7/12/2023 0 Comments Special instagram symbols![]() ![]() Normally, ℠ is used when you are extremely boring and want to make sure that everyone knows that you sell only services. It’s not incorrect to use tm symbol ™ if you sell services though. SM℠ is used when you sell services and not physical products. However, it does not mean that the mark is officially protected and that you can sue anyone for misusing your trademark in this case. Good examples are the USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and some other countries. In some countries, this will give you common law rights. (also SM℠ Symbol) This symbol is used to inform others that you think that the word is your trademark. That’s a great question! We have the reply right below. Great! When I have these symbols printed, why do I need them? Press and hold ALT+0153 for the tm symbol ™ or ALT+0169 for the copyright symbol c ©.Copy © or ™ from this page and then paste the copyright or trademark sybmol into your document.For MacBooks, press R while holding the Option key (ALT). Press and hold ALT then press 0, followed by 1, 7, 4.Copy ® from this page and then paste the registered symbol into your document. ![]() If you are interested in registering your brand (so you will be able to use the ® sign) send us an email at This guide is provided by, the leading provider of online trademark registration. That's so you can easily copy and paste tm, R and C. ![]() You came to the right place! Go on reading! If it has, I encourage you to link to it and share it with your friends, so more people can benefit from it.So, you want to know more about these bad boys, ™, ®, ©? I hope this little cheat sheet has been helpful for you. Alt Code SymbolĪlt 0255 ÿ Thanks for making use of this Alt Codes Reference For any real heavy lifting, you'd probably want to use something like TeX, but if you're just trying to send a mathematical expression through an instant message, these alt codes can come in hand. These are super helpful for typing out mathematical formats wherever you need to. Alt Code SymbolĪlt Codes for Mathematical Symbols and Other Non-English CharactersĪnd of course, you can type the Greek letters using alt codes. A screenshot from Dwarf Fortress, a video game with graphics made entirely from ASCII characters. This is my favorite section – the many, many ASCII symbols you can use to make command line menus and ASCII art. Alt Code SymbolĪlt 175 » Alt Codes for ASCII Symbols, for Building Command Line Interfaces and ASCII Art ![]() These are helpful if you need to type the Spanish ñ letter or make upside down question marks or exclamation marks. The next few Alt codes are focused on currencies, with a few Spanish-specific characters as well. This is helpful if one of your keyboard keys is non-operational.Īlt codes 32 through 126 are dedicated to these keys. The first 31 alt codes are dedicated to fun characters like happy faces, arrows, and other common symbols: Alt Code SymbolĪlt 31 ▼ The Alt Codes for uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and keyboard symbolsĪs I mentioned earlier, you can use Alt codes to type characters you could otherwise type on your keyboard. The Alt codes for emoji and other fun characters OK – now let's break this list down by sections. These are inaccessible to people with visual disabilities, and make it hard for everyone to copy-paste the codes. It took me a while to assemble all of these get them looking good.Īs a developer, when I search for these codes I often get results that are image-based. (Note: this does not include the many, many characters from non-western European languages – otherwise it would be 100,000s of codes long.)īelow is a nice ASCII-formatted table of the most commonly-used symbols and characters. These Alt codes are also helpful if you have a keyboard with a stuck or missing key.īelow I will break down the entire list of alt keys by category. You can type a lot of characters that may not have a corresponding key on your keyboard – such as European language alphabetic characters, ASCII symbols, and even Chinese characters (also known as Hanzi, Kanji, or Hanja). In Windows, you can type any character you want by holding down the ALT key, typing a sequence of numbers, then releasing the ALT key. ![]()
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7/12/2023 0 Comments Reunion tower geo deck![]() ![]() If the system detects something that contradicts our publication criteria, the review is not published. Before publication, each review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information for each of the following criteria: who, what, how, and when. For 5.00 more you can add an evening visit to take in the City at night.You can only submit a review or rating of an experience to Viator if you were the person who made the booking through Viator. We brought a family friend with us so we bought an extra ticket when we arrived, which was 18.00. Parking for the tower is easy - there's valet out front it is after all a hotel or you may utilize the public pay-parking lot behind the tower. The main gift shop for Reunion Tower is down below, just before you get back on the escalator that takes you back up to street level. There's a small snack bar on the observation deck that serves refreshments, candy, snacks and souvenirs. During our visit, there were attendants warning us to mind the doors. If it's a windy day, you'll want to hold on to the doors since they are very heavy and can easily be caught by the wind and slam closed onto little fingers. ![]() Once up on deck you're left alone to take a self-guided tour 360 degrees around the Dallas skyline - If you prefer to have someone guide you, there are people up there to assist. The elevator ride up the tower is a little spooky but thankfully it's quick! The elevator operator knew everything there was to know about the tower's history, which was nice to hear. ![]() We visited the tower on a beautifully clear but very windy day so I was concerned about feeling some movement/swaying of the tower, which turned out to be silly because even as windy as it was, we felt nothing at all. Nevertheless, we really enjoyed our daytime view and would go again. We purchased discounted tickets via Trip Advisor viator for both a daytime and evening viewing however, since we decided to have dinner at the nearby Medieval Times, we couldn't make both our dinner reservation and the evening viewing at Reunion Tower since the observation deck closes at 8:30PM. No better access to panoramic downtown Dallas views. Prêt pour une vue différente ? Rendez-vous à l'extérieur pour un tour autour du pont extérieur et sentir le vent dans vos cheveux pendant que vous vous tenez à 140 mètres dans les airs ! Jetez un coup d'œil à travers l'une des caméras zoom haute définition et vous serez en mesure de voir à des kilomètres dans toutes les directions.ĭefinitely a must-see during any visit to Dallas. N'oubliez pas de prendre un jeton de la Reunion Tower pour seulement 51 cents à la presse de pièces écrasées. Passez à l'écran tactile interactif Halo et d'un seul coup, vous pourrez découvrir des joyaux cachés locaux, des sites historiques symboliques, des musées, des parcs, et plus encore. Cette terrasse panoramique intérieure / extérieure vous permet d'explorer la ville comme nulle part ailleurs. Continuez votre voyage à plus de 140 mètres dans les airs au GeO-Deck. Vous pouvez visualiser votre image sur le kiosque PIX, choisir un arrière-plan, le partager par e-mail ou sur les réseaux sociaux, et personnaliser les souvenirs à ramener chez vous. Un ambassadeur de la Reunion Tower prendra une photo de vous au bas de la tour, et au moment où vous atteignez le sommet, vous pouvez le partager avec le monde. Vous recevrez une photo numérique gratuite, ceci est compris dans le prix du billet. Commencez votre voyage en vous faisant prendre en photo au kiosque expérience photo PIX de la Reunion Tower. Figure emblématique des gratte-ciels de Dallas depuis 1978, le GeO-Deck de la Réunion Tower offre aux visiteurs une vue à 360 degrés de Dallas. ![]() 7/12/2023 0 Comments Spiritfarer dash![]() ![]() To keep up-to-date on the latest mobile games currently in development, make sure to check out our soft launch list. ![]() In the future, it is all but inevitable we'