вообще изначально в Америке игра вышла под именем puckman (хулиганы часто исправляли p => f получая fuckman), поэтому игру быстро переименовали в pacman.
«Midway acquired the rights to Puckman for America. They decided that the P in Puck is vunerable to kids changing it into a F and thus spelling a rather offensive word. The name is changed to the well known Pacman. They also change the artwork to make the cab cheaper to produce.»
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