The Pacman Dossier

[STDiva]

The Pac-Man Dossier is an extremely detailed description of the game logic of arcade Pac-Man. It explains why, once in a while, monsters will harmlessly pass through Pac-Man. It explains why they won't go up through the tunnels above the monster box. It explains why occasionally, after losing a life, monsters will refuse to leave the box. It explains when and why Blinky becomes Cruise Elroy, and why sometimes Pinky gets confused and loses track of Pac-Man. It even explains, as far as the player can continue to play, what to do on the kill screen. It is awesome.

http://home.comcast.net/~jpittman2/pacman/pacmandossier.html#CH2 - The Basics

 

[maildude]

Thanks. Interesting. Back in the day, we used to have to learn the ghosts' patterns--how they went around the maze. That's how we scored a lot of points.