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SecretMethod70 · 05-02-2003, 08:42 PM

So, in class today one of my friends was wearing a Pac-Man shirt - pretty cool shirt actually. Anyway, another classmate proceeded to tell us that Pac-Man was originally supposed to be titled Puck-Man and that the pills he eats were originally called pucks, but the name was changed because with only a minor alteration to the letters (remove an arc on the P) you get "Fuck-Man"

Is this true? If so it's a pretty interesting piece of trivia.

And, in an effort to make this thread have a little more substance than that, how about adding other bits of interesting video game trivia.

Here's another one from me, albeit fairly well-known:

Super Mario Brothers 2 in America for the NES was really a game called Doki Doki Panic which was altered to have a Mario Bros motif. This is why it's so different from the other Mario games. The reason it's different is because the REAL Super Mario Bros 2, which was released in Japan, was considered to be too difficult for the US markets. It is available for play as the "Lost Levels" on Super Mario All-Stars for SNES now.

Here's a page about it: http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/smb2_ddp.shtml

And a picture:

05-02-2003, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Puck-Man - and other interesting video game trivia So, in class today one of my friends was wearing a Pac-Man shirt - pretty cool shirt actually. Anyway, another classmate proceeded to tell us that Pac-Man was originally supposed to be titled Puck-Man and that the pills he eats were originally called pucks, but the name was changed because with only a minor alteration to the letters (remove an arc on the P) you get "Fuck-Man" Is this true? If so it's a pretty interesting piece of trivia. And, in an effort to make this thread have a little more substance than that, how about adding other bits of interesting video game trivia. Here's another one from me, albeit fairly well-known: Super Mario Brothers 2 in America for the NES was really a game called Doki Doki Panic which was altered to have a Mario Bros motif. This is why it's so different from the other Mario games. The reason it's different is because the REAL Super Mario Bros 2, which was released in Japan, was considered to be too difficult for the US markets. It is available for play as the "Lost Levels" on Super Mario All-Stars for SNES now. Here's a page about it: http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/smb2_ddp.shtml And a picture: __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 05-02-2003 at 08:50 PM..