Pac-Man

Pac-Man is the iconic arcade game that revolutionized the video game industry when it was first released in 1980. Created by Toru Iwatani and developed by Namco, Pac-Man became a global phenomenon, earning the title of 'the Mickey Mouse of the 1980s' in the United States.

The game features simple yet addictive gameplay where you control the yellow pizza-shaped character Pac-Man as he navigates through mazes filled with dots (Pac-dots). Your goal is to eat all the dots while avoiding four colorful ghosts: Blinky (red), Pinky (pink), Inky (cyan), and Clyde (orange).

The game introduced innovative mechanics including power pellets that allow Pac-Man to eat ghosts temporarily, wrap-around tunnels on the sides of the maze, and bonus fruits that appear for extra points. With its charming characters, intuitive controls, and timeless gameplay, Pac-Man remains one of the most beloved and recognizable video games of all time.

In Pac-Man, you navigate through a maze using arrow keys or on-screen controls. Your goal is to eat all 240 dots in the maze while avoiding the four ghosts that chase you. Each dot is worth 10 points, and eating all dots completes the level.

Scattered throughout each maze are four large power pellets (also called energizers) located in the corners. When Pac-Man eats a power pellet, the ghosts turn blue and become vulnerable for a short period. During this time, you can eat the ghosts for bonus points: 200, 400, 800, and 1600 points respectively for each ghost.

Fruits appear in the center of the maze twice per level, offering bonus points ranging from 100 to 5000 points depending on the level. The game features 256 levels, with the final level (level 256) being a glitch level that cannot be completed. The game's difficulty increases as you progress, with ghosts moving faster and becoming more aggressive.