This is an emulator of the 1980 Pac-Man arcade machine by Midway. Mainly created because I wanted a quick project that utilized my Z80 emulator. Sound has not been implemented.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| C | deposit credits |
| enter | start the game in one-player mode |
| P | start the game in two-player mode |
| up arrow | move up |
| left arrow | move left |
| right arrow | move right |
| down arrow | move down |
| 1 | coin slot 1 |
| 2 | coin slot 2 |
| T | switch board test on/off |
| Space | switch level skip on/off |
- A c++ compiler
- CMake 3.26+
- A CMake build generator
- SDL2
- Pac-Man roms (see instructions)
git clone https://github.com/encephalalgia/pacman.git
cd pacman
cmake -S . -B build -G <generator> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=<path/to/sdl>
cmake --build build --config Release
build/src/pacman.exe <PARAMETERS...>
Replace <PARAMETERS...> with zero or more of the following:
| Parameter | Range | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-coins_per_game <n> |
[0,3] | 1 | changes the number of coins required to start a game |
-lives_per_game <n> |
1,2,3 or 5 | 3 | changes the number of lives per game |
-extra_life_score <n> |
10000,15000,20000 or 0 | 10000 | changes the number of points needed to gain an extra life, none=0 |
-difficulty <str> |
NORMAL or HARD | NORMAL | changes the algorithm the ghosts use, making less places for Pac-Man to hide |
-ghost_names <str> |
NORMAL or ALT | NORMAL | changes the ghosts nicknames |