Pac-Man high score list
If this commented Pacman disassembly is accurate, it appears that only one high score is maintained for the lifetime of the game. I believe the comment below (from the aforementioned disassembly) indicates the address range of the high score value:
;; 4e88-4e8b High score
The Ms. Pac-Man disassembly also seems to follow the same pattern:
; SCORE AABBCC
; $4e80 P1 CC
; $4e81 P1 BB
; $4e82 P1 AA
; $4e83
;
; $4e84 P2 CC
; $4e85 P2 BB
; $4e86 P2 AA
; $4e87
;
; $4e88 TOP CC
; $4e89 TOP BB
; $4e8a TOP AA
One may wonder: are these two commented disassembly print-outs accurate and legitimate? It's hard to say for sure, but a few Pacman-oriented websites cite them, this article being chief among them: Splitting Apart the Split Screen.
No, it does not. The game's attract sequence has three parts:
- A title screen
- A screen that lists the ghosts' names, and demonstrates how power pills work
- A short gameplay demonstration
No high-score list is ever shown. In addition, no capability for initials entry exists. The current highest score achieved is recorded, but that is the extent of it.