🟡 PacMan Java Game A simple 2D Pac-Man clone built using Java Swing. This project includes basic mechanics such as:
Pac-Man movement
Ghosts with randomized AI
Wall collisions
Food collection
Life system and score tracking
Basic teleport logic (optional to implement further)
🎮 Features Custom tile map rendering with characters representing walls, food, Pac-Man, and ghosts
Smooth keyboard-controlled movement
Basic game loop with timer-based animation (20 FPS)
Ghosts move with randomized directions and can collide with walls
Collision detection for:
Walls
Food pellets
Ghosts (Pac-Man loses a life)
Automatic level reset when all food is eaten
Game over logic with restart on key press
🧩 Game Controls ↑ ↓ ← → — Move Pac-Man in the desired direction
On Game Over, pressing any arrow key will restart the game
🗺️ Tile Map Key Each character in the tileMap string array represents a tile:
Symbol Meaning X Wall (space) Food pellet P Pac-Man starting point b Blue ghost o Orange ghost p Pink ghost r Red ghost O Teleport zone (visual only currently)
📁 File Structure
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├── App.java # Main entry point for launching the game
├── PacMan.java # Main game logic, rendering, and event handling
├── wall.png # Image for wall tiles
├── blueGhost.png # Ghost sprites
├── orangeGhost.png
├── pinkGhost.png
├── redGhost.png
├── pacmanUp.png # Pac-Man sprites (for direction changes)
├── pacmanDown.png
├── pacmanLeft.png
├── pacmanRight.png
🛠️ Technologies Used Java 8+
Java Swing (JFrame, JPanel, Timer, KeyListener)
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts
Basic game loop and rendering logic
🚀 How to Run Compile the project: javac App.java PacMan.java
Run the game: java App
You can also run it from an IDE like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse. Just make sure resources (images) are correctly referenced in the classpath.
🧠 Future Improvements Add teleport logic for Pac-Man and ghosts when exiting map edges
Smarter ghost pathfinding (e.g., A* or BFS)
Add sound effects
Create a start menu and end screen
Save high scores
📷 Screenshots:
