To celebrate the popular '80's video game's 30th Anniversary, here are some little known facts about the lovable little yellow guy...
1) Pac-Man was game designer Toru Iwatani's political commentary on the rampant cannibalism practiced in various tribes.
2) Pac-Man was originally Pac-Boy, but the name was changed to attract female players.
3) The pellets eaten by Pac-Man are supposed to be the drug speed, and the larger pellets that cause the Ghosts to change color are hallucinogenics.
4) "Pac-Man Fever" was not only a song about the popularity of the game at the time, but a real disease caused by multiple people's germs on the game's controllers.
5) Pac-Man was the first video game to receive an "M" rating by the ESRB for "gratuitous violence against colorful ghosts".
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And I thought I knew everything there is about my cute little childhood friend ;). Well, thanks for the funny enlightenment!!
ReplyDeleteI think I still have Pac-Man Fever.
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