MaxMan

MAXMAN is slightly similar to "PAC-MAN". In MaxMan, you start out as a skinny guy. When you get one of the magic apples "@", you gain sufficient energy to change shape. When your energy, shown in the upper right corner of the screen is above zero, you can destroy the green gremlins and gain more energy.
You loose strength for each step you take. The little coins provide only a small boost. You can save energy if you need to hide by leaning on a wall.
If one of the gremlins gets you, your ghost may turn into what I call a Grim Reaper.
The Grim Reapers are extremely hard to get. You must have sufficient energy to gain a bright face. The higher your score, the more gremlins you'll have to "face" in the next round. The number of bright stars in the squares provide an indication of what level you're playing. It takes some doing to get them all lit.
Press the cursor keys to change the direction MaxMan is going. The key will speed things up and will slow it down. You may press the Escape key anytime to exit the program.
Before the start of each game MaxMan will display your best score for the game series. MaxMan now also keeps a score file called MAXMAN.TOP on disk with the date, time, and top score. If you want to start over you can rename or delete the file. If you beat the top score you must play again to get credit for it.

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