Pac-Man Neon Edition

A browser-based Pac-Man clone with a neon/synthwave aesthetic, built with Vite + TypeScript + HTML Canvas. No frameworks or runtime dependencies.

Features

• 6 unique level layouts with progressive difficulty
• Warp tunnels that teleport entities between paired endpoints
• Speed pads that boost entity speed by 1.5x
• Auto-toggling gates that block Pac-Man but not ghosts
• Classic ghost AI (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde) with scatter/chase/frightened/eaten modes
• WebAudio oscillator synth sound effects
• High score system with local storage persistence
• Neon glow trail effects and animated maze rendering

Getting Started

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Controls

Key	Action
Arrow Keys / WASD	Move
P	Pause
R	Restart
M	Mute
G	Toggle gates
Enter / Space	Start game

Commands

• npm run dev — Start Vite dev server
• npm run build — TypeScript check + Vite build
• npm run preview — Preview production build

Tech Stack

• Vite — Build tool and dev server
• TypeScript — Strict mode, no any
• HTML Canvas — All rendering
• WebAudio API — Synthesized sound effects
• Zero runtime dependencies

License

MIT