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Did you know that PAC-MAN was originally PUCK-MAN? It was changed when it came to NA due to worries that the "P" would be too easy to vandalize on arcade cabinets. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm surprised Namco didn't just call him Fuck Man from the beginning. It would be a typical Japanese thing to do.

[โ€“] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

If it was a Hideo Kojima game it would have been Fuck-hard Man