Hey, thanks for putting this out there! I remember making this pattern late night at Arnold's (an all-night arcade right next to the University of Washington campus that no longer exists). I just kept running right at the ghosts and seeing what they'd do until I came up with something that went all the way!
Tad was a master of many games, I used to watch him play at Arnolds on the Ave. in Seattle. I believe this pattern originally appeared in joystick magazine. For those who don't know you pretty much need a pattern to go through a ghost, it's happens rarely by chance, but can be repeated with a pattern.
I was a great free-styler, so I'd do well at the 9th key and could beat most anyone, but these guys had a machine at their house that they'd rigged so they could stop the game by hitting the start button. Kind of unfair. We memorized their pattern and nearly beat them. We nearly beat them but one of the guys got the highest score he'd ever gotten at around 800,000 and won. We were WAY better players than these guys, but they had the jump on us. Oh, well.
I was a great free-styler, so I'd do well at the 9th key and could beat most anyone, but these guys had a machine at their house that they'd rigged so they could stop the game by hitting the start button. Kind of unfair. We memorized their pattern and nearly beat them. We nearly beat them but one of the guys got the highest score he'd ever gotten at around 800,000 and won. We were WAY better players than these guys, but they had the jump on us. Oh, well.
Great Pattern. My brother and I played in a $10,000 putt-putt sponsored tournament where we were beaten out by a couple of older guys who'd developed a 9th key
pattern that also went through a guy. No one had ANY
It makes sense if you read what I wrote: "Mame was used with a rack skip which explains the low score". Play Pacman in Mame, and then hit F1 to advance stages.
Hey, thanks for putting this out there! I remember making this pattern late night at Arnold's (an all-night arcade right next to the University of Washington campus that no longer exists). I just kept running right at the ghosts and seeing what they'd do until I came up with something that went all the way!
Hehehehe.
Tad "Yes It's Really Me" Perry
tadperry 4 years ago
I remember reading about your tips and tricks in the magazines BITD. Cool to see this pattern in action!
pacmantab 2 years ago
I cant get the ninth key pattern to work
because my mame controller isnt fast enough
pacman slows down a bit and messes up the
pattern, how can I fix the controller to
operate pacman at the correct speed for ninth
key pattern?
Jaxguy35 4 years ago
Tad was a master of many games, I used to watch him play at Arnolds on the Ave. in Seattle. I believe this pattern originally appeared in joystick magazine. For those who don't know you pretty much need a pattern to go through a ghost, it's happens rarely by chance, but can be repeated with a pattern.
dave88rock 4 years ago
@dave88rock I think what you specifically need to pull it off is that Pac-man has to have a closed mouth when his sprite touches the ghost.
RanYakumoShikigami 5 months ago
I was a great free-styler, so I'd do well at the 9th key and could beat most anyone, but these guys had a machine at their house that they'd rigged so they could stop the game by hitting the start button. Kind of unfair. We memorized their pattern and nearly beat them. We nearly beat them but one of the guys got the highest score he'd ever gotten at around 800,000 and won. We were WAY better players than these guys, but they had the jump on us. Oh, well.
dhptube 5 years ago
I was a great free-styler, so I'd do well at the 9th key and could beat most anyone, but these guys had a machine at their house that they'd rigged so they could stop the game by hitting the start button. Kind of unfair. We memorized their pattern and nearly beat them. We nearly beat them but one of the guys got the highest score he'd ever gotten at around 800,000 and won. We were WAY better players than these guys, but they had the jump on us. Oh, well.
dhptube 5 years ago
Great Pattern. My brother and I played in a $10,000 putt-putt sponsored tournament where we were beaten out by a couple of older guys who'd developed a 9th key
pattern that also went through a guy. No one had ANY
9th key patterns at the time. The game was still
too new.
dhptube 5 years ago
Man! Wish they would have had a contest like that close to where I lived BITD!!
pacmantab 2 years ago
Nicely done
zsyed12345678 5 years ago
ahhh... the infamous stunt pattern
pendaflux 5 years ago
Why is your score only 12,000 with 9 Keys? That doesn't even make sense.
Skynet74 5 years ago
It makes sense if you read what I wrote: "Mame was used with a rack skip which explains the low score". Play Pacman in Mame, and then hit F1 to advance stages.
bittz 5 years ago
HOW DO YOU GO THROUGH GHOSTS EASILY??? Normally, I would only do it a few times but I die another time.
asiangotchi 5 years ago
Don't be too surprised I saw him go through the ghost couple times
Hiroshinam 6 years ago
This is dumb and should be hated.
PaulFaraday 6 years ago
This is awesome and should be loved!!!
yuyevonite 5 years ago
how did u do that please tell me
thomas9soa 6 years ago