I Merged Pac-Man and Snake

What if Pac-Man grew a tail? I merged two cookie-eating characters into one: Snake and Pac-Man. In this devlog I share the main challenges I faced and what I learned in the process.

👾 Try it out: https://newbie-indie-game-dev.itch.io...
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0:00​ Introduction
0:17​ The basics
1:30​ The Ghost Gang
2:10​ Ghosts’ behaviors
2:47​ "Scattering" behavior
3:11​ Ghosts’ path-finding algorithm
4:57​ "Chasing" behaviors
6:34​ "Frightened" behavior
6:52​ Interlude
7:13​ The ghosts’ house
7:37​ Sound effects
8:20 Experience improvements
10:25 The goal
11:27 The tunnel
12:17 Outro

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🎵 Game music: Daniel Albano (@sonoromaestro)
Instagram: sonoromaestro

📚 Related reads:

GameInternals: Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior
https://gameinternals.com/understandi...

Gamasutra: The Pac-Man Dossier
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/featur...

🎬 Related videos:

Pac-Man Ghost AI Explained
Pac-Man Ghost AI Explained

🛠️ Related tools:

Pac-Man Live: Learn
https://pacman.live/play.html
An interactive playground to learn about the ghosts’ movement behaviors.

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🎥 Video editor: Flor Niemevz
Graphic resources: www.vecteezy.com

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