* MAME Pac-Man: Can you change the ghost's names?
Starman
Hi all,
In Pac-Man's DIP switch settings, you can use "alternate" names
for the ghosts. When I do that, the names come up as:
AAAAAAAA "BBBBBBBB"
CCCCCCCC "DDDDDDDD" etc.
Is there any way to actually change the names of the ghosts?
Mike
MacMAME 0.28 / PowerMac 7600/132
Andrew Dunbar
>
> Hi all,
> In Pac-Man's DIP switch settings, you can use "alternate" names
> for the ghosts. When I do that, the names come up as:
>
> AAAAAAAA "BBBBBBBB"
> CCCCCCCC "DDDDDDDD" etc.
>
> Is there any way to actually change the names of the ghosts?
Sure. Just modify the rom files with a hex editor. Even a text
editor should do.
Andrew Dunbar
GP Software
and...@gpsoft.com.au
- I'd rather be in Mexico but at least I have my Amiga here -
Eric Jones
I don't think this will work as the ROMS are checksummed. You need to
modify the Pac Man driver to rewrite the RAM after the game is running
(or disable/fool the checksum). Find the address where the names are
stored, make a call to RAM[0xwhatever]=whatever. I think this is how the
high score table is restored.
I'm sure any gurus reading this will correct me. Yes, I realize I know
little more than diddly-squat.
Check out alt.hackers for an account from a guy who did just this for
infinite lives and changing maze sequences. It's still on DejaNews.
Search for "Pacman hacks".
E.J.
Marcel Silvius
sta...@cnj.digex.net (Starman) wrote:
>Hi all,
> In Pac-Man's DIP switch settings, you can use "alternate" names
>for the ghosts. When I do that, the names come up as:
>AAAAAAAA "BBBBBBBB"
>CCCCCCCC "DDDDDDDD" etc.
> Is there any way to actually change the names of the ghosts?
>Mike
>MacMAME 0.28 / PowerMac 7600/132
Yes, why not.
You just need a hex editor. The names are in Rom: Pacman.6j.
Mame will display a wrong checksum, but that's no problem. You can
still play the game.
If you send me the names/nicknames you want in it. I can do it for
you. It takes about 3 minutes. No problem
The Sil.