Mod Pac-Man for two-player co-op and load it onto an arcade cabinet
Claude Code modified Pac-Man into a horizontal two-player co-op game with Ms. Pac-Man and a speed boost, and loaded it onto the user's Mistercade cabinet.
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- What they did
- Benj Edwards gave Claude Code a single prompt. It asked for Pac-Man modified to a horizontal display with two-player co-op, Ms. Pac-Man as player 2, and one button as a speed boost. The prompt also gave the IP address of his Mistercade cabinet on the local network. The post doesn't describe the steps Claude took or any intervention from him.
- How it went
- About two hours later, Claude reported the game was loaded and ready to play. The post gives no details on how well it played or what needed fixing.
- Worth knowing
- The post says it took about two hours. The only access Claude was given was the cabinet's network address.
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Take this open-source [classic game, e.g. Pac-Man] project in [folder or repo URL] and modify it into a [two-player co-op] version with [specific changes, e.g. a second character and a speed boost]. Run it locally to confirm it plays correctly, then package it in the format my [arcade cabinet or device] needs and tell me how to copy it over. Pause and show me the plan before you overwrite or delete any files.
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Source: Bluesky · Oct 25, 2026
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