THE PAC IS BACK AT THE SONIC HACKING CONTEST FOR A VERY SPECIAL OCCASSION!!!

Pac-Man chomps his way back into Sonic 3 A.I.R., complete with a moveset inspired by the Pac-Man World platformers.

It is Pac-Man's 45th birthday this year and after hanging out with his good friend Sonic, the blue blur decides to take our hungry hero on an adventure reminiscent of one of Sonic's past adventures. Unfortunately, the Ghost Gang was too busy RACING WITH HATSUNE MIKU, JOKER FROM PERSONA 5, AND FREAKING SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS so boring ol' Dr. Eggman is here to stay.

CHANGES SINCE SHC 2024

• The "Pac-Man Compatibility Add-On" is an additional mod that replaces sprites for other mods that go over the main character mod. THIS MUST BE AT THE VERY TOP OF YOUR MOD LIST!
• Check README.txt for that mod for more info
• Sprites have been slightly tweaked for consistency.
• Polished some stuff up for a better experience.
• New sound effects, music, and other minor bells and whistles.
• Moveset has been altered to hopefully make things a bit less awkward (especially for certain boss fights).
• Tails won't interrupt your flip kick anymore.
• Object interactions have been tweaked.
• Try bouncing on springs and other things that propel you upwards
• Bouncing on certain enemies and objects won't keep you in a rolling state and then Butt Bouncing when you hit the floor anymore.
• Originally meant for SHC2024, the weird jumping miniboss in Sandopolis Act 1 has been replaced by... a weird jumping miniboss...
• This boss is exclusive to Pac-Man in this mod. However, this boss also makes an appearance in "Pooka Party" and can be fought as anybody else.
• The Pookas replacing the Mushmeanie badniks make a return but as proper enemies this time, complete with inflation!
• Looking for the Pooka Popper? Check out "Pooka Party"

= CONTROLS =

• A or C in midair: Butt Bounce.
• Up + A or C in midair if Tails is with you: Tails Assist.
• B in midair: Forward kick.
• Up + B in midair: Flip kick/double jump

Pac-Man replaces Sonic by the way. I do not have plans to make him an extra slot character mostly out of spite so take it or leave it. Also I should specify that this is unfortunately not accurate to Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac. That game has a different bounce, the rev roll, a flip kick that doesn't double jump, and the dot throw.

= OPTIONS =

• Palette Menu: Select through a multitude of delicious color palettes.
• Disable SOZ2 Lights: Play through Sandopolis Zone Act 2 without being able to turn on the lights.
• Jump Style: Either jump uncurled like in the Pac-Man World games or jump in a ball like everybody else.
• Butt Bounce Style: Simple is just a standard bounce while you can toggle to halt all horizontal momentum by pressing down when you perform a Butt Bounce.
• Sounds: Toggle between Genesis accurate sound effects or sound effects from the Pac-Man series.
• Act Clear Jingle: Toggle between whether or not Pac-Man gets a new act clear jingle (composed by Mr. McScrewup)
• Note: This won't work if certain mods are on for some reason.

To be honest, I didn't plan on bringing this entry back but I thought it would be really funny for this to come back because of the recent collaborations with Sonic earlier this year so why not. However I implore you to also check out "Pooka Party" which contains some of the features from here + a whole bunch of new boss fights, including some boss fights that will later be in this mod!