A re-imagining of the arcade classic PAC-MAN. Made in PICO-8.

LEMON-SHARK is a turn-based puzzle game where you must complete the maze by eating all the pellets while avoiding the squids (octopi? i am not sure.)
Each squid behaves differently, and they only move when you do.
Pay close attention to not get caught by them!



Special thanks to Adam Saltsman, Davemakes for the PICO-inspiration.


Published 22 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Authorgleeson
GenrePuzzle
Made withPICO-8
Tags8-Bit, Arcade, broughlike, Cute, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Retro, Short

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This was really fun to play!

fun! I didn’t figure the ghosts out entirely but I felt pretty competent by the end, just going on intuition. I wish eating a power pellet and hitting a ghost at the same time didn’t kill you (the end fruit too? I don’t think I tested that actually, but I avoided trying it b/c I assumed it would kill me)

here’s my vague theories about the ghost behaviors: (rot13.com)

  • erq - sbyybjf lbh
  • benatr - tb fgenvtug hagvy uvggvat jnyyf
  • cvax - sbyybjf lbh fbegn? V xabj ubj gur bevtvany cnpzna tubfgf jbex fb vg znxrf frafr gung cvax fbegn sbyybjf, ohg vqx rknpgyl jung’f hc. jul qbrf vg fyrrc fbzrgvzrf? uz npghnyyl gung’f n tbbq pyhr V fubhyq ybbx vagb zber…
  • terra - V qhaab, cher eat znlor

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Wow, what a concept! I'm surprised I haven't seen this done before. Great execution! The double-pellet tiles are interesting too, where you have to cross it twice. Makes for a very unique experience.

EDIT: You can BREAK through walls with the power pellet? That is genius! Wow. That adds a whole new layer of strategy.

Man... Who would've thought that turn-based PacMan would turn out amazing!

Can you sell me the P8 file already!? ;D

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turn based pac-man is genius!

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This is a truly entertaining game! I love that you can bash through the walls with the power-up! It really makes you feel powerful!