Pacman Clone in Python

Introduction

This is a simple clone of the classic Pacman game, developed using the Tkinter library in Python. The game involves navigating a maze, collecting pellets, and avoiding ghosts.

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/nigelmj/pacman-python.git
cd pacman-python

2. Install the requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Runnning the Game

For Linux and MacOS:

python3 pacman.py

For Windows

python pacman.py

How to Play

• Use the wasd keys to move Pacman around the maze
• The objective is to eat all the pellets while avoiding the ghosts.
• If Pacman is caught by a ghost more than three times, the game is over.

Menu

The game has a menu that allows you to:

• Continue a saved game
• Start a new game
• View the high scores
• Enter cheat codes
• Change the key bindings

Controls

The default key bindings are:

• W: Move up
• A: Move left
• S: Move down
• D: Move right
• Space: Pause the game
• Esc: Boss key (fake screen)