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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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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Japanese pronunciation is why they wanted to call him Puck-Man! It's apparently from a Japanese onomatopoeia for a mouth opening and closing, "Paku Paku"

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh cool. actually very cool. I didn't know that.

Thank you for the info.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Np, just learned it myself right before posting this.