An edition of How to Win at Pac-Man (1982)

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An edition of How to Win at Pac-Man (1982)

How to Win at Pac-Man

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This is a hints, tips, and strategey guide to the arcade game Pac-Man. There are color illustrations representing the characters, and the paths they make durring the game, as well as color photographs of the arcade games mentioned. The book was released several times, and had various features added and removed. The first printing had a "Offshoots", which was a review of similar games, and a "Testimonials" section. The "Revised and Updated" version removed these sections, and replaced them with sections on Ms. Pac-Man, Atari Pac-Man, and the pinball game Mr & Ms. Pac-Man. Both versions kept the same page cout of 32 pages. The book's authors are only listed as the "Editors of Consumer Guide", and then only on the title page. The book originally cost $2.25 in the USA, and the Penguin Books version cost 95p in the U.K., and $2.95 in Australia. This book is part of a series of Video Game guides by the "Editors of Consumer Guide".

==Books in the "Editors of Consumer Guide"/Publications International Ltd. video game series, those with * * represent reprinted versions of the books listed above, usually with a different title, but with the same contents.
* The Complete Book of Video Games, {1977} ISBN: 0446844493
* How to Win at Video Games, ISBN: 0517381192 {1982, Magazine size}, ISBN: 0671458418 {1982, book size}
* How to Win at Pac-Man, ISBN: 0671453610, {1982} {Revised and Updated} ISBN: 0671460722, {Penguin Books version} ISBN: 0140065423
* How To at Win Donkey Kong, ISBN: 067145840X {1982}
* How to Win at ET, The Video Game, ISBN: 0517408414 {1982, Magazine size}, ISBN: 0440137675 {1983, Book size}
* Pac-Mania: Top Strategies For Home & Arcade Pac-Man, ISBN: 0517389150 {1982}
* How to Win at Video Games: Complete Strategies for Top Arcade Games, ISBN: 0517424703 {1983}
* How to Win at Home Video Games, ISBN: 0727018205 {1983}

==Nintendo
* Nintendo Strategies {1989} ISBN: 0517687348 {Red cover spiral bound, no "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.}
* * Nintendo Strategies {1989} ISBN: 0881766984 {Red cover, glue spine, with "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.}
* * Nintendo Strategies {White cover, standard paperback version, glued spine, no ISBN listed, and no "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover. Cover price $4.95}
* * Strategies for Nintendo Games {Yellow cover, ISBN 0881767212 listed on title page, says "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover, and price $12.95.}
* More Strategies for Nintendo Games {1989} {Blue cover, spiral bound, ISBN: 0517695774}
* * More Strategies for Nintendo Games {Blue cover, glued spine, no barcode}
* * 0881767743 {???}
* Winning Tips For Nintendo: Newest Game Strategies, {1990} ISBN: 1561730076.
* Winner's Guide to Nintendo, {1991} ISBN: 1561735205
* Winning at Nintendo: Hot Tips for the Coolest Games, ISBN: 0881769959
* * Hot Tips for the Coolest Nintendo Games, {1989} ISBN: 1561730068
* More Hot Tips For Nintendo, {1991} ISBN: 1561731463
* Nintendo Fun: The Book for Beginners, {1990} ISBN: 1561730971
* More Nintendo Fun: The Book for Beginners, {1991} ISBN: 1561733261
* Super Strategies For Nintendo, {1991} ISBN: 0517073307 {Hero being held at door opening cover}, ISBN: 1561733512 {Fox with gun, near field cover}, and the last with ISBN number, instead there is a barcode 07098937935002 {Two kids and cat on flying ship being shot at by missle launcher, marked on cover as "Super Strategies For Nintendo No. 2", but contains the same contents}.

==Super Nintendo
* Super Nintendo: PlayAction Strategies, ISBN: 1561738530

==Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
* Hot Tips for Sega Genesis, ISBN: 0451822811 {Signet Special}
* * Winning Tips for the Sega Genesis, ISBN: 0785304983 {Publications International, no "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.}

== Other 'Video Game' themed books by Publications International, without the "Editors of Consumer Guide" on cover.
* Winning Game Tips for Sonic the Hedgehog, ISBN: 0785307834
* Official Player's Guide to Sonic the Hedgehog, ISBN: 0874552834
* Sonic The Hedgehog Look and Find, ISBN: 0785308490 {Hardback}
* * Sonic The Hedgehog Look and Find, ISBN: 0785311394 {Paperback}

Publish Date
Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
32

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Cover of: How to Win at Pac-Man
How to Win at Pac-Man
June, 1982, Pocket Books
Paperback in English - Revised and Updated {Title page}
Cover of: How to Win at Pac-Man
How to Win at Pac-Man
1982, Penguin Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: How to Win at Pac-Man
How to Win at Pac-Man
January, 1982, Pocket Books
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction. 3
Tip One: Elements of the Gome. 6
Tip Two: The Cherry Pattern. 8
Tip Three: The Mid-Fruit Pattern. 10
Tip Four: The Apple Pattern. 12
Tip Five: The Ninth-Key Pattern. 14
Tip Six: Pattern Variations. 16
Tip Seven: The Hiding Place. 18
Tip Eight: The Tunnel. 20
Tip Nine: Fake-Outs. 22
Tip Ten: Fruits. 24
Tip Eleven: Don't Eat the Last Dot. 26
Ms. Pac-Man. 28
Atari Pac-Man. 30
Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man. 32

Edition Notes

Published in
Harmondsworth, England
Series
How to Win at... {Video Games}

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
794
Library of Congress
GV1469.3

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
32p. :
Number of pages
32
Dimensions
18.5 x 13.5 x 3 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL14946529M
ISBN 10
0140065423
OCLC/WorldCat
16594851

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