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[[File:Pom_Pom_as_Pooka.PNG|175px|thumb|[[Pom Pom]] as Pooka]] | [[File:Pom_Pom_as_Pooka.PNG|175px|thumb|[[Pom Pom]] as Pooka]] | ||
- | ''' | + | '''[[Wikipedia:Namco|Namco]]''' is a popular video game company founded by Masaya Nakamura in 1955. They are best known for making video games and arcade games like [[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]], [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]], and [[Wikipedia:Galaxian|Galaxian]]. |
== References == | == References == | ||
- | *[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] | + | *[[TROGDOR!]] — The intermission part with [[Trogdor]] chasing the peasants is a resemblance to the arcade game ''Pac-Man'' when he chases the ghosts during the intermission. |
- | **The layout for level 3 most likely resembles | + | *[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The layout for level 1 resembles Xevious. |
- | *Email [[caffeine]] | + | **The layout for level 3 most likely resembles Galaga. |
- | *Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) | + | *Email [[caffeine]] — [[Strong Bad]] mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as [[Wikipedia:Tekken (arcade game)|Tekken]]. |
- | + | *Email [[the facts]] — The tune Homestar Runner sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''Pac-Man''. | |
- | *[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] | + | *Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] mentions [[Wikipedia:Pole Position|Pole Position]], a racing game made by Namco. |
- | *[[ | + | *[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — [[Pom Pom]] dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]. The [[The Poopsmith|Popsmith]] destroys him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways that Pookas are killed in the game. |
+ | *[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — Tycho can wager a watch with a Pac-Man design that he and Gabe have fought over in the past. | ||
+ | * [[Halloween Safety]] — In the Easter egg, [[Crack Stuntman]] takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Nintendo]] | *[[Nintendo]] | ||
*[[Sega]] | *[[Sega]] | ||
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- | [[Category:Video game references]] | + | [[Category:Inside Jokes]][[Category:Video game references]][[Category:Entertainment running gags]][[Category:Electronics running gags]] |
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