Play Pac-Maine Online
Dodging glitchy ghosts in a maze that keeps warping on you—this weird little Pac-Man clone feels like playing the game through a funhouse mirror. The janky MS-DOS charm just makes it weirder.
Game Overview
Oh man, Pac-Maine—this weird little MS-DOS take on Pac-Man somehow got its hooks into me back in the day. You've got the same basic idea: munch pellets, avoid ghosts, repeat. But then the screen flickers and suddenly the maze looks like someone drew it while sleep-deprived, or the power-ups do something completely unexpected. I remember one level where the ghosts moved in these jerky, almost drunken patterns that made them weirdly harder to predict.
There's zero explanation for why it exists—just some programmer's passion project, probably—but that's part of the charm. The whole thing feels like digging up a forgotten arcade cabinet in your weird uncle's basement. It's janky in that specific early-PC way where the colors bleed a little and the sound effects occasionally glitch, but that just adds to the vibe. Perfect for when you want that old-school arcade rush but with enough oddball surprises to keep you on your toes.
Still holds up if you can tolerate the occasional MS-DOS-era quirk.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Pac-Maine ROM
You can download this ROM to play Pac-Maine offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
