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oh! That could be an error on my part. I'll double check the case. edit: I didn't realize Pac Man was originally "Puck Man" in Japan. I added a note to the ar
by teachingaway 12y ago
oh! That could be an error on my part. I'll double check the case.
edit: I didn't realize Pac Man was originally "Puck Man" in Japan. I added a note to the article.
Artic just copied the original Japanese name. Pretty lazy:
"The only differences between Artic's Puckman game and Midway's Pac-Man game are (1) the names of the ghost characters in Artic's game are different from the names of Midway's characters, (2) the Midway copyright notice does not appear on Artic's game, and (3) the name of the game is different. Other than those trivial differences, the Artic game is absolutely identical to Midway's Pac-Man video game described above. In fact... Artic's Puckman printed circuit board contains an error common to Midway's Pac-Man game." http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3162513435280413681 http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3162513435280413...
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- joezydeco 12y ago"In fact... Artic's Puckman printed circuit board contains an error common to Midway's Pac-Man game." Oh man this brings back memories. The story as I always heard it goes like this: the PCB layout guy at Midway deliberately routed the R/G/B video signal lines in a certain way so that they spelled out his initials on the board: RBG. Midway used the PCB layout guy as a witness in the Artic trial and asked him "why did you lay the lines out in this order?" and the guy responded that those were his initials. Just a little signature of his design. Artic was asked the same question and couldn't come up with a valid answer. The judge ruled for Midway shortly after that.