turbo.
One other thought: I would think the group wouldn't need to be too tight due to your speed advantage...?
David Manning i am a purist too cause sped up version was the first one I played so I think of it as the original lol.
Do you have the 20th anniversary Ms. Pac/Galaga machine?
I have been playing Ms Pacman since I was a kid and it first came out. I have owned an original arcade cabinet, now I have an arcade 1up version. In that version the orange ghost does not behave exactly as described. At times it will come straight at you even if you are in the upper left corner. Can be frustrating until you accept the fact they must have changed something in the coding when they emulated the game for their hardware.
How can I play the game
I honestly never thought I would watch 30 mins on pac-man logic but here I am’ thanks ps4 trophies’
only thing u drove me insane with is inky is blue! Not green 🤣 how do u remember inky…?
Think of ink … okay a pen has ink and what color is pen ink….
The pen that I hold in my hand is BLUE! (Insert liar liar reference)
But inky aside I loved the 2 videos’ so simple but like most I left it to chance’
Within 15 mins I got my perfect’ I never thought something so stupid could give me such a rush……… my heart was racing
knees weak palms were sweaty…. But victory is mine Ghosts!
Do the same rules apply for the original PAC man
In general, yes. Unlike Ms. Pac-Man, the ghosts in Pac-Man do not behave randomly at the beginning of each maze. As a result, Pac-Man can be patterned (whereas Ms. Pac-Man cannot). Also, Pac-Man has a scatter mode, in which the ghosts all return to their corners every now and then. Ms. Pac-Man gives the player no such reprieve!
David Manning thanks
Is this still relevant because it's not working for me. :-)
The org ghust is a grad ghust he doesn't try to get you like the other ghust
So when you grab a power pellet the orange doesn't retreat but instead moves towards you briefly, like he want's to do the opposite of what he's programmed to do?
Whenever a power pellet is eaten, the ghosts will turn blue, reverse direction, and flee at random (at least until much later in the game, when they no longer turn blue, in which case they reverse direction and resume their normal method of pursuit :) )
@@MrAnningmay I mentioned that because 13:10 orange runs towards you after you gobble the power pellet.
@@JoeCnNd Indeed! If you look carefully, Sue is the only ghost that doesn't head towards Ms. Pac-Man at the intersection beneath the power pellet before I eat it (see Tutorial 1 for the explanation as to why). Thus, when I eat the power pellet, the three "primary ghosts" reverse and run away, but Sue reverses back towards me! :-)
Great video but um... 2:28 "green" ghost? Looks cyan to me.
Nifty video, but the orange ghost is named Sue, and presumably female! Don't call her 'he'! ;)
"green ghost"... Is he trolling me or am I colorblind?
wyleFTW Well, it's kinda like how on the show SpongeBob SquarePants, everybody always says Squidward is green, but he's clearly blue.
"Well, they're everywhere, especially if you're green and have six tentacles"
Josiah Winslow Squidward is teal. Greenish-blue. Inky is just straight-up light blue.
Again, WAAAAY too chatty and verbose, but still good vids - thanks!
He explains it that way so that a simpleton such as yourself can understand.
No shit Nick, I totally agree with you...Some morons don't get the fact he's actually trying to explain something.
Wow! Some people would bitch if their ice creams cold I gather.
@@PapiSorrels that's funny... and true
@@PapiSorrels ikr