Instructions
Avoid losing a life during the first stage of the game. If you want to win at Pac Man, you'll need those lives later on in the game. If you die during the first level, you should just start the game over and try again.
Be sure to eat any fruits that appear on the screen. To win at Pac Man, you will need to gain extra lives. You can only do so by obtaining points. These fruits will help you build up your score and eventually earn more lives.
Eat as many regular dots as you can before going after the energizers. You'll want to save those energizers for as long as possible so that you can use them when you are cornered by ghosts. Doing this could also give you more lives since there is a greater chance that more ghosts will be near you when you grab one of these energizers.
In the early stages of the game, try to get the ghosts to follow you near the energizers. Since they move slowly in the first few stages, you should be able to do this without getting killed. Once you have two or three ghosts close to you, grab the energizer and kill the ghosts. This will earn you plenty of points.
Be careful about chasing the ghosts once you have an energizer. As you get deeper into the game, your energizers will last a shorter period of time and the ghosts will move more quickly. Remember that once the ghosts stop blinking they can kill Pac Man again. If you're chasing a ghost and your energizer wears off, you'll most likely lose a life very quickly.
Use the shortcuts found on the side of the board often. This will confuse the ghosts and enable you to eat more dots without having to use your energizers too quickly.