Originally, the Japanese game was called "Puck-man," but American arcade owners were concerned that vandals would chip off part of the "P" to create an "F" (forming a common expletive).
Illustrators made Pac-Man yellow because the color is perceived as neutral and peaceful.
In the initial version, instead of eating white dots, Pac-Man ate cookies; the ghosts—Pinky, Blinky, Inky and Clyde—were called monsters.
There are 244 dots in the maze, and Pac-Man must eat them all in order to proceed to the next round. The 240 small dots are worth ten points each, the four large, flashing dots are worth 50 points each, and each bonus item (cherry, strawberry, orange, apple, pineapple, Galaxian spaceship, bell, or key) is worth 100-5,000 points.
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