Also known as MMPM
1982 · Bally
Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man
Known for Top saucers, Pac-Maze grid, Upper flipper and Upper three-bank. Flat mustard-yellow sky, yellow sidewalk and brown roadway with oval stepping stones, olive and brown stone walls made of stacked domino-like rectangles, leaning broken picket fence at right, gothic house with lit windows and a bare dead tree at upper right, window at left with a black cat looking out, jack-o-lantern pumpkin at far left, dark blue castle-like rooftops and towers behind the title and separate red-on-black dot matrix score display panel below the artwork.
- Year
- 1982
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Top saucers
- Display
Pac-Maze grid
- extra flipper
Upper flipper
- Drop target
Upper three-bank
- standups
PACMAN standups
- Mode
Pac-Man Aggressive
- Character
Blinky
On the playfield
- blue
- yellow
- red
- black
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 ramps
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Top saucers saucer
Drop targets 2
- Upper three-bank
- Lower four-bank
Target 1
- PACMAN standups standups
Lane 1
- Narrow skill-shot lane
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Left-outlane gate gate
Display 3
- Pac-Maze grid
- Center maze space
- Pac-Man lives
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Large round yellow female figure, heavy-lidded eyes with long lashes, red lips, pink bow on the upper left of her head, long white gloves, one arm extended to the left and the other touching her chin, standing left of centre
- other Large round yellow male figure with a wedge mouth, heavy-lidded eyes and a huge white glove held out towards the viewer, standing at centre
- alien Blue-grey ghost-like creature with a round head and open mouth, one arm raised reaching upwards, right of centre behind the pair
- creature Grey rat or mouse with a long tail crouched on a leaning plank at right, above a metal bucket
- creature Red anthropomorphic fire hydrant with a cartoon face, big eyes, open mouth, small white-gloved arms and a red cap on its head, standing on the pavement at right
- animal Black cat with yellow eyes sitting in a window at far left
Setting
- Flat mustard-yellow sky
- Yellow sidewalk and brown roadway with oval stepping stones
- Olive and brown stone walls made of stacked domino-like rectangles
- Leaning broken picket fence at right
- Gothic house with lit windows and a bare dead tree at upper right
- Window at left with a black cat looking out
- Jack-o-lantern pumpkin at far left
- Dark blue castle-like rooftops and towers behind the title
- Separate red-on-black dot matrix score display panel below the artwork
Text on it
- PAC-MAN
- MR.
- MRS.
- PINBALL
- Bally
- Norman Nelson
- CREDIT
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Pac-Man Aggressive
-
Goals 1
- Maze moves
Made by
- Design
- George Christian
- Art
- Margaret Hudson
- Art
- Pat McMahon
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
The cast
- Blinky
- Pac-Man
Reference
Linked terms
- Top saucers also called Saucers
- Pac-Maze grid also called Pac-Man Maze also called Maze also called 5-by-5 grid
- Upper three-bank also called Upper drop targets
- Lower four-bank also called Lower drop target banks
- Narrow skill-shot lane also called Upper-right skill-shot lane
- Left-outlane gate also called Left out lane gate
- Center maze space also called Center safety space
- Pac-Man lives also called Lives
- Pac-Man Aggressive also called Aggressive
- Maze moves also called Moves
- Blinky also called Blinky the Ghost
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- yellow
- red
- black
Fingerprint: Game Player Shoots Again electro-mechanical, large square insert panel of illuminated lamps below haunted mansion with ghostly figure, four crescent-moon inserts, yellow cartoon faces with crown and red bow, black wire ghost-head ball drain, blue outer field with scattered character artwork
The centrepiece is a large square grid of 25 round backlit lamps set into the playfield directly below a haunted mansion, with a pale green ghost figure emerging from the mansion doorway. Four crescent-moon inserts in a neat row sit between that lamp grid and the red seven-segment score window. Two circular yellow cartoon faces wearing a crown and a red bow flank the score panel, and a black wire-form ball drain below the flippers is shaped like a ghost head with two white eyes. Brightly coloured red and white ghost characters and black cats are scattered across the blue lower field, with cherries and a strawberry on wire ramps.
