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I've lost control of my life.
I managed a Pac-Man based art account on that OTHER site once.
I mod Pac-Man World Re-Pac 1 & 2 now.
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mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
no context pac-man modding
ms pac man with no arm (funny)
October 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
I finally decided to explain to the best of my ability the horrifying process of how to edit audio in Re-Pac 2 to someone asking in my Discord DMs.

I now pass the knowledge onto you.

Once reading this in full, you shall understand why I've been reluctant to explain this.

SIX. DIFFERENT. PROGRAMS.
October 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
Here's another Re-Pac 2 audio mod.

It restores the voice filter for Spooky (and another character) from their original game.

Please note that this mod assumes you have the Pac-Family Restoration mod installed.

This new mod also integrates the hotfix for that mod.
drive.google.com/file/d/1q7l-...
October 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
yes
October 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
It's finally here: Pac-Family Restoration Mod 2.
After two weeks in development, hopefully it will have been worth the wait.
Please let me know what you think. Thanks, and have fun.

drive.google.com/file/d/1RUeF...
A screenshot of Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac with Ms. Pac-Man replacing Pac-Mom. A screenshot of Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac with Pac-Baby replacing Pac-Sis. A screenshot of Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac with Pac-Boy's name corrected back to Pac-Jr. A screenshot of Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac with Pac-Buddy's name corrected back to Chomp-Chomp.
October 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
yes
but there's a LOT of Spooky lines, and it's going to take an excruciatingly long time to replace each individual one, due to the amount of conversions to HCA I'll have to do

in the meantime, here's an audio sample
October 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
currently in the process of re-pacing the missus to be updated to Re-Pac 2 standards
Front view of a work-in-progress Ms. Pac-Man model for an upcoming update to Re-Pac 1's Pac-Family restoration mod / a Pac-Family restoration mod for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac. Rear view of a work-in-progress Ms. Pac-Man model for an upcoming update to Re-Pac 1's Pac-Family restoration mod / a Pac-Family restoration mod for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac. Side view of a work-in-progress Ms. Pac-Man model for an upcoming update to Re-Pac 1's Pac-Family restoration mod / a Pac-Family restoration mod for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac. Angled view of a work-in-progress Ms. Pac-Man model for an upcoming update to Re-Pac 1's Pac-Family restoration mod / a Pac-Family restoration mod for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac.
October 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
This is the person who found the key.
I don't know if you're on this website, but if you're here and you find this post, THANK YOU.
A post on the HCS (Halley's Comet Software) forum by one "SuperMoonKnightSMK" replying to another user (screw) with the a file containing the CRIWARE decryption key for Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, allowing the game's raw audio files to be played and modified with external programs.
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
THE CRIWARE KEY HAS BEEN FOUND
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THE DOOR TO MODDING RE-PAC 2 IS NOW FULLY OPEN
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
i'm so god damn sick of bluesky's character limit so fuck it i'm putting what I want to say in image form
"I've resorted to breaking out Ghidra and attempting to decompile Re-Pac 2 just to find that god damned CRIWARE encryption key. I STILL can't find it. I NEED to find it. Several of the mods I want to do rely on being able to replace the audio. I'm getting desperate. I'm almost willing to spend money to pay a guy to find this fucking key... ALMOST.
September 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
The audio of Re-Pac 2 is not contained within the packages like Re-Pac 1's audio. They appear to all be in the StreamingAssets folder. Probing the files suggests these files are unmarked ACB / AWB archive pairs. Unfortunately, I don't know what pairs with what, because the filenames are just hashes.
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
proof that UABEA can open Re-Pac 2 files:
here are the contents of the "level2" file
notice the World 2 enemies I've underlined in green
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
MelonLoader Audio Replacement setup:
Step 1 - Install MelonLoader to Re-Pac
Step 2 - Run game once to setup MelonLoader.
Step 3 - Download AudioImportLib and AudioReplacer
Step 4 - Copy to Mods folder that MelonLoader made
Step 5 - Place .wavs and .mp3s in CustomAudio folder, inside UserData folder.
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
Using .emip packages:
Step 1 - "Load Package File" in UABEA.
Step 2 - Select .emip of choice.
Step 3 - Set "base folder" to "PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC_Data" folder"
Step 4 - Double click all sharedassets files to select them, then hit "Ok"
Step 5 - Save and exit.
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
In Re-Pac 1's mazes, specifically 6-4 and 6-6, where there was once Funky in the PS1 version, there's now duplicates of Inky and Clyde.

