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About JavaScript-PacMan 3D "JavaScript-PacMan 3D" is another step in the evolution of the famous "JavaScript-PacMan". This game is written in pure JavaScript and doesn't require any plug-ins or other extensions. If Flash-Player 9.0 or higher is detected, an additional Flash-movie is used to provide the sounds. The use of sound may affect the animation speed of the game. Set the sound slider to zero to optimize the game for slower machines. The original version of "JavaScript-PacMan" was designed as a demo-page for an advanced employment of JavaScript animation techniques. The first version (for Netscape Navigator 3.0) was published in late 1996/Jan.1997 and might well have been the first arcade style game on the web implemented in JavaScript only! "JavaScript-PacMan 3D" presents a Pac-Man-like game in an orthogonal 3D-projection. The dimensions of the maze and the game play now resemble more closely to the original Pac-Man game (e.g.: each ghost features its individual personalitiy). "JavaScript-PacMan 3D" comes with 3 sets of levels (5 layouts each) and a shuffle play mode. The game supports 3 different game engines (selectable from the "Game play"-menu): "Generic"-mode is the normal mode of the game, using the "JavaScript-PacMan"-engine. "Pac-Man"-mode mimics the behavior of the orignal Pac-Man game. "Ms. Pac-Man"-mode uses the Ms. Pac-Man figure as well as some Ms. Pac-Man-like sounds. As "Pac-Man"-mode this mode mimics the A.I. of the original game. So you get three games in one! For more on the differences of these modes see the section on ghosts and game play below. Besides shuffle play there are three other special modes selectable from the "Mazes"-menu: "Pac-Man" provides the game play and A.I. of the original Pac-Man game. "Ms. Pac-Man" uses the original level layouts of Ms. Pac-Man and uses the "Ms. Pac-Man"-engine. "Ms. Pac-Man Plus" provides the levels of the classic 1981 hack Ms. Pac-Man Plus. – As this is a variant of Ms. Pac-Man it also uses the "Ms. Pac-Man"-engine. So in fact it's six games in one! Note: Selecting one of these two maze-modes will override any settings of the "Game play"-menu. High scores are supported separately for each individual combination of levels and game-play settings. (You have to have cookies enabled in order to store high scores permanently.).