Setting
- Cartoon haunted mansion with turreted roof and front door at top centre
- Brick castle walls and turrets flanking the mansion
- Fenced maze pathways in blue and yellow on the lower field
- Black night sky and city rooftops at the upper edges
- Solid blue cabinet apron at the very bottom
Symbols
- Crescent moons
- Playing-card-like star bonus
- Cherries
- Strawberry
- Gate maze arrow
- Seven-segment score digits
- Grid of round incandescent lamps
- Wire ramps with star targets
- Burgers and sandwiches
- Black cats
Notable shapes
- Large square 5x5 grid of round illuminated lamps in the centre
- Black score window with six red digit readouts
- Row of four crescent moon inserts
- Ghost-head shaped wire ball drain
- Big five-pointed star with 3000 on the right
- Tunnel openings in the brick walls either side of the mansion
Art motifs
- Flat cel-style cartoon with heavy black outlines
- Maze labyrinth pathways
- Brick and turret castle architecture
- Spotlit night sky
- Glowing yellow halo behind the mansion
Themes
- Arcade maze chase
- Haunted mansion
- Cartoon ghosts
- Fruit and bonus collectibles
- Maze movement counter
Title on it
- Game player shoots again
Text on it
- TIME TO BEAT
- MAZES COMPLETED
- PAC-MAN MOVES
- GAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- PACK MAN MAZE
- PAC-MAN MAZE
- SMALL FRUIT
- 3000
- 10,000
- 20,000
- 30,000
- 40,000
- 50,000
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- MANUFACTURERS PATENT DATE
- Bally Manufacturing Corporation
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Game: Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man
- Lead Designer: George Christian
- Bally
- PAC-MAN
- MOVES
- DIRECTION
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Large pale green translucent ghost figure with wavy lower edge, emerging from the mansion doorway, arms outstretched |
| Alien | Round yellow character with a red bow on her head, long eyelashes and puckered lips, mid-field left of the lamp grid |
| Alien | Tall round yellow character wearing a five-point gold crown, mid-field right of the lamp grid |
| Alien | Round yellow character with a red cap and closed sleepy eyes, below the lamp grid left |
| Alien | Round yellow character with a red pointed hat and open mouth, below the lamp grid right |
| Monster | Red ghost with a white face, black oval eyes and a jagged white-toothed mouth, left of the lamp grid |
| Monster | Small white ghost with pink outline, low on the left field near the strawberry |
| Monster | Pair of red cherries with green stems on a wire ramp, lower right |
| Monster | Black cat with white eyes and pink ears, left of centre below the lamp grid |
| Monster | Red strawberry with green leaves, on a wire ramp at lower left |
| Other | Large yellow five-pointed star with red 3000 lettering, upper right playfield |
Full-length playfield shot under glass, viewed from the player end, with the blue outer apron framing the bottom corners. A bright yellow, cartoon-styled central mansion sits at the top half, with a pale green translucent-looking ghost figure emerging from its doorway. Below the mansion is a large square insert panel of 25 round lit lamps, and beneath that a black rectangular score panel with six red seven-segment digit windows, flanked by six crescent-moon moon-shaped inserts. A yellow banner reads TIME TO BEAT / MAZES COMPLETED / PAC-MAN MOVES. Two white flippers with red rubber sit either side of a black wire-form ball drain shaped like a stylised ghost head with two white eyes. Round yellow cartoon Pac characters appear mid-field: a squashed female with a red bow and eyelashes, a tall crowned male, a sleepy one with a red cap, a crowned one, a red ghost with a white face and jagged mouth, and small red-and-white ghosts. Black cats, a strawberry, cherries, a large yellow 3000-point star, a hamburger-shaped figure and castle turrets fill the sides. Orange-red score values 10,000, 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 and 50,000 run down the upper right. Blue side aprons carry pink-and-white block lettering reading PAC-MAN and MOVES. Cream instruction cards sit on both lower aprons.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- red
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: PAC-MAN title in angular maze-like yellow block letters with red-and-white 3-D outline, two enormous round yellow characters (female with pink bow and red lips, male with oversized white glove), haunted suburban street with ghost, rat on plank, black cat in window, jack-o-lantern, red fire hydrant with face, mustard-yellow sky
Two enormous round yellow Pac-like figures dominate the centre, the female wearing a pink bow with red lips and long eyelashes, leaning cheek-to-cheek with her male companion who thrusts a huge white glove at the viewer. The title logo is formed from angular maze-like block letters slanting across the top in yellow with a red-and-white 3-D outline. A red fire hydrant with a cartoon face, tiny arms and a red cap stands upright on the pavement beside the pair. The whole scene is set on a yellow-and-olive haunted-house street with a ghost, a rat on a plank, a black cat in a window and a jack-o-lantern packed into the background.
