Namco Super Pac-Man

This article is a generic description of Namco's "Super Pac-Man" hardware. For the specific arcade game, see Super Pac-Man.

The Namco 8-bit Super Pac-Man arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1982.

Namco Super Pac-Man specifications

• CPU:
  • Main CPU: Motorola M6809 @ 1.536 MHz (8-bit instructions @ 0.64512 MIPS)
  • Sound CPU: Motorola M6809 @ 1.536 MHz (8-bit instructions @ 0.64512 MIPS)
• Sound chip: Namco WSG (Waveform Sound Generator)
  • Sample-based synthesis: 8 wavetable synthesis channels, 4-bit waveform samples
• GPU: Namco custom graphics chipset
  • 00xx VRAM Addresser
  • 04xx Bus Interface
  • 07xx Clock Divider
  • 11xx Playfield Shift Register
  • 12xx Sprite Position
  • 15xx
  • 16xx
  • 56xx
• Other chips: A custom input/output controller (type 2) which handles the controllers
• Video resolution:
  • Display resolution: 224×288 pixels (vertical orientation)
  • Overscan resolution: 264×384 (264 scanlines)
• Notes: Mappy, The Tower of Druaga, Grobda, Dig Dug II and Motos all use a newer video system which supports scrolling and Grobda also has a DAC which handles the speech.

List of Namco Super Pac-Man arcade games

• Super Pac-Man (1982)
• Mappy (1983)
• Pac & Pal (1983)
• Tower of Druaga (1984)
• Grobda (1984) - Xevious spin-off
• Dig Dug II (1985)
• Motos (1985)

External links

• Namco Super Pac-Man hardware page at System16.com - The Arcade Museum