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Episode 15: The rights to Ms. Pac-Man are a mess
In this episode, Alex and Michael discuss the mess behind the royalty rights to Ms. Pac-Man, and talk about companies making shady deals, weird back-stabbery, and the weirdness that is the character Crazy Otto.
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Sources used:
Pac-Attack, Author: Unknown. Digital Press Issue 24 pg 18-19. Published March 1995.
The rights to Ms. Pac-Man are caught up in a messy legal battle. Author: Kyle Orland. Publisher: Arstechica, September 27th, 2019.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/the-rights-to-ms-pac-man-are-caught-in-a-messy-legal-battle/#:~:text=Pac%2DMan%20is%20at%20the,royalty%20rights%20to%20the%20game
How an arcade classic broke all the rules. Author: Colin Campbell. Publisher: Polygon, March 25th, 2016.
https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/25/11287572/ms-pac-man-story
Classic Game Post-Mortem: Ms. Pac-Man. Author: Steve Golson. Presented at GDC 2016. January 13th, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhM8NAMW_VQ
Worldwide Revenue of Major Toy Companies in 2020. Author: D.Tighe. Publisher: Statista. January 14th, 2022.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/241241/revenue-of-major-toy-companies-worldwide/
AtGames, sued by Ms. Pac-Man's owner, boys up royalty rights to the icon. Author: Owen S. Good. Publisher: Polygon. September 26th, 2019. https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/26/20886032/ms-pac-man-lawsuit-bandai-namco-atgames-rights-royalties
Bandai Namco sues throwback console maker over Ms. Pac-Man mini-cabinet. Author: Owen S. Good. Publisher: Polygon. September 25th, 2019.
https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/25/20884111/bandai-namco-atgames-lawsuit-ms-pac-man-pac-man-flashback-blast-copyright-infringement
Top 10 Highest-Grossing Arcade Games of All Time. Author: Jaz Rignall. Publisher: USGamer. January 1st, 2016.
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/top-10-biggest-grossing-arcade-games-of-all-time
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In this episode, Alex and Michael discuss the mess behind the royalty rights to Ms. Pac-Man, and talk about companies making shady deals, weird back-stabbery, and the weirdness that is the character Crazy Otto.
Want to get podcast updates and other nonsense? Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ogfsn or check me out on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/onemoretimegfsn.
Remember to like us and subscribe to us on your podcast platform of choice! Leaving us reviews is also super helpful, and very much appreciated.
Sources used:
Pac-Attack, Author: Unknown. Digital Press Issue 24 pg 18-19. Published March 1995.
The rights to Ms. Pac-Man are caught up in a messy legal battle. Author: Kyle Orland. Publisher: Arstechica, September 27th, 2019.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/the-rights-to-ms-pac-man-are-caught-in-a-messy-legal-battle/#:~:text=Pac%2DMan%20is%20at%20the,royalty%20rights%20to%20the%20game
How an arcade classic broke all the rules. Author: Colin Campbell. Publisher: Polygon, March 25th, 2016.
https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/25/11287572/ms-pac-man-story
Classic Game Post-Mortem: Ms. Pac-Man. Author: Steve Golson. Presented at GDC 2016. January 13th, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhM8NAMW_VQ
Worldwide Revenue of Major Toy Companies in 2020. Author: D.Tighe. Publisher: Statista. January 14th, 2022.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/241241/revenue-of-major-toy-companies-worldwide/
AtGames, sued by Ms. Pac-Man's owner, boys up royalty rights to the icon. Author: Owen S. Good. Publisher: Polygon. September 26th, 2019. https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/26/20886032/ms-pac-man-lawsuit-bandai-namco-atgames-rights-royalties
Bandai Namco sues throwback console maker over Ms. Pac-Man mini-cabinet. Author: Owen S. Good. Publisher: Polygon. September 25th, 2019.
https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/25/20884111/bandai-namco-atgames-lawsuit-ms-pac-man-pac-man-flashback-blast-copyright-infringement
Top 10 Highest-Grossing Arcade Games of All Time. Author: Jaz Rignall. Publisher: USGamer. January 1st, 2016.
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/top-10-biggest-grossing-arcade-games-of-all-time