Setting
- Flat mustard-yellow sky
- Yellow sidewalk and brown roadway with oval stepping stones
- Olive and brown stone walls made of stacked domino-like rectangles
- Leaning broken picket fence at right
- Gothic house with lit windows and a bare dead tree at upper right
- Window at left with a black cat looking out
- Jack-o-lantern pumpkin at far left
- Dark blue castle-like rooftops and towers behind the title
- Separate red-on-black dot matrix score display panel below the artwork
Symbols
- Angular maze-like block letterforms spelling the title
- Jack-o-lantern pumpkin
- Brick and domino-stone walls
- Dead leafless tree
- Fire hydrant
- Metal bucket
- Oval stepping stones
- Picket fence
- Small cartoon ghost
- Creeping vine at bottom left
Lettering
- Huge slanted 3-d yellow sans-serif block capitals with a heavy red, white and black outline and drop shadow; small yellow serif capitals for pinball; blue cursive script maker signature at upper right; a thin painted artist signature in script at lower right
Themes
- Arcade game crossover characters
- Haunted suburban street
- Halloween
- Brick and stone walls
- Cartoon
Title on it
- Pac-man
Text on it
- PAC-MAN
- MR.
- MRS.
- PINBALL
- Bally
- Norman Nelson
- CREDIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Large round yellow female figure, heavy-lidded eyes with long lashes, red lips, pink bow on the upper left of her head, long white gloves, one arm extended to the left and the other touching her chin, standing left of centre |
| Other | Large round yellow male figure with a wedge mouth, heavy-lidded eyes and a huge white glove held out towards the viewer, standing at centre |
| Alien | Blue-grey ghost-like creature with a round head and open mouth, one arm raised reaching upwards, right of centre behind the pair |
| Creature | Grey rat or mouse with a long tail crouched on a leaning plank at right, above a metal bucket |
| Creature | Red anthropomorphic fire hydrant with a cartoon face, big eyes, open mouth, small white-gloved arms and a red cap on its head, standing on the pavement at right |
| Animal | Black cat with yellow eyes sitting in a window at far left |
| Other | Jack-o-lantern pumpkin with a carved smiling face at far left |
| Creature | Small pink and white cartoon creature perched near the female figure's bow |
| Creature | Small white bug or spider-like creature with black eyes on the roadway at centre-right |
| Other | Grey and white ghost blob rising from the road at bottom centre |
A landscape-format cartoon backglass showing a haunted suburban street scene under a flat mustard-yellow sky. Across the top runs an enormous slanted 3-D title in yellow block letters outlined in red, white and black reading PAC-MAN, with a boxed MR. over MRS. at the far left, small yellow PINBALL capitals beneath, and a blue cursive maker signature at top right. Two big round yellow characters fill the centre: a female with heavy-lidded eyes, red lips, white gloves and a pink bow, and a male with heavy-lidded eyes and an oversized white glove reaching towards the viewer. Around them stand a blue-grey ghost with an open mouth reaching up, a grey rat or mouse on a leaning plank, a red anthropomorphic fire hydrant with a face and tiny arms, a black cat in a window, a jack-o-lantern pumpkin, and small white bug-like creatures on the pavement. Domino-stone walls, a broken picket fence, a dead tree and a spooky house with lit windows fill the background. Painterly cartoon art in yellow, red, blue, black and olive green.