Pac-Mania is a variation on the game Pac-Man. You need to guide Pac-Man around a maze and eat all of the dots on the board to proceed on to the next round. Numerous, multi-colored ghosts also roam the maze trying to stop you. If you eat one of the power pellets in the maze, the ghosts will temporarily turn blue and run from you. Pac-Man can earn bonus points by eating the ghosts when they are in this state. The maze is now shown in isometric perspective and is larger than the screen which will scroll to follow the action. To help get out of tight spots, Pac-Man can now jump. But be careful, because some of the ghosts have learned this trick as well and you could end up in a mid-air collision!
A scrolling shooter and sequel to Thunder Force developed by Technosoft originally released for the X68000 computer before being ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis game console.
The Sharp X68000 version has an introduction sequence and an extra stage (top and side view) not found in the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version.
The second iteration of the A-Train series was released in July 1988 for the NEC PC-9801 and X68000. In the US, it was released under the name Railroad Empire.
While based on the arcade original, the Sharp X68000 version adds "Haya-Oh," the final boss of the Sega Master System port. The ending was also extended, with an epilogue followed by the names of all the enemies the player fought. The checkerboard floor has also been simplified into a set of horizontal lines.