PacMan: Arcade Classics #14 vs My Arcade | Pac-Man Mini Arcade Showdown! 

I would buy the version of My Arcade because 1.- I love the arcade design, very similar to the original arcade. 2.- It has a demo mode, with the names of the ghosts and a gameplay, and I would love to leave it on on a shelf like an arcade waiting for you to insert a coin

In truth, the Number 7 Arcade Classics' screen is based off an older model Pacman tabletop "portable" arcade machine by ColeCo that used some kinda funky late 70s/early 80s era LED display. The 8-Bit Guy did a video about it on his channel a while back where he tore it apart for a clean-up and got it working again.

Got into porta-arcades just a little while ago and I'm glad I found your vids. Talk about a coincidence that this was one of the games I was thinking about getting, great work and good catch on that goof!

I have the my arcade version of pac man. I love it. Tajes ne back to my youth lolxxx so addictful.

I'm glad I never got #7. Thank you for giving me reviews of these c:

Came here looking for recommendations for a tiny Pac-Man that's suitable for a 1980s-themed dollhouse (long story) but that I could still play myself. Got my recommendation. Thank you!

#14 arcade classic Pac Man is a great improvement over the #7. Hopefully they'll fix Asteroids and Space Invaders too.

Ok, I got one of these arcade games back in 2017, yes I am a pac man collecter/fan. I love pac man and I won’t stop playing it on one of these, When I got the My Arcade Pac man, I played it NON STOP! I still have it to have fun during the 2020 pandemic. I’m suprised it lived trough dropping it 5 times, it only got scratched... I still have it though and it still works

I pulled the trigger on 07 because I thought your review was done, and then you told me 14.

..My Arcade Pac-Man is king!

I think the LCD games have a certain charm to them. I remember seeing the LCD versions of Pacman and Frogger at the Shopko before it closed down. I kinda wish I had bought them up before hand.

Glad to see they stepped up. Have you tried Namco Museum Mini? Supposedly 20 arcade rooms for $99? I might have to get just because. It includes Pac-Man and Galaga. :)

Good review. Also, you win the contest for looking like former Cubs/Red Sox/Angels pitcher John Lackey. 🏆

Hey Jon, I just found out that there a few hidden jems inside the My Arcade Pacman game. They are Dig Dug, Galaxian, Galaga, and Mappy ( I love that game) and are playable. I find them fascinating yet creepy at tge same time. Creepy in that just like your Joust/"Defender" video you have to take them apart and be like a Dr. Frankenstein and put it together again. A great money saver when successful.

I have a question for you Jon, thr Xix did a review of the My Arcade Pacman game featured in your video. His ghost roll call after the title lists their names in Japanese, while mine list the ghost names in English. Which version of the ghost roll call do you have? Do you know if the Japanese named ghost version is an earlier version of the game? I prefer the Japanese version myself.

The My Arcade cabinet has the PAC-MAN game for the NES!

Picked up a My arcade pacman one from the local Cvs for 30 bucks as a Christmas Present for a friend this year, glad it's good quality in your review.

About time you made a video lol been trying to tell you about the new version from arcade classics

Eye-catching this because of today's video. This was my first video here actually, right after I bought the MyArcade on sale. 😅

I think both 14# and my arcade are good, the 14# gameplay is the closest we have to an original arcade with great sounds and good quality. The my arcade has a better outsider design, and a great gameplay, but the sounds are not that good because it replicates the nes rom. Both are good, I have the my arcade one but I’m loking to buy the 14# one.

God, I’m so glad that when I went to the store one day and bought this for 20$, it was the good looking version with good sound. I’m 13 and I used my allowance to save up and buy this at the store for 20$, i didn’t to any research before buying, I didn’t know there were so many bad versions, I’m just so glad I didn’t accidentally buy one of the many bad ones, I would have freaked out if I saved up 20$ for a junky version of pac man

Nice video, thanks. Next up on my wishlist is the Numbskull 1/4 sized arcade cabinets. Just gotta save some pennies and convince my wife...

Hello. May I ask, where did you order the Arcade Classics 14 from?

I have the my arcade one and i wanted to know if I could leave it connected and turned on and leave it as a decoration, the battery will damage?

i think the LCD games collection from Arcade Classics are great pieces of nostalgia

I always watch your showdowns because I don't actually know what to spend my money on and I subscribed to you and I agree #14 arcade classics plays exactly like pac man the sound really sounds like the arcade I really had so much fun with my arcade classics collection. I take them to school with me just for me not to be bored and I share with them to my friends.

