About
Pac-Man is Namco's 1980 arcade maze-chase game, one of the best-known titles in video game history; the player eats dots while avoiding four ghosts, with Power Pellets temporarily letting Pac-Man eat them. jspacman-canvas is a JavaScript Pac-Man clone built with the Impact.js game engine, the author's second attempt at the project.
How it differs from the original
The author drew on ghost-AI research from a dedicated Pac-Man analysis website to approximate the arcade original's ghost behavior.
Getting started
The game can be played directly in the browser via the author's hosted online demo.
Known limitations
- gameplay: Sometimes ghosts get stuck.
- audio: Sounds not yet implemented.
- performance: Optimizations for 60 fps still pending.
Additional notes
- Status
- The author's own to-do list, still open at time of writing, includes adding sound, fixing ghosts getting stuck, and optimizing for 60fps.