This is fixable, but since Sue was also scrubbed from Re-Pac (she appeared in the background of PS1's intro), I decided to add her as well.

No more dupes!
August 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
I don't see why not.
I mean, I'M using it on Steam, so I don't see why other people shouldn't be able to as well.
August 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
I never did vibe with the logo for Re-Pac 1.
Putting "Pac-Man World" all on one line always looked awkward to me.
Meanwhile, I think the logo for Re-Pac 2 looks great.
So I decided to combine color choices and design elements from Re-Pac 2's logo with the original PMW1 logo to make something better.
An alternative fan-made logo for Pac-Man World Re-Pac (the first one, not the sequel) that combines the palette and design elements of the logos for Re-Pac 1 & 2 with the original logo design of Pac-Man World 1.
August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
I have made a tutorial for decompressing Re-Pac's main data file.
Before installing the patches that I am about to upload and share, you must follow the instructions here.
I apologize for the poor quality of the footage; I didn't realize the screen recording was low-resolution until it was too late.
August 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
The Re-Pac Family Restoration mod is nearing a first release.
However, for those of you who remember the mods I made for Pac-Man Museum+, this will NOT be as trivial to install as those.
You will need to decompress Re-Pac's data.unity3d file.
More details will be shared in the upcoming README file.
A picture of a save file for Pac-Man World Re-Pac in which Pac-Baby and Ms. Pac-Man have been restored, replacing Pac-Sis and Pac-Mom respectively.
August 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
It took me three years to get Ms. Pac-Man working.
It took one night to get Pac-Baby working.
Thanks to @xkhou.bsky.social for providing a model to speed up the process.
August 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
This took me three years to do.
Three whole years.