I Really love the Arcade Classics Pac-man 14! It's the best way to play Pac-man with correct audio on the go! It's So cool! I don't like "My Arcade" because it has NES roms! Bad thinking, "My Arcade"! That is not an on the go Arcade player, it's an on the go NES Arcade player! Arcade Classics Pac-man 14 is the best was to play pac-man on the go!

I've been looking for #14 for a few days now and I can't seem to find it anywhere...

MyArcade has the original cabinet art. If your looking for 'authentic' look for a shelf display, it's the way to go.

Definitely worth the pick up without having to sell off both of your arms for the Coleco or the Tomytronic versions of our 80's...

Hi, sorry to bother u again but what is ur like 2 favourite mini arcade games out of these from my arcade, bad dudes, burger time, mappy,heavy barrel, Pac-Man, karate champ, dig dug, galaga, galaxian (thanks for all your help, I’ll leave u alone now ahaha, great vids btw they’re so good)!

Hello, where can I find the Arcade Classics pacman 14???

Why is it so difficult for these companies to use the arcade ROM? It's not a power issue, someone managed to get the pac-man arcade ROM to run on a ZX Spectrum, so that's no issue at all.

I love those my arcade ones I got alot of my arcade and basic fun's I got one of those mini Nintendo things and pac man and burger time are way better on my arcade

Can the #14 be switched into the my arcade cabinet? If it's possible then you would have the best of both worlds.

This one was pretty good

I have the Connect 'N Play of Pac-Man (35th Anniversary, 2012 - 2015) from Jakk's Pacific, I tried that out and it looks very close to the arcade version. It also includes other games in there like: Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Pac-Man Plus, Pac-Man 256, Mappy, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug, Xevious, Bosconian and, "New" Rally X. Maybe you should try that out 1 day. ;)

If you could, please let us know which ones can be modded to unlock more games?

#14 is very close to the original ROM . The Ms. Pac man was great to.

I have both. The My Arcade one is so much better. I bought one for the artwork and the other for the gameplay.

You should do a review of the Coleco Pacman/Ms. Pacman man.

I have the Pac-Man #7 but it’s the 2021 version. The differences are: the joystick is in the middle and THE SOUND ISNT HORRIBLE

I like the basic fun minis just imo, love the t-shirt!

Nice video, my mother in law has the number 1, it's not too bad, I mean I grew up Playing the 2600 version and still like it

the arcade classics seem so good I don't understand why they make them so so small a little bit bigger would make a huge difference

Hi, just wondering what mini pacman you would say is the best, thanks in advanced

I have both the 7 and the 14

Just a small correction, but the Basic Fun unit does not have cornering. The ghosts just don't have pathfinding and randomly turn away, it just happen to pick up instead of left. The only mechanic Basic Fun incorporated movement wise would be the fact that pellets slow you down. The NES ROM however, has scatter mode, pathfinding as well as cornering, which is absolutely necessary for longer play sessions. The only thing Basic Fun really has over My Arcade is the sprite colors and sound effects. From a programming perspective, the My Arcade units (all three versions they have released) are hundreds of times more accurate to the arcade rom. The ghosts do not chase you whatsoever, and instead just randomly wander around. But it's the only option since they didn't incorporate the cornering mechanic, because the cornering mechanic is what allows you to escape ghosts while eating dots. So their solution to prevent the ghosts from killing the player outright is to make them NOT chase the player. I'm currently working on a 1:1 Pac-Man recreation, to the point where it can run patterns, and from what I've seen, the My Arcade pocket player is the closest recreation, with the main issues being flipped scatter targets as well as incorrect ghost starting positions. Granted, this is completely ignoring sound or graphical accuracy and relying on how many original mechanics are brought over, being as objective as possible. My Arcade has more of the original intended mechanics than the basic fun unit, although basic fun does use sampled versions of the original audio.

The second arcade looks like my black Tetris game boy Pac-Man 🎮😮

I think the biggest problem they have is that the pattern doesn't change between levels

I own the arcade classics q-bert and they didnt even hide that it's a NES rom they took out all logos of konami but left in the pause sound so yeah

Do you have any idea of the price of the 14# Pac-Man mini arcade?, or how much money is around.

