No,...he used to be Puck Man, coz when he ate stuff he went 'puckapuckapuckapucka', but they changed his name to Pac Man (something to do with the Puck Man logo on a black background and some teenagers with permanent markers)
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Wed 4 Jun 2003, 20:18,
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ActuallyHis shape was inspired by the cretor watching kids playing with a beach ball. And his noise is inspired by the Japanese onamatopoeia for the noise your stomach makes when you're hungry.
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Thu 5 Jun 2003, 14:03,
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