Historical tribute and accurate remake of the original Pac-Man in Javascript

[lesterbuck]

https://github.com/shaunew/Pac-Man

[0x0]

The readme links to the Pac-Man Dossier at http://home.comcast.net/~jpittman2/pacman/pacmandossier.html which contains an interesting explanation of all the nitty-gritty details about ghost AI and timers.

I find it fascinating that there are so many tiny details and variations between levels, which apparently are essential to memorize in order to achieve "perfect play".

[molbioguy]

The learn mode is very helpful (try it at http://shaunew.github.com/Pac-Man/ ). It graphically shows the strategy each ghost uses to catch Pac-Man. Outside of aficionados, not many people realize how intricate the behaviors and quirks are. Very neat.

[egypturnash]

Wow, the mode where it shows the ghost's path-planing is awesome. I want to see a game built around exposing this kind of information now.

[ck2]

Hiding spot doesn't work, not fully accurate ;-)

[undershirt → ck2]

Worked for me, which one did you use?

[sidcool]

I attended the meetup in Houston yesterday, where this game was demoed and source code explained. It was pretty good.