Ms. Pac-Man Collection (Jakks Pacific)

Release Date:	June 25, 2004
Publisher:	Jakks Pacific
Developer:	HotGen Ltd.
Hardware:	SunPlus SPG240-series SOC
Power Source:	4x AA battery
Outputs:	Analog Video (Composite), Mono Audio
Emulated:	Good (MAME - listed per revision)

The Ms. Pac-Man Collection is a plug & play console featuring a compilation of ported Namco arcade titles, developed by HotGen Ltd. and released by Jakks Pacific in June 25, 2004. Every unit includes:

• Ms. Pac-Man
• Pole Position
• Galaga
• Xevious
• Mappy

It is the second Namco-related plug & play device Jakks Pacific released, following their Namco Collection from 2003, and succeeded by the Super Pac-Man Collection in 2006.

Appearance

The console is of an elongated, octagonal shape, with uneven diagonal angles, separated between a lower, black base and an upper, light blue shell with tapered edges. The back of the light blue shell is heightened to make room for the vertical battery compartment. This compartment's cover is held in place with a single Phillips screw.

The front of the black base has a red menu button, a reset button inside of a small hole, a red power LED, and a red horizontal power switch. The monaural audio and composite video cables are attached to the back of the base.

Along the tapered edges of the blue shell, from left to right, are trapezoidal stickers of in-game screenshots and logos for Pole Position and Galaga, the Namco logo surrounded by yellow, red, and light blue outlining, and in-game screenshots and logos for Xevious and Mappy. Additionally, the sticker for Mappy has artwork of the game's antagonist and titular protagonist, Goro and Mappy, respectively.

Atop the shell are two red buttons on the left, one larger above another one smaller, used for primary and secondary actions, respectively. On the right is an 8-way joystick with a twist axis. The joystick has a white circular base, adorned with red arrows pointing in the four cardinal directions, a smaller red ring, slightly above, surrounding the joystick's metal pole and protecting the mechanism from dust, and a yellow ball on the top. The flat surface around the controls is moulded with a tread plate pattern.

Behind the controls is a large, rectangular sticker, featuring art of the titular Ms. Pac-Man and the game's logo above. The character stands with one arm on her hip and the other raised, whilst smiling and winking towards the viewer. This Ms. Pac-Man art, first used in miscellaneous 1980s merchandising, is set atop a cartoon, cloudy sky backdrop. Two ghosts, one red and one green (the latter being a color of ghost not seen in Ms. Pac-Man) float on the right of this sticker, whilst three red, round pellets float on the left side.

Controls

	Joystick Left/Right	Joystick Up/Down	Fire (Large)	Fire (Small)	Joystick (Twist)	Menu
Menu/General	Menu Selection (Revision 2 Onwards)	Menu Selection (Revision 1)	Selecting/Starting Game	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Pac-Man	Move (Left & Right)	Move (Up & Down)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Pause
Pole Position	N/A	N/A	Acceleration	Gear Shift	Steer	Pause
Galaga	Move	N/A	Fire Shot	N/A	N/A	Pause
Xevious	Move (Left & Right)	Move (Up & Down)	Fire Shot	Drop Bomb	N/A	Pause
Mappy	Move	N/A	Open Doors	N/A	N/A	Pause

A hardware test can be accessed by holding Up on the joystick, pressing and holding Fire (Large), and then moving the joystick Down, on the copyright screen.

Revisions

Original

Contains 5 games. No GameKey slot, or black sticker behind the joystick.

• Ms. Pac-Man
• Galaga
• Pole Position
• Xevious
• Mappy

All cyan body, with a black bottom.

MAME machine: jak_mpaco

QVC

This special version which was exclusive to QVC recolored the top of the control panel silver, particularly accentuating the pattern on that part of the unit, making it very visually similar to a tread plate.

The QVC logo of the time (just the letters "QVC" in serif font) appears in all 4 corners of the screen on the main menu.

This unit contained two extra games, New Rally-X and Bosconian, making it 7-in-1.

MAME machine: jak_mpacq

GameKey

This revision made the back side of the unit much taller to account for the GameKey cartridge slot added to the bottom of the unit.

A black sticker was added behind the joystick, with a shiny, bulbous topper, that reads "Game Key Ready" in silver lettering.

The compatibility code for Namco GameKey units is "NM". Despite all GameKey hardware being compatible with each other^{[citation needed]}, the software is arbitrarily locked-out.

The GameKey cartridges allow you to play different sets of games on your console. They were sold separately, and bundled with the main unit.

Each key could unlock a menu allowing you to play:

• Pac-Man, Bosconian, Rally-X (black key)
• Dig Dug, New Rally-X (orange key)
• Pac-Man, Bosconian (black key)

MAME machine: jak_mpac

Wireless

This revision features a base station, which connects to your television, and a IR-based wireless joystick designed to be cradled on top of it. Both units require batteries to operate.

It has the same game set as the QVC unit, but lacks any QVC branding.

MAME machine: jak_mpacw