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Q185359: Return of Arcade: Shape of Maze in Pac-Man Never Changes

Article: Q185359
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 06-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Return of Arcade for Windows, version 1.0, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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In the Microsoft version of the classic arcade game Pac-Man, the shape of the
maze never changes regardless of how many times it is cleared of dots.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Microsoft version of Pac-Man is almost completely faithful to the arcade
original, in which the shape of the maze never changed. In later games, such as
Ms. Pac-Man, the shape of the maze changed when it was cleared of dots.

Additional query words: 1.00 roa pacman msgame pattern

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Keywords          : kbui kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbArcadeSearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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