I recently started playing Ms. Pac-Man since my neighbor picked up an original arcade cabinet, but holy shit I suck.
I can't get past the second stage without losing a life, and I always end up getting a Game Over on stage 3.
How do I git gud?
>>3086328
Learn the ghosts behaviors, scrub. Utilize speed boosts and early cornering.
>>3086330
>Learn the ghosts behaviors
>Utilize speed boosts and early cornering
Will Google, thanks anon.
>scrub
Yeah, I've never really played this over the years, I'm more of a Galaga person, but I'm willing to learn.
One of my favorite gaming memories of all time was when I was 15 and took a Ms. Pac-Man machine at the local flea market for a spin. I was on fire, man. Went all the way to the banana level without losing a life (maybe one, I don't remember) before I finally got overwhelmed.
_That_ was an adrenaline rush.
>>3086764
You lived a sad childhood.
>>3086889
What website do you think you're on?
>>3086909
> Changing it so there's skill involved was a blow
People being able top play Pac-Man for hours on one credit is why Ms Pac-Man was released and why arcade owners converted their Pac-Man cabs.
>>3087128
Yeah but you can't play the game blindfolded like the original
>>3086328
Clear the maze one corner at a time, don't leave dots that you'll have to backtrack for
Make the power pellets count, wait for the ghosts to close in, and then use them.
>>3086328
Some pointers and tips I came across.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQK7PmR8kpQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU7HPrItng4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Covers ghost behavior and grouping.
There's paths you should avoid if ghosts are near, "death zones" where it's easy to get trapped by them. This is a moot point if you memorize the ghost AI, though.
Well, I can consistently pass stage one without losing a life now, but I still die half the time on stage 2, gotta keep practicing.
What're some memories you have with this game? Do you like Ms. Pac-Man, /vr/?
>>3086328
Weirdly I've always been better at Ms. Pac-Man than the original.
I've played an unhealthy amount of the old IBM Atarisoft version.
OP here. I've noticed my neighbors cabinet is normal speed, while a few original and Reunion Class of 1981 cabinets I've played have had Ms. Pac moving faster. What's up with that?
>>3087130
You cant play the original like that either. Patterns stop being useful after level 20 or so when the ghosts start flinching for a frame instead of going to their home corners.
Pattern memorizing is scrub-mode play and you should be ashamed of yourself for actually thinking "Learn the ghost behaviors" meant "Memorize routines invented by other players".
>>3089413
eww, those colors
>>3089763
It's better if you play with with the CGA composite output.
>>3089574
>and you should be ashamed of yourself for actually thinking "Learn the ghost behaviors" meant "Memorize routines invented by other players".
I've done both but I don't doubt there are people that do what you said so well there. Agreed.