From this Arcade classic Pac-Man #14 compared to My Aracde pocket player Pac-Man what version is better of Pac-Man any help will help thanks. 👍🏻

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I got the my arcade for $20 on sale. Its not perfect but fun and looks good on the shelf

Hey John would you view the Texas Instruments TI 4A computer sometime soon?

It looks great , BUT ! they should have made a vertical screen and made it bigger ?!

I have the arcade classics

Were can I find that number 14 arcade you show?

I have my arcade pacman it's so fun

pac man #14 look soooo good

I have this new version #14 as well, I removed the plastic and had reset it and it still won’t get out of trial mode 😩 please help!!!

Why are they using NES roms and not MAME roms? Also the Arcade Classics #14 looks and sounds great, but like you said, so weird they decided to go with a wide screen only to make it vertical definitely messes up the aesthetic.

I definitely will get the number 14 but tbh there’s some charm to the original. In my opinion the lcd versions are more interesting cause at the end of the day these l are just toys. And Im personally more interested in what these designers can do demake the game instead of an nes rom.

Dangit Jon! You're not supposed to catch your own goofs! That's what we're for!

Do you have any of the My Arcade pocket players?

the arcade classic's version of pacman..the screen looks smaller than the my arcade's. The design on the my arcade looks much better..I also like the joystick..what sucks is the rom it has..it's nes version.

I love the my arcade looks

I love playing pac mania

Thanks for info :)

I have the myacrade brand ms pac man machine. It only plays the nes version though.

In the arcade classic version blinky goes in the wrong area, for the scatter mode.

It’s actually a lid screen for the 7 one

I own number 1 of arcade classics

I wish you could add 40th anniversary pacman from my arcade to it

Arcade classics by Basic Fun kept trying to "Improve" the Pacman from being a Gamboy Pacman knockoff to a Coleco knockoff to being an accurate version of the gamescreen, BUT I still wish they would have used the classic cabinet like the My Arcade. Was it a rights issue???? The Basic Fun coin drop "whacka" sounds a lot better than the generic coin drop Ms. Pacman and looks like it plays better than than Ms. Pacman. I think I picked up the wrong pac game lol. I still HATE the cabinet art!

I bought one and after the first use now has a line going though the screen on the right side. Anyone else get this?

Ngl this helped a lot 😅

Hi mate, hope u are having a great day so far! I am just wondering other than karate champ what is ur favourite my arcade mini retro game?

It is 3 PAC MANS!!!🥠👻

coolest video and coolest game

I have the 14 it's awesome I really want the mortal Kombat one

I have the number 7 and in my opinion it's great. I love the fact that it looks like a Game & Watch. It's also more challenging.

I actually happen to have the Arcade Classic #1 Pac Man arcade and let me tell ya, not only it doesn't have color but you also can't play this in the dark since it has no backlight lmao and the joy stick is a little stiff as well

Where can I get it?

Arcade Classics #14 where to buy best?

I like your channel! You got a sub! :)

What do you think pac-man is eating(real food, not pelots)? -Pizza -Burgers - Ghost poop

I always find it disappointing when these manufacturers don't work off of an original arcade ROM with a custom version of MAME.

I picked one up for $10. worth it to bang around

I just realized that I have number 1, the only thing I don’t like about it is that there is no backlight

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Diffrence bweeten number 01,07 and 14 of pacman classic arcade machines Number 1 and 7 are gaming and watch Number 1 looks diffrent Number 7 is the same but with two buttons And number 14 ACTUAL PACMAN

I wonder if you can do the patter trick.. In the original life size gamed of Pacman I reach 83 Blue Key before I got kick out by the store owner.. I was playing for 2 hours with 1 quarter.. I had a cool patter that if you stand under a T shape wall with Pac man facing up the ghost cant kill or touch you.. you can go home and take a shower change clothes and come back and keep playing without dying. like I said I reach 83 Blue Keys ... Also the lil My Arcade Pacman can get hack into getting 4 more gamed if you look for it her and they show you how..

Do you compare monopoly arcade mini machine pacman

Let me know when the speeded up version comes out... When is anyone going to release a Jr pack man??????

Im looking forward to collect all of the my arcade ones and make a min arcade with my friend, do you have any idea if they are still on sale on Walmart?

Hey sir why haven't you reviewed the smallest arcade Pac-Man it's in the form of a keychain in my opinion it has the best graphics in the best sound quality for what it is

The "Best Pac-Man" has so tiny screen, that would hurt our eyes :/

How many levels does this mini pac man have