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'''[[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]].  
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'''{{wp|Namco}}''' was a popular video game company. Founded in 1955, Namco {{w|Golden age of arcade video games|found success in the 70s and 80s}} publishing and developing arcade games like [[Pac-Man]], {{wp|Dig Dug}}, and {{wp|Galaxian}}; Namco's fortunes struggled at the turn of the century, and the company was effectively dissolved into {{w|Bandai Namco Entertainment}} in 2006.
== References ==
== References ==
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*[[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.
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*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] {{--}} The layout for level 1 resembles {{w|Xevious}}.
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*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The layout for level 1 resembles Xevious.
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**The layout for level 3 most likely resembles {{w|Galaga}}.
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**The layout for level 3 most likely resembles Galaga.
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*Email [[caffeine]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as {{w|Tekken (arcade game)|Tekken}}.
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*Email [[caffeine]] — [[Strong Bad]] mispronounces the "TN" in the email sender's location (TN actually means Tennessee) as [[Wikipedia:Tekken (arcade game)|Tekken]].
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*Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] mentions {{w|Pole Position}}, a racing game made by Namco.
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*Email [[the facts]] — The tune Homestar Runner sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''Pac-Man''.
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*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} [[Pom Pom]] dresses up as Pooka, an enemy from the game {{w|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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*Email [[redesign]] ([[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt]] mentions [[Wikipedia:Pole Position|Pole Position]], a racing game made by Namco.
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*[[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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*[[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==
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*[[Pac-Man]]
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[Sega]]
*[[Sega]]
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*[[Video Game References]]
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Revision as of 22:55, 17 February 2022

Pom Pom as Pooka

Namco was a popular video game company. Founded in 1955, Namco found success in the 70s and 80s publishing and developing arcade games like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Galaxian; Namco's fortunes struggled at the turn of the century, and the company was effectively dissolved into Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2006.

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