I won't lie the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man stunk and was virtually unplayable because the ghosts kept flickering. But in Ms. Pac-Man, all those problems were eliminated, the ghosts have a very minor flickering but it won't pose any problem whatsoever. This is the Pac-Man game gamers have been waiting for to arrive on home consoles. The graphics are really good, the layout of the level changes after each level, the music at the beginning is similiar (yet a bit more pixelated) to the arcade version, and the game is actually playable. I would definitely rank Pac-Man for ATari 2600 one out of five stars, but Ms. Pac-Man is completely playable and very fun. Obviously nowhere near as good as the arcade version, but it was the best option gamers had because most gamers couldn't afford to buy a big arcade machine. Overall, great classic and a million times better than Pac-Man for the 2600.