Obscure Pac-Man facts
1. The original maze design was circular: The famous square grid was nearly a circle, but designers found squares were better for pacing and ghost AI.
2. Ghosts’ AI changes after 30 seconds: Ghosts have different AI, but also they switch modes after 30 seconds, for example, Blinky will speed up.
3. Pac-Man’s name was a Japanese pun: In Japanese, the character is called Pakku-Man, which describes the sound he makes when he moves and chomps.
Fire up Google today and you might find yourself in the same trap I did: caught by a spooky, Halloween edition Pac-Man Google Doodle, and suddenly, hours have vanished down the maze. Seriously, this might be one of the best Google Doodles ever, and I’ve spent all morning trying (and failing) to conquer it.
