the game is called puck-man in japan. the game was renamed to "pac-man" in the united states so that nobody could change the "p" to "f". there were many sequels and remakes based on the game. hanna-barbera made a animated tv show airing on abc in the early 1970s. the game was also part of "namco museum" games. there is a "namco museum remix" for the wii.