46 votes

One Dimensional Pacman

6 comments

  1. [2]
    first-must-burn
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    A simple concept, perfectly implemented. Press a button to change direction. Eat the ghost. Win fame. (okay, not the last one) I played it for a surprisingly long time.

    A simple concept, perfectly implemented. Press a button to change direction. Eat the ghost. Win fame. (okay, not the last one)

    I played it for a surprisingly long time.

    6 votes
    1. RustyRedRobot
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      Thought this was a bit daft, at first. Then started to get into it and played it loads. A really good take on the original.

      Thought this was a bit daft, at first. Then started to get into it and played it loads. A really good take on the original.

      3 votes
  2. [3]
    rsl12
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    It was cute! My high score is 2307. The power pellets are best used to eat the dots in the center, as those are the ones that are impossible to eat in the higher levels without the ghost-eating...

    It was cute! My high score is 2307. The power pellets are best used to eat the dots in the center, as those are the ones that are impossible to eat in the higher levels without the ghost-eating ability.

    Is it okay to be pedantic about trivial things? Pac-man is still two-dimensional. Though I concede "One Dimensional Pacman" sounds better than "One Degree of Freedom Pacman".

    5 votes
    1. Gekko
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      the game space only exists in one dimension though? Most 2d games interact in the X and Y dimensions, this one is just the X dimension.

      the game space only exists in one dimension though? Most 2d games interact in the X and Y dimensions, this one is just the X dimension.

      9 votes
    2. first-must-burn
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      It is okay to be pedantic. I just assume that the game is a two-dimensional representation of a theoretical Pacman who exists in a 1-dimensional universe. Have you seen the show Um, Actually. If...

      It is okay to be pedantic. I just assume that the game is a two-dimensional representation of a theoretical Pacman who exists in a 1-dimensional universe.

      Have you seen the show Um, Actually. If you like being pedantic, it might be just your thing.

      6 votes
  3. bob_e_digital
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    I need to stop playing this now. High score of 25703 so far, and it was mostly luck that I got the power pellets where they were. The speed became way too fast for me to humanly anticipate. Great...

    I need to stop playing this now. High score of 25703 so far, and it was mostly luck that I got the power pellets where they were. The speed became way too fast for me to humanly anticipate. Great distraction for the past few days. Thanks!

    3 votes