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Pac-Land (TurboGrafx-16)

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Title Screen

Pac-Land

Developer: Namco
Publishers: Namco (JP), NEC Home Electronics (US)
Platform: TurboGrafx-16
Released in JP: June 1, 1989
Released in US: 1990


CopyrightIcon.png This game has hidden developer credits.
DevTextIcon.png This game has hidden development-related text.
SoundtestIcon.png This game has a hidden sound test.
LevelSelectIcon.png This game has a hidden level select.
RegionIcon.png This game has regional differences.


Pac-Land is a port of the arcade proto-platformer starring Pac-Man. This version is notable for having an actual ending.

Level Select

Pac-Land TG16 Level Select.png

Hold I + II and press Run at the title screen to access a hidden screen with toggles for invincibility and level selection. To select a level, set "Skip" to On and start the game.

Sound Test

Pac-Land TG16 Sound Test.png

Press Run in the hidden screen described above.

Build Dates

Appears at the beginning of the ROM.

Version Text
Japan COPY RIGHT 1984 1989 NAMCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1988.12.19 KISSIE
US COPY RIGHT 1984 1989 NAMCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1989. 7. 1 KISSIE

"KISSIE" is the nickname of the programmer, Yoshihiro Kishimoto.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan US
Pac-Land (Turbografx-16)-jptitle.png Pac-Land (Turbografx-16)-title.png

The "CONTROLL" mistake was fixed in the US version, as well as removing the Namcot logo in favor of adding a "From NEC" line.

Japan US
PacLandTG16-ProJP.png PacLandTG16-ProUS.png

The sign that appears on the Pro mode title screen was changed from wooden to metallic in the US version.

Secret Credits

PacLandPCE-Credits.png

This screen, found only in the Japanese version, can be seen by holding I + II and pressing Run at the title screen. Pressing the buttons again takes you to the options screen, which the US version goes to after pressing them the first time.

The text translates to "Kisshii, Osugi, Yuri", which are developer names ("Kisshii" being the "Kissie" mentioned above). Two of these names, Kisshii and Yuri (Yuriko Keino, the composer), also appear in the arcade version.