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Perfect score in Pac-Man

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-gotta-be-kidding dept.

Christopher Sypal writes "It seems that nobody has ever been able to get a perfect score in Pac-Man (or at least with solid proof) until now. " Ya know I don't know if this is a hoax or not, but I don't care. Its just to strange.

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  1. I don't think this is possible by toastyman · · Score: 5

    It's been a while since I've played PacMan, i don't think this is possible.

    After you pass 250 levels, an overflow existed, which would make the game essentially unplayable. A screenshot of what happens at this point is here.

    Assuming at best 20,000 points per level, 5,000,000 is about the peak. However, if I remember right, the score would overflow at 2 million.

    In any case, some of us bored people in school played long enough to crash the game at level 250 years ago, and it's nothing new.

    If anyone really wants, i could try to ask around at work about what score the overflow happened.

    Kevin Day
    Game Programmer
    Midway Games
    (no, I had nothing to do with PacMan.. before my time)