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All revisions feature a special joystick design that supports an analog(?) twisting input used to steer the car in Pole Position.
  image=Jakks-ms-pacman-5-in-1.png|
 
  year=2004|
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  publisher=[[Jakks Pacific]]|
 
  developer=[[HotGen Games]]|
== Revisions ==
  hardware=[[SunPlus]] SPG240-series SOC<ref name="MAME machine info">[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=jak_mpac Information on the 'jak_mpac' machine in MAME (provided by ArcadeItalia)]</ref>|
 
  outputs=Analog Video (Composite), Mono Audio
=== Original ===
}}
Contains 5 games. No GameKey slot, or black sticker behind the joystick.


This Plug and Play contains ports of the following Namco arcade games:
* Ms. Pac-Man
* Ms. Pac-Man
* Galaga
* Galaga
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* Mappy
* Mappy


The QVC and wireless versions of the console contain 2 additional games built in, New Rally-X and Bosconian.
All cyan body, with a black bottom.


The [[GameKey]] version of the console is able to play 5 additional games split across 2 cartridges.
=== QVC ===
This special version which was exclusive to [[wikipedia:QVC|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 [[wikipedia:Tread_plate|tread plate]].


* Pac-Man, Bosconian, Rally-X (black key)
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.
* Dig Dug, New Rally-X (orange key)
 
* 'redundantly includes Pac-Man, Bosconian' (can't find a picture?)<ref>https://tcrf.net/Ms._Pac-Man_Collection#Revisional_Differences</ref>
This unit contained two extra games, ''New Rally-X'' and ''Bosconian'', making it 7-in-1.
 
=== 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{{cn}}, the software is arbitrarily locked-out.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Ms._Pac-Man_Collection#NM_Lockout</ref><ref>https://plugplaytvgames.fandom.com/wiki/File:DisneyGamekeySplashscreen.png</ref>
 
The GameKey cartridges allow you to play different sets of games on your console. They were sold separately<ref name="pacman/bosconian">Photographic proof (Pac-Man/Bosconian) https://www.igdb.com/games/gamekey-namco-pac-man-slash-bosconian</ref>, and bundled with the main unit<ref>Photographic proof (Bundled GameKeys) https://www.amazon.com.au/Namco-Pac-Man-Plug-Play-Gamekey/dp/B009WTUIV6</ref>.
 
Each key could unlock a menu allowing you to play:
 
* Pac-Man, Bosconian, Rally-X (black key)<ref>Photographic proof (Pac-Man/Bosconian/Rally-X) https://www.igdb.com/games/gamekey-namco-pac-man-slash-bosconian-slash-rally-x</ref>
* Dig Dug, New Rally-X (orange key)<ref>Photographic proof (Dig Dug, New Rally-X) https://www.igdb.com/games/gamekey-namco-dig-dug-slash-new-rally-x</ref>
* Pac-Man, Bosconian (black key)<ref name="pacman/bosconian" />
 
=== 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.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Developed by HotGen]]
[[Category:Developed by HotGen]]
[[Category:Jakks Pacific products]]
[[Category:Jakks Pacific products]]

Revision as of 11:04, 24 August 2025

All revisions feature a special joystick design that supports an analog(?) twisting input used to steer the car in Pole Position.
Release Year: 2004
Publisher: Jakks Pacific
Developer: HotGen Games
Hardware: SunPlus SPG240-series SOC[1]
Outputs: Analog Video (Composite), Mono Audio

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.

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.

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.[2][3]

The GameKey cartridges allow you to play different sets of games on your console. They were sold separately[4], and bundled with the main unit[5].

Each key could unlock a menu allowing you to play:

  • Pac-Man, Bosconian, Rally-X (black key)[6]
  • Dig Dug, New Rally-X (orange key)[7]
  • Pac-Man, Bosconian (black key)[4]

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ Information on the 'jak_mpac' machine in MAME (provided by ArcadeItalia)
  2. ↑ https://tcrf.net/Ms._Pac-Man_Collection#NM_Lockout
  3. ↑ https://plugplaytvgames.fandom.com/wiki/File:DisneyGamekeySplashscreen.png
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Photographic proof (Pac-Man/Bosconian) https://www.igdb.com/games/gamekey-namco-pac-man-slash-bosconian
  5. ↑ Photographic proof (Bundled GameKeys) https://www.amazon.com.au/Namco-Pac-Man-Plug-Play-Gamekey/dp/B009WTUIV6
  6. ↑ Photographic proof (Pac-Man/Bosconian/Rally-X) https://www.igdb.com/games/gamekey-namco-pac-man-slash-bosconian-slash-rally-x
  7. ↑ Photographic proof (Dig Dug, New Rally-X) https://www.igdb.com/games/gamekey-namco-dig-dug-slash-new-rally-x
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