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Poke-Man was part of the 0 MS-DOS Classic Games collection, a compilation that brought several early titles to DOS systems. It was a straightforward port of the arcade game, developed by Namco, and it captured the simple, maze-chase gameplay that was common in arcades during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Playing it on a home computer felt like having a tiny piece of the arcade experience, even if the graphics and sound were more primitive.

You control a circular character through a maze, eating dots while avoiding four colorful ghosts. The main goal is to clear each screen of all dots without getting caught. Key mechanics include eating power pellets that temporarily let you turn the tables and chase the ghosts for extra points, and navigating the tunnels on either side of the screen to escape tight situations. The game is fast and demanding, with the ghosts quickly learning your routes and boxing you in. It feels tense and rewarding when you successfully clear a board, only to face a slightly faster, more aggressive version on the next one.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".