Pac-Land: Pac-Land Control Normalizer is a patch for the Nintendo Entertainment System version of the arcade classic Pac-Land. It modifies the control scheme by enabling standard D-pad movement for navigation, while the A and B buttons are designated for jumping. This patch is activated by pressing SELECT at the title screen, allowing for a more intuitive gameplay experience. Source code is included for reference.
Pac-Land was originally controlled in the arcade with left and right buttons instead of a joystick.
The PCE version had an option to switch the controls to a standard arrangement (with D-pad movement and using a button to jump), but for some reason Namco didn't think of that when they developed the Famicom version first.
This patch will rectify that. Press SELECT to activate (the NAMCO logo will change color from red to yellow).
Source included. KingMike hasn't tested it through the full game, but it seemed to work for the first couple levels.
Pac-Land Control Reverser
7/10/13
by KingMike
For whatever reason, for the Famicom port of Pac-Land,
Namco made the directions on the Control Pad jump and used the A and B buttons
for right and left movement.
That seems backwards, so I made a patch to switch to a more normal control
scheme.
Activate it by pressing Select on the title screen after the screen stops moving.
The Namcot logo will turn yellow/gold to indicate the "normalized" controls.
Press Left/Right to move and either A or B to jump.
Source code of the changes included.
File: Pac-Land (J) [b2].nes
Length: 40976 Bytes (320 Kbit)
CRC32: 05FD3F48
MD5: F79246B5 C4D1B202 15D9128B 1B11AB1B
SHA1: 4751A136 24BC6217 F49ABD77 8436765A 68A87E08
-
NOTE: DiskDude-infested ROM used just so the patch can also clean that garbage and fix the mapper from 1 to 0, like it should be. It should work fine on an already-clean ROM as well.
Experience Pac-Land: Pac-Land Control Normalizer Game (USA) online wiki exclusivly at RetroSpot.net. View Pac-Land: Pac-Land Control Normalizer and use it with an core of your choice. Pac-Land: Pac-Land Control Normalizer is compatible with PC, Mac, iOS and Android. RetroSpot is USA #1 choice for Retro Game information for games like Pac-Land: Pac-Land Control Normalizer.