Pac-Man Game

Welcome to the Pac-Man Game! This classic arcade-style game is implemented in C, featuring ghosts, pellets, and walls for an engaging gameplay experience. You control Pac-Man to collect all the pellets while avoiding ghosts. Enjoy the nostalgia!

Project Background

This Pac-Man game was developed as part of a first semester project for the course "Programming Fundamentals" at FAST NUCES Karachi. The project aimed to apply fundamental programming concepts and techniques learned during the course.

Features

• Classic Gameplay: Move Pac-Man using W, A, S, and D keys.
• Ghosts: Randomly moving ghosts add challenge.
• Pellets: Collect all pellets to win.
• Scoring: Keep track of your score and lives.
• Saving/Loading: Save your game and load it later.

How to Play

1. Controls:

   • W: Move Up
   • A: Move Left
   • S: Move Down
   • D: Move Right
   • Q: Quit Game

2. Objective: Collect all pellets without getting caught by ghosts to win the game.

3. Game Over: The game ends when you run out of lives or collect all pellets.

4. Saving: Press Q and choose to save the game before quitting.

Installation

To compile and run the game, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/SHaiderM16/Pac-Man-Game.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Pac-Man-Game

3. Compile the code:

   gcc -o pacman src/pacman.c

4. Run the game:

   ./pacman

Code Overview

Global Variables

Here's a brief overview of the global variables used in the game:

1. pacmanX & pacmanY: Pac-Man's coordinates.

2. score: Player's current score.

3. lives: Player's remaining lives.

4. pacmanFlag: Track Pac-Man's visited positions.

5. ghostsLoaded: Indicates if ghosts were loaded from a saved game.

Structures

The game utilizes a simple structure to represent ghosts:

struct Ghost
{
    int x;
    int y;
} ghosts[TOTAL_GHOSTS];

Functions

Here's a high-level overview of the key functions used in the game:

1. incrementScore(int *score): Increases score by 1.

2. decrementLive(int*lives): Decreases lives by 1.

3. setTextColor(int color): Sets text color using Windows API.

4. displayMap(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS], int *pacmanX, int*pacmanY): Displays the game map.

5. initialisePellets(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS]): Initializes pellets on the map.

6. movePacman(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS], int *pacmanX, int*pacmanY, char direction): Handles Pac-Man's movement and collision.

7. initialiseGhosts(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS], int pacmanX, int pacmanY): Initializes ghosts.

8. ghostsMovement(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS], int *pacmanX, int*pacmanY): Handles ghosts' movement.

9. saveGame(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS]): Saves game state to a file.

10. loadGame(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS]): Loads a saved game from a file.

Example Code Snippets

Here's a quick look at some of the core game functions. For full code, please check the source file pacman.c.

Increment Score Function

void incrementScore(int *score) {
    *score = *score + 1;
}

Move Pacman Function

void movePacman(char map[ROWS][COLUMNS], int *pacmanX, int *pacmanY, char direction) {
    int x = *pacmanX;
    int y = *pacmanY;
    map[x][y] = ' '; // Clear the current position of Pacman

    switch (direction) {
    case 'w':
    case 'W':
        if (map[x - 1][y] != '#')
            *pacmanX = x - 1;

        if (map[*pacmanX][*pacmanY] == 'G') {
            decrementLive(&lives);
            *pacmanX = ROWS / 2;
            *pacmanY = COLUMNS / 2;
        } else if (map[*pacmanX][*pacmanY] == '.')
            incrementScore(&score);

        pacmanFlag[*pacmanX][*pacmanY] = 1;
        map[*pacmanX][*pacmanY] = 'C';
        break;

    // Handle other cases...
    }
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the creators of the original Pac-Man game for the inspiration.

Contact

For any questions or feedback, please contact:

• Syed Haider Murtaza at [email protected]
• Muhammad Rayyan at [email protected]
• Mujtaba Kamran at [email protected]