Pac-Man (1983)
Pac-Man is the Commodore 64 home computer adaptation of the iconic arcade game originally released by Namco in 1980, with the C64 version arriving in 1983. Players guide Pac-Man through mazes while avoiding ghosts and eating pellets, blending simple mechanics with addictive gameplay. Despite hardware limitations, the C64 version remains an important and nostalgic entry in early home-computer arcade ports.
Objective Clear each maze by eating all the dots while avoiding the ghosts. Controls Joystick (recommended) • Up / Down / Left / Right — Move Pac-Man Keyboard (emulator fallback) • Start Game - X • Move - Arrow keys Gameplay • Eat dots to score points and clear the maze • Power pellets temporarily allow Pac-Man to eat ghosts • Each ghost has distinct movement behavior • Avoid contact with ghosts when they are not vulnerable • Clear all dots to advance to the next level Modes • 1 Player (classic arcade experience)