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Pac-Man	1983
Ms. Pac-Man (series)
Jr. Pac-Man	1988
Super Pac-Man	1989
Pac-in-Time	1995
Pac-Man: Adventures in Time	2000
Pac-Man All-Stars	2002
Pac-Man World (series)
Pac-Man Pizza Parlor	2010
Pac-Man Championship Edition (series)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures	2013
Pac-Man Museum	2014
Arcade Game Series: Pac-Man	2016
Pac-Man 256	2016
Pac-Man Party Royale	2019
Pac-Man Museum+	2022
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs	2024

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check.

A free demo version is available on Archive.org.

This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\options.dat^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\slot#.dat^{[Note 1]}

Video

Pac-Man: Adventures in Time graphics -setup menu.

Pac-Man: Adventures in Time advanced -setup menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Use the Widescreen Fix
Only compatible with the US version of the game.

Fix aspect ratio

Open pac-man.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
Press Ctrl+R and set Datatype to Hex-values.
Search for 0000403F and replace all hex-values with:
- 0000203F for 16:10 screens
- 9A99193F for 15:9 screens
- 0000103F for 16:9 screens
- B66DBD3E for 21:9 screens
Save the file.

Notes

Extends horizontal FOV (Hor+).

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Some keys cannot be bound to a controller.
Controller remapping		Cannot remap joystick, only menu and jump button.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Pac-Man: Adventures in Time sound -setup menu.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Labeled as 3D Sound in Sound tab for the setup menu. Make sure to select 5.1 speakers for the best surround quality.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 2.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian

US versions only contain an English language option.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus Labeled as Hot Seat in the menu. Dot Mania, Time Bomb, Ghost Tag
LAN play	4	Versus Labeled as Network in the menu. Can use IPX, TCP/IP, or Serial (2 player only). Use TCP/IP if you're using a standard, modern day Ethernet cable. Dot Mania, Time Bomb, Ghost Tag.
Online play	4	Versus Labeled as Internet in the menu. Requires host IP. Can use IPX, TCP/IP, or Serial (2 player only). Dot Mania, Time Bomb, Ghost Tag
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Require host IP address to connect to online gameplay.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Must use TCP/IP. No wireless play.
Direct IP		Require host IP address to connect to online gameplay.

Issues fixed

Can't access the graphics and sound setup menu

The game, by default, sets up the Start Menu shortcut to go to the setup window as well.

Create a new shortcut^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>.
Right click pac-man.exe and click Create a New Shortcut.
Right click the new shortcut and select Properties on the drop down menu.
In the target for the properties, add -setup a the end of the very end of the target.
Click Apply at the bottom of the properties window to save your changes.

Launching the shortcut should now lead you directly to the graphics setup menu.

Black graphical glitches

DirectDraw emulation may be broken on modern operating systems.

Use a DirectDraw wrapper
Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2. Copy the DLL files into `<path-to-game>` (MS\x86\D3DImm.dll, ddraw.dll).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7	Includes both a T&L-compatible mode and a non-T&L mode.
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, 2000, ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	64 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Note 1]

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 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Hasbro Interactive}}
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|pac-man-adventures-in-time|79}}
 |taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Pac-Man }}
 |steam appid  =
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 |license      = commercial
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-'''Key points'''
-{{--}} May have problems running on modern systems. See [[#Black graphical glitches|Black graphical glitches]].
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | Simple disc check. |  | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available on [https://archive.org/details/PacDemo Archive.org].
-===Demos===
+{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
-* [https://archive.org/details/PacDemo Demo]
 ==Game data==
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 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 |ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
-|4k ultra hd                = true
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
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 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2396-pac-man-adventures-in-time-widescreen-fix/ Widescreen Fix]|fix=
+{{ii}} Only compatible with the US version of the game.
+}}
 {{Fixbox|description=Fix aspect ratio|fix=
 # Open {{file|pac-man.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
@@ Line 95: / Line 109: @@
 #* {{code|B66DBD3E}} for 21:9 screens
 # Save the file.
+'''Notes'''
+{{++}} Extends horizontal FOV ({{term|Hor+}}).
 }}
@@ Line 165: / Line 182: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = true
-|eax support notes        = EAX 2.
+|eax support notes         = EAX 2.
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 {{ii}} DirectDraw emulation may be broken on modern operating systems.
 {{Fixbox|description=Use a DirectDraw wrapper|fix=
 # Download the latest version of [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 # Copy the DLL files into <code>{{p|game}}</code> (MS\x86\D3DImm.dll, ddraw.dll).
 }}
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 7.0a
+|direct3d versions      = 7
 |direct3d notes         = Includes both a T&L-compatible mode and a non-T&L mode.
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          =
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
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 |minGPU   =
 |minVRAM  = 2 MB
-|minDX    = 7
+|minDX    = 7.0a
 |recOS    = 98, 2000, ME

Developers

	Creative Asylum
	Minds Eye Productions
Publishers
	Hasbro Interactive
Engines
	Paradox
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2000
Reception
Metacritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade
Art styles	Stylized
Series	Pac-Man