Namco

From Homestar Runner Wiki

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.
• Email caffeine — Strong Bad mentioned Tekken.
• Under Construction — The name "Sticklyman" may be a refernce "Hangly-Man", a game clone to "Pac-Man".
• 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 — On the DVD commertary, Matt mentioned Pole Position, a racing made by Namco.
• Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Pom Pom dressed up as Pooka, an enemy from the game Dig Dug. The Popsmith destroyed him with a pixelated pump, one of the ways pookas are killed in the game.

See Also

• Nintendo
• Sega