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pacman4console

text-based console game inspired by the original Pacman arcade game

TLDR

Start a game at Level 1

$ pacman4console
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Start a game on a certain level (there are nine official levels)
$ pacman4console --level=5
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Start the level editor, saving to a specified file
$ pacman4consoleedit path/to/level_file
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Play a custom level
$ pacman4console --level=path/to/level_file
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SYNOPSIS

pacman4console [options]

DESCRIPTION

pacman4console is a text-based console game inspired by the original Pacman arcade game. It runs in the terminal using ASCII characters to render the maze, ghosts, and player character.
The game includes nine official levels and supports custom levels through the pacman4consoleedit level editor.

PARAMETERS

--level level

Start on specified level number (1-9) or custom level file path

CAVEATS

Requires a terminal that supports the ncurses library. Terminal size must be sufficient to display the game maze properly.

HISTORY

Created as a terminal-based recreation of the classic Pacman game, designed to run on console and embedded systems.

SEE ALSO

sl(1), moon-buggy(1)

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