Ultima III and Civilization draw the tiles via software, while the maze in the original arcade version of Pac-Man is made of tiles displayed by the game's graphics hardware. Tiles allow developers to build with a set of reusable components instead of drawing everything individually.
Ultima III and Civilization access tile information through software, while the maze in the original arcade version of Pac-Man is composed of tiles shown by the game's graphics hardware. Tiles enable developers to build with pre-existing components instead of drawing everything individually.