How do I Play Pac-Man Games Online?

Pac-Man can be played at multiple online sources, but few are using the game legally.

Websites allowing visitors to play games like Pac-Man and Frogger are becoming more common as game-ripping technology continues to advance. Unfortunately, these sites are often using the games without permission from the owners. However, most of these older games can be bought legally for a small fee from the official website of the owner of the copyright. When playing a Flash version of a classic video game, the controller buttons are translated into certain keys on the keyboard, making the games playable on any computer.

Instructions

1. Visit Pac-Man.com and choose English or Japanese as your language. This will take you to the official Pac-Man website, where you can play demos of Pac-Man games and purchase (for less than $3, as of August 2010), the original version of the game.

2. Choose one of the games to play, or purchase the original Pac-Man from the menu on the right. If purchasing the original Pac-Man, you will have to follow directions when ordering the game, and then download a file to your computer.

3. Learn Pac-Man's controls. Original-type Pac-Man games only require you to click the "Start" button then use your directional buttons to navigate Pac-Man through the maze, eating dots and avoiding ghosts (unless, of course, you have eaten a large dot).

4. Eat all of the dots in a maze before losing all of your lives to clear a stage in Pac-Man. Large dots make you invincible and allow you to eat the ghosts, but if you come in contact with any of the ghosts when you are not invincible, you will lose a life.

Tips & Warnings

• Practice makes perfect in Pac-Man. Although the idea behind the game is extremely simple, actually making your way through all of the levels requires a great deal of skill. Watch how the ghosts move, and look for patterns as you play though the game.

References

• Pac-Man: 30th Anniversary