| Atari 5200 Super System |
· EASTER EGG: According to programmer Landon Dyer, an Easter egg is known to exist in the final version , as well as the 3-15-84 prototype. To trigger it, reset the game after completing a stage (while the screen is flashing yellow) and the message "4 A GOOD TIME JSR 91BD" will scroll across the bottom of the screen. "JSR" is a programming instruction that means Jump to SubRoutine, and is the computer assembly language equivalent of "CALL". The meaning o f "91BD" is currently unknown. For more information about this, check out Don's site: http://home.pacbell.net/fantomdj/superpac/super_pacman_easter_egg.htm. {Don Hodges}
• 3 prototype versions exist. The earliest, dated 1-26-84, has a bug that may cause some doors to remain locked (key doesn’t work). A later version, dated 3-15-84, corrects the key/door bug, but doesn’t have scrolling text on the title screen (picture #1) or the Easter egg that the latest version has (picture #2). Also, the bonus star’s appearance is based on a timer in the earlier versions; in the latest version it’s based on how much of the playfield you clear, as it is with the arcade version.
• The program will automatically detect what system it’s
running on (400/800 or 5200) and configure itself for that system.
