Pac-Tastic!

Pac-Tastic is a Java Swing application that brings back the classic arcade game Pacman. It challenges players to navigate through a maze, eat pellets, avoid enemies, and collect various upgrades.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
  • Linux MacOS
  • Windows
  • Help Resources
• Usage
• Screenshots
• Contributing
• License
• Known Issues
• Donations

Features

• Main menu with options for starting a new game, viewing high scores, and exiting
• Real-time graphical interface with time, life, score and level counter
• Scalable, resizable game window
• Randomly generated maze with customizable size (10 to 100 rows/columns)
• High score persistence in high-scores.dat
• Sound interactive gameplay

Installation

Linux MacOS

1. Ensure you have Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your system and your path system variable has been set.
2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mikson022/pac-tastic.git

3. Get inside the repository and compile the source files:

   cd pac-tastic && javac -d bin -cp src src/*.java

4. Copy resources needed at runtime:

   cp -r resources/pics/ resources/sounds/ -t bin/

5. Run the program:

   cd bin && java Main

Windows

1. Ensure you have Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your system and your path system variable has been set.
2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mikson022/pac-tastic.git

3. Get inside the repository and compile the source files:

   cd pac-tastic
   javac -d bin -cp src src/*.java

4. Copy resources needed at runtime:

   xcopy /s /i resources\pics\* bin\ & xcopy /s /i resources\sounds\* bin\

5. Run the program:

   cd bin
   java Main

Help Resources

If you're unable to install pac-tastic, make sure you have JDK and your path variable set up. https://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.html

Usage

• Navigate the main menu using the mouse and press to select an option.
• In the "New Game" option, enter the desired size of the game board (rows/columns).
• Control Pacman using the arrow keys.
• Points are generated in random places of the map every 5 seconds.
• When the game is over you can save the score.

Screenshots

Contributing

If you have any ideas, suggestions, or bug reports, please open an issue, submit a pull request or contact me directly.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Known Issues

• Rendering bugs cause some cells to 'blink'.
• When playing for a second time, map should be bigger than in previous game or program restarted.

Donations

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