PuckMan's name comes from the
Japanese slang word "
paku-paku" (to
eat). PuckMan is the real name of the
game, but it was changed to
Pacman before a US
release, so that the
little punks would not scratch the
arcade cabinet to change it to
FuckMan (would have brought a whole new dimension to the game, though).
PuckMan was designed in
1980 by
Toru Iwantani and programmed by
Hideyuki Mokajima and his
crew (three other people -- with a total of five people, the game took a year and a half to
complete, particularly because of the work on the
IA, which they wanted to be
challenging enough).
Toru Iwantani was very
hungry when he created PuckMan : he ordered a whole
pizza, and when he took one
slice, got the idea for the
character. Hence the
food-related name, and eating-oriented
goal.
PuckMan is probably the most
famous video-game character, before
Mario and
Lara Croft. It is also the
greatest selling video game of all times and inspired
cartoons,
songs and lots of
merchandising.
PuckMan-related
quote (often read on
UseNet, author unknown) :
"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music."
Looking for the best
patterns? Check :
http://www.classicgaming.com/ rcatt/pacpatterns.html
Finally, do not forget to check those other nodes for more info :
Pacman ;
Pac Man
Source :
- M.A.M.E - www.mame.net
- personal gaming experience