"First, you’ve got to learn how to control the monsters.
Instead he claimed he had a perfect knowledge of the ghosts behavior: The first person to ever achieve a perfect game of Pac-Man was Billy Mitchell (in 1999). Most players consider this boring if not cheating, and eschew patterns. A web search will quickly provide more patterns than a sane person would want to memorize. Patterns are certain movement paths which, if followed exactly, allow Pac-Man to reproducibly clear a certain amount of the board and consume a certain number of blue ghosts / bonus prizes. Clyde moves randomly, and so can be the most frustrating ghost to work with. One theory is he heads for the end of the tunnel Pac-Man is currently moving down. Inky definitely appears to be programmed to ambush Pac-Man. Inky is a wildcard, and given the same situation often makes different choices. Pinky usually makes the opposite turn choice from Blinky when given a chance, and so this duo often can trap your man in a corner. This is a good place to park Pac-Man if you need to get a drink or hit the bathroom.īoth Blinky and Pinky appear to be programmed to pursue Pac-Man directly. If Pac-Man enters this area from the right while no ghosts can see him, he can safely remain there for up to 18 minutes (when the ghosts reverse direction). It exists to the right and up a few spaces from Pac-Man's starting location, inside the crook of the turn. The "pause" spot is place on the map where the ghosts cannot discover Pac-Man. Beware Blinky: he can still pursue Pac-Man in scatter mode. Generally the first two scatters are the longest in duration, and the third and fourth are about 2/3 as long. When the ghosts enter scatter mode is determined by a timer. Blinky heads for the top right corner, Pinky for the top left, Inky for the bottom right, and Clyde for the bottom left. As they exit the ghost house, you can easily see they begin play in scatter mode. The ghost will enter scatter mode four times for each life on each level. It seemed more natural than having constant attack. As time went by they would regroup, attack, and disperse again. So I created the monsters' invasions to come in waves. I felt it would be too stressful for a human being like Pac Man to be continually surrounded and hunted down. The ghosts have an interesting pattern programmed into their movements: occasionally, they will simultaneously cease and desist their pursuit of Pac-Man and return to their respective corners of the maze, entering "scatter mode". Below is a table indicating when Blinky will enter Cruise Elroy mode: This phenomenon is known as "Cruise Elroy" mode. The red ghost ("Shadow", "Blinky") will speed up once a certain number of pellets remain. All ghosts on all levels move at identical speeds, with one exception. Clyde went through two name changes, though, called Sue and Tim in the following two games, respectively.ĭespite the moniker "Speedy", Pinky is not the fastest ghost. These personalities stayed the same through Ms. Next time you play some pac-man, notice that it's usually these 2 that get ya. N.B.: The blinky-pinky combination is the most menacing. He moves about the board fairly randomly, but sometimes chases when he gets in close.Ĭlyde - Idiot. Tends to take a more roundabout way to pac-man. Will usually take the shortest route to you, and tends to follow. Once acquainted with their personalities, it is possible to predict their movements.īlinky - Chases. It is the fact that each of these ghosts exhibits a distinct personality that makes this game so entertaining and playable.
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