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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:

thecow · 05-02-2003, 10:32 PM

That explains why I always felt so ripped off after getting SMB2,

. I hope to learn so more intruiging facts from this thread.

RedCometChar · 05-02-2003, 10:57 PM

The bit about why Puck-Man became Pac-Man is true, but I'm not so sure about the pills being called pucks. The game, although distributed in the West by Bally-Midway, was developed by Namco of Japan, and "pucka-pucka" is Japanese onomatopoeia for someone eating in a noisy, greedy fashion.

I wish I could think of a good piece of trivia to offer up, but I'm tapped... maybe something will come to me.

irateplatypus · 05-03-2003, 10:53 AM

The name of Mario (Originally just Jump-man in the first Donkey Kong) came from one of the workers at a Nintendo warehouse.

irateplatypus · 05-03-2003, 10:54 AM

Nintendo, as a company, was founded in the 1800's. They originally manufactured Hanafuda playing cards in Japan.

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..

05-02-2003, 10:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
RedCometChar Not Brand Ecch! Location: New Orleans	The bit about why Puck-Man became Pac-Man is true, but I'm not so sure about the pills being called pucks. The game, although distributed in the West by Bally-Midway, was developed by Namco of Japan, and "pucka-pucka" is Japanese onomatopoeia for someone eating in a noisy, greedy fashion. I wish I could think of a good piece of trivia to offer up, but I'm tapped... maybe something will come to me. __________________ Killing that robot makes me want to go home.

05-03-2003, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	The name of Mario (Originally just Jump-man in the first Donkey Kong) came from one of the workers at a Nintendo warehouse. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill

05-03-2003, 10:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	Nintendo, as a company, was founded in the 1800's. They originally manufactured Hanafuda playing cards in Japan. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill

05-02-2003, 10:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
thecow Crazy Location: Fayetteville, AR	That explains why I always felt so ripped off after getting SMB2, . I hope to learn so more intruiging facts from this thread.