diff --git a/game/entities/pacman.fnl b/game/entities/pacman.fnl
index b411ee6..b03e8dd 100644
--- a/game/entities/pacman.fnl
+++ b/game/entities/pacman.fnl
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 (local dim (require :game.dim))
 (local {: defmethod} (util.require :lib.multimethod))
 (local {: direct : draw : update} (util.require :game.entity))
-(local {: vec* : vec+ : edge : edge-crosses} (util.require :game.helpers))
+(local {: vec* : vec+ : edge : edge-crosses : held-directions : dirs-from-dir : vec-from-dirs}
+       (util.require :game.helpers))
 (local map (require :game.tilemap))
 
 (local pacman (util.hot-table ...))
 
 (set pacman.keymap {:up :up :down :down :left :left :right :right})
-(defmethod draw :pacman (fn [{:pos [x y] :vel [dx dy]}]
+(defmethod draw :pacman (fn [{:pos [x y] :vel [dx dy] : dt-animation}]
   (let [mouthsize-max (if (and (= dx 0) (= dy 0)) 0 (/ math.pi 4))
-        mouthsize-ratio (math.abs (math.sin (* (love.timer.getTime) 16)))
+        mouthsize-ratio (math.abs (math.sin (* (or dt-animation 0) 16)))
         mouthsize (* mouthsize-max mouthsize-ratio)
         anglestart (if (< dx 0) math.pi
                        (> dx 0) 0
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
 
 (fn update-direction [entity rules]
   (let [[dx dy] entity.vel
-        [dxkey dykey] (direct pacman.keymap (* dim.tilesize 4))]
+        [dxkey dykey] (vec* (vec-from-dirs (dirs-from-dir entity.dir)) (* dim.tilesize 4))]
         ; two possible movement cases:
         ; 1. Pacman wants to change direction perpendicular to how he is currently moving
         ; 2. Pacman wants to change direction on the axis he is currently moving on
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@
         [dc _] (make-xy dx dy)
         (edge-prev edge-next) (edge c dc dim.halftile)
         (crosses? edge-snap) (edge-crosses edge-prev edge-next dim.tilesize)
-        _ (print edge-prev edge-next edge-snap)
         cnext (if (and crosses? (collides? (make-xy edge-next copp) rules))
                 (+ c (- edge-snap edge-prev))
                 (+ c dc))
@@ -95,9 +95,24 @@
                   (math.max (* dt dim.tilesize -4))))]
     (set entity.pos (make-xy cnext (+ copp dcopp)))))
 
+(fn handle-keys [entity]
+  (let [prev-dirs (or entity.prev-dirs {})
+        next-dirs (held-directions pacman.keymap)]
+    (each [dir _ (pairs next-dirs)]
+      (when (not (. prev-dirs dir))
+        (set entity.last-dir dir)))
+    (set entity.prev-dirs next-dirs)
+    (set entity.dir (if (. next-dirs entity.last-dir) entity.last-dir
+                      (next next-dirs)))))
+
 (defmethod update :pacman (fn [entity dt rules]
+  (handle-keys entity)
   (update-direction entity rules)
-  (move entity dt rules)))
+  (let [[x1 y1] entity.pos
+        _ (move entity dt rules)
+        [x2 y2] entity.pos]
+    (when (or (not= x1 x2) (not= y1 y2))
+      (set entity.dt-animation (+ (or entity.dt-animation 0) dt))))))
 
 (fn pacman.new [pos]
   {: pos :vel [0 0] :entity :pacman})
diff --git a/game/helpers.fnl b/game/helpers.fnl
index 622d1ce..23f1d52 100644
--- a/game/helpers.fnl
+++ b/game/helpers.fnl
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
+
+(fn held-directions [keymap]
+  (let [dirs {}]
+    (each [_ dir (ipairs [:up :down :left :right])]
+      (when (love.keyboard.isDown (. keymap dir)) (tset dirs dir true)))
+    dirs))
+
+(fn dirs-from-dir [dir]
+  (if dir {dir true} {}))
+
+(fn vec-from-dirs [dirs]
+  [(if dirs.left -1 dirs.right 1 0)
+   (if dirs.up   -1 dirs.down  1 0)])
+
 (fn dir-from-key [keymap]
-  (var (dx dy) (values 0 0))
-  (when (love.keyboard.isDown keymap.up)    (set dy -1))
-  (when (love.keyboard.isDown keymap.down)  (set dy 1))
-  (when (love.keyboard.isDown keymap.left)  (set dx -1))
-  (when (love.keyboard.isDown keymap.right) (set dx 1))
-  [dx dy])
+  (vec-from-dirs (held-directions keymap)))
 
 (fn vec-scalarop [op]
   (fn [vec scalar]
@@ -47,4 +56,5 @@
         (not= t1 t2)       (values true (* (math.max t1 t2) width))
       false)))
 
-{: dir-from-key : vec* : vec+ : vec-op : all-coordinates : edge : edge-crosses}
+{: dir-from-key : held-directions : vec-from-dirs : dirs-from-dir
+ : vec* : vec+ : vec-op : all-coordinates : edge : edge-crosses}