I only knew that because one of my friends made a joke about his eyes eating his nose
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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Pac-Man's eyes are actually shaped like pac-men/pac-man's.
I didn't know this. Awesome!
wakajawaka
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Pac-Man's eyes are actually shaped like pac-men/pac-man's.
Ok this is a case of "cannot be unseen". Not eyes anymore.
I could have sworn I saw the gamecube/fusion thing before in this thread but it turns out it was in an easter egg thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36714186&postcount=81
I wonder how many other things in that thread (or others like it) never got posted in here.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36714186&postcount=81
I wonder how many other things in that thread (or others like it) never got posted in here.
THANK YOU! oh my God, I thought I was either crazy or having dejavu.
I was actually surprised noone had posted it in here when I searched for it!
ThatsMytrunks
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nevermend
Pac-Man's eyes are actually shaped like pac-men/pac-man's.
His current incarnation continues the trend, but it's a little more subtle:
randomlyrossy
Member
Even applies to the ghosts by the looks of it! Crazy.
As an old school gamer (I'm an old fart), this wasn't a shock to me because....
Pac-Man's eyes have been like that since he debuted.
I had this as a kid...It uses the more common at the time American Pac-Man logo.
And a Super Pac-Man arcade machine...
Unfortunately the art can bit really all over the place though in general. No offense but I think it is funny it took a *GameCube* game for this to be noticed since he's been like that since birth....heh
Pac-Man's eyes have been like that since he debuted.
I had this as a kid...It uses the more common at the time American Pac-Man logo.
And a Super Pac-Man arcade machine...
Unfortunately the art can bit really all over the place though in general. No offense but I think it is funny it took a *GameCube* game for this to be noticed since he's been like that since birth....heh
Buttonbasher
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UncleSporky
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I know, right.
It's not even a Pac-Man specific thing, that's a traditional feature of old cartoons in general. I always notice it because it annoys me since it's a really weird way to draw a highlight.
They've even been commonly called "Pac-Man eyes."
In other words it's almost definitely not intentional that it's a similar shape as his head, that's just one way to draw old-timey cartoon eyes.
Version 3.0
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That doesn't follow at all. Any cartoon artist could tell you that this type of eyes existed pre-Pac-Man, but that doesn't mean it was an accident that Pac-Man has them. I imagine the artist that drew him not only used that type on purpose, but thought it was pretty clever to do so. I know I would have.
Also, the traditional way to draw them (or any highlight) is facing the same direction. Pac-Man's are normally facing opposite of each other. Again, probably not an accident.
UncleSporky
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Why would the eyes facing opposite each other imply that they're meant to symbolize his body shape, but oh, if they're facing the same way then it looks nothing like him?
I have no doubt that over time they've realized that his eyes look like his body, but I see no reason to assume one way or the other that he was drawn that way originally for this express purpose.
His pointy eyebrows and long nose aren't shaped like his body either, so why does he still have those? It's just because they've been resistant to redesigning the character.
I love that he looks like a detective in the cartoon.
No kidding.
Dot Gobbler is exempt though.
One of the most horrifying pictures ever drawn.
It's like this fatty who is forced to gorge himself to death by ghosts only he can see. Look at that torment on his face.
Also, eww at that "new" Pac-Man. Pac-World 2 ftw.
It's like they decided he wasn't accessible enough so they gave him Mario eyes and Sonic (Adventure) shoes
They've modernized every retro thing about him except the shape of his eyes. They haven't been "resistant to redesigning the character." Scroll up a bit and see.
giancarlo123x
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KO Traveling Hobo
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One of the most horrifying pictures ever drawn.
It's like this fatty who is forced to gorge himself to death by ghosts only he can see. Look at that torment on his face.
Also, eww at that "new" Pac-Man. Pac-World 2 ftw.
It's like they decided he wasn't accessible enough so they gave him Mario eyes and Sonic (Adventure) shoes
I see at as he needs to run away from these ghosts in order to live, but he's such a glutton he can't stop eating long enough to flee. And even the ghosts are frowning at such a sad site.
UncleSporky
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...Are you kidding? I was going to PM you because people don't want to read pedantic arguments but seriously now.
Just about everything is the same about him EXCEPT his eyes. They keep the Pac-Man shape but are colored in now.
He still has unadorned orange gloves and even a round "connector" where his arms attach to his body. I specifically mentioned the nose and eyebrows but looking closer, the only differences are colored eyes and more detailed shoes.
...Are you kidding? I was going to PM you because people don't want to read pedantic arguments but seriously now.
Just about everything is the same about him EXCEPT his eyes. They keep the Pac-Man shape but are colored in now.
He still has unadorned orange gloves and even a round "connector" where his arms attach to his body. I specifically mentioned the nose and eyebrows but looking closer, the only differences are colored eyes and more detailed shoes.
He's a very simple character. His nose is completely different, as are his shoes, and even his eyes are more animu-styled but for some reason they kept the 30s-style shape to the eyes. Probably because 30s-style eyes look like Pac-Man. Mickey Mouse doesn't still have Pac-Man eyes, nor do any of the (few) characters from that era who are still around.
UncleSporky
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You don't see that the nose is long because it's pointed at you.
It doesn't look long because it's not long any more.
The Awesomest
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Jake Tower
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PansenHansen
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No kidding.
Dot Gobbler is exempt though.
omg that picture is full of win:
dot gobbler, what the f?
why not call it point eater or circle nibbler
and take a look at the legs- the right one looks so awkward.
Version 3.0
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UncleSporky said:
Because, by breaking with the norm of highlighting both eyes the same way (ie. realistically, even though it's a cartoon), they're emphasizing that shape. Reversing the highlight for one eye is very weird.
UncleSporky said:
But you did assume one way or the other. You said:
UncleSporky said:
I say otherwise. It's almost definitely intentional.
Buttonbasher
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One of the most horrifying pictures ever drawn.
It's like this fatty who is forced to gorge himself to death by ghosts only he can see. Look at that torment on his face.
Also, eww at that "new" Pac-Man. Pac-World 2 ftw.
It's like they decided he wasn't accessible enough so they gave him Mario eyes and Sonic (Adventure) shoes
Color version is far more sympathetic.
HylianScribe
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Ok, I didn't actually know about the GCN thing in Fusion. Just replayed it recently, too.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Why can't IColor version is far more sympathetic.
gobble all these dots?
Lord British
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Has anyone posted this one yet?
There are hidden Sonic statues at the top of the Hydrocity Zone.
THEY ARE A WARNING
There are hidden Sonic statues at the top of the Hydrocity Zone.
THEY ARE A WARNING
Red Arremer
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I still don't get why people had and have trouble with this section. It's so moronically easy.
It works contrary to your expectation of how it should work, because most games did these segments differently.
Except for the fact it's never explained HOW to do it.
Emperor Bohe
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oh shit, never noticed the sonic 3 background thing
in Spore, spinning the galaxy as fast as possible will result in Will Wright's head popping out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmWCNekJ30A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmWCNekJ30A
BrokenEchelon
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This might be obvious as hell, and I'm sure it's been lurking in the back of my mind forever, but I just fully realized the other day that Isaac Clarke's name is probably a reference/tribute to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.
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