Pac-Man (Java Swing)

A Pac-Man style game built with Java Swing with a complete GUI (no CLI interaction). Includes multiple board sizes, animated movement, upgrades, and persistent high scores.

Features

• Main menu: New Game, High Scores, Exit
• Choose board size (multiple predefined boards)
• Live UI: score, time counter, lives, and in-game HUD
• Stop-motion style movement animations (threads + images)
• Chance-based upgrades dropped by enemies that the player can collect
• Persistent high scores using Serializable + High Scores window (JList + scrollbars)
• Pause at any time with ESC (Pause screen)

Controls

• Move: Arrow Keys
• Pause: ESC

How to Run

Option 1: IntelliJ IDEA

Open the project and run:

• pacman.Main

Option 2: Command Line

From the project root:

javac -d out $(find src -name "*.java")
java -cp out pacman.Main