I finally have the power to right some past wrongs.
It's finally time to fix Pac-Man World Re-Pac 1 for REAL this time.
August 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
Sometime near the end of 2023, a thought popped into my head.
There existed Sega CD / Mega Drive combo units like the CDX, and the combo 32X / Mega Drive combo unit, the Sega Neptune, was considered at one point.
I thought, "what if Sega compressed the entire Tower of Power into a single console?"
A front view shot of an unfinished 3D model, depicting a fictional combination Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Sega 32X console, dubbed the "Sega Triton". The shot focuses on the custom-made Sega Triton logo. The controller ports on the front have not been modelled, and are missing. A side view shot of an unfinished 3D model, depicting a fictional combination Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Sega 32X console, dubbed the "Sega Triton". The CD tray has been popped open for this shot. There is a tiny door on the side of the console that is meant to be popped off. A rear corner view of an unfinished 3D model, depicting a fictional combination Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Sega 32X console, dubbed the "Sega Triton". No video, audio, or power ports have been modelled, and are missing from the back. There is a tiny door on the side of the console that is meant to be popped off. A top view shot of an unfinished 3D model, depicting a fictional combination Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Sega 32X console, dubbed the "Sega Triton".
March 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
Take a good look at what you can expect to find in Revision 2, and how you can see it all.
A zoomed in shot of the bottom of the previously shown fictional flyer for Man-Pac, detailing the new features in Man-Pac Revision 2. It contains explanations of what the new features are, and how to activate them when playing Man-Pac Revision 2 under MAME. It explains how "Minus Mode" and the Extra Lives feature are activated by altering the two dipswitch settings that are contained within "Machine Configuration", separated from the other dipswitch settings. A screenshot of the Test Mode of Man-Pac Revision 2 running in MAME. The main notable difference between this and a screenshot of previous revisions is the differently colored bezel, using a more limited and production ready palette, which would be more realistic to see on an arcade cabinet in real life. Inspection of the in-game area reveals further differences, such as the presence of new options. The tracking of secondary extra lives is present, as well as the tracking of whether "Minus Mode" is active, being the Man-Pac equivalent to Pac-Man plus. The name of the player reads "Pac-Moms" instead of "Man-Pacs", indicating that the player two start button is being held down for the purposes of testing sound effects from the new secondary sound effect bank, meant for the new secondary player character exclusive to two-player mode.
January 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
This is my final project -- Man-Pac Revision 2.
It's a demonstration of what the new Ms. Pac-Man disassembly can allow one to do that hex editing can't.
There's also a new flyer made to celebrate the occasion, a collaboration with @ric4455.bsky.social.
Get it now:
drive.google.com/file/d/1HnLC...
The back half of a fictional flyer for Man-Pac, depicting the titular character trying to escape the lab in which he was created. Text on the flyer tells of a "Fake Pac-Man on the loose!" "It's... Man-Pac! They made this ghostly clone to destroy Pac-Man... but he has escaped!" In the artwork section of the flyer, a green and grey laboratory with shiny green tiled floors is depicted. A security warning informing everyone of a breach in progress can be seen in the far back. Kinky (a.k.a. Kinzo) is looking on in panic as her creation tries to escape, yelling that "He's out of control!" while ordering the other ghosts to "Capture him!" Sue and Funky attempt to chase down Man-Pac, while Spunky attempts to get in front of him. Tim can be seen in the back of the lab, annoyed at the shenanigans occurring in the lab as he tries to mop the floors in peace. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man have invaded the lab and watch the chaos unfold from a distance, as Pac-Man shouts "You imposter pac!" at his clone. A stasis tank can be seen nearby, containing what appears to be a clone of Ms. Pac-Man to compliment Man-Pac. The silhouette seems to belong of Pac-Mom. At the bottom of the flyer, the four maze layouts contained within the Man-Pac game are displayed, as text above them reads "Strange yet familiar mazes await... Prepare for mor Pac-Action!" The screenshots appear to be camera shots of a CRT monitor. At the very bottom of the flyer, in small white text are credits for the artists responsible for designing the flyer, and a disclaimer stating that Pac-Man is the property of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., and that Man-Pac is an unsanctioned, unofficial product that should not be sold. The back half of a fictional flyer for Man-Pac, subtly advertising it as a conversion for a Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man arcade game. It explains the story and lore behind the game. There are character bios for each of the main characters, most notably the four main antagonists of the game (Sue, Funky, Spunky, and Tim), subtly hinting at how their new AI functions in-game. A bio for the titular character Man-Pac is also presence, as well as bios for Pac-Man and Kinky (a.k.a. Kinzo), who play a significant part in the story, but only appear in cutscenes. In the lower center is a detailing of the gameplay differences between Man-Pac and Ms. Pac-Man, alongside previews of the four new maze layouts included in the game. The screenshots appear to be camera shots of a CRT monitor or television playing the game, which appears to be an attempt at mimicking how 1980's-era flyers would display in-game graphics. At the bottom of the flyer is a detailing of the new main features added to Man-Pac Revision 2, such as a unique two-player character, extra additional lives, and "Man-Pac Minus", which serves as the Man-Pac equivalent to "Pac-Man Plus".
January 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
mrmcscrewup.bsky.social
For those of you who knew me from Twitter, you may remember a romhack I made called "Man-Pac".

Man-Pac is back, and thanks to the rewritten Ms. Pac-Man disassembly, he's got in-game intermissions now.

Better three years late than never.

Download Man-Pac v1.1 here: drive.google.com/file/d/1t-DW...
December 27, 2024 at 11:02 AM