              PACMAN - NAMCO ORIGINAL ( ? )

These roms are taken from what appears to be an original Namco PCB that I
own. The PCB looks the same as that depicted in the scan contained in Namco
classics volume 1 (JAP) for the playstation - apart from a small satelite board
adjacent to the character roms. It isn't clear, but this board may have been
removed for the photograph. There are no NAMCO markings on my board - but
neither does there appear to be on the scan. The serial No. 22021017 is 
etched on the PCB just behind the edge connector.  All roms are marked with
a neat non-pirate looking label marked PM1 and then CHGx or PRGx for the
appropriate roms. The only other interesting IC is an 'NVC285'.

The rom layout is as follows:

                          PRG
               CHR         8
                           6        E
                4          4        D
                2          2        G
                3          7        E
                1          5
                           3
                           1

Okay, that's the boring bit over with. Now the interesting part.

Looking at the Japanese version of Namco classics volume 1, the ghost names
are as follows:

 Character  / Nickname

 OIKAKE       AKABEI
 MACHIBUSE    PINKY
 KIMAGURE     AOSUKE
 OTOBOKE      GUZUTA

These are the correct japanese names - changed for the Western market.

Now, my PCB comes up with the following names:

 URCHIN        MACKY
 ROMP          MICKY
 STYLIST       MUCKY
 CRYBABY       MOCKY

These do not look particularly original to me. However, the correct (JAP) names
are actually contained within the ROMS. Also, when running a .rat file I made
for sparcade, the correct JAPANESE names appear !  Yippee !!!
( The dips do not change the names - but I understand that there was a 
jumper on the board that set the different names ).

Anyway, the PCB APPEARS to be original with just some doubt about the
western names - but these may be correct. Anyone with any info, please let
me know !!!!

These roms are for use by those who own the original PCB.

Cheers

Gary  7th August 1997

E-Mail garyw@excels-w.demon.co.uk
