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*Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] mentions [[Wikipedia:Pole Position|Pole Position]], a racing game made by Namco.
*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.
*[[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.
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* [[Halloween Safety]] — In the Easter egg, [[Crack Stuntman]] takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov.
 
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===Out-of-Universe===
 
*[[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.
*[[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.
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* [[Halloween Safety]] — In the Easter egg, [[Crack Stuntman]] takes the form of Pac-Man while explaining he's the new spokesperson for HalloweenSafety.gov.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[Nintendo]]

Revision as of 00:59, 27 July 2015

Pom Pom as Pooka

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 Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Galaxian.

References

  • 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.
  • Scrolling Shooter Games Menu — The layout for level 1 resembles Xevious.
    • The layout for level 3 most likely resembles Galaga.
  • Email caffeineStrong Bad mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as 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.
  • Email redesign (DVD commentary) — Matt mentions Pole Position, a racing game made by Namco.
  • Doomy Tales of the MacabrePom Pom dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game Dig Dug. The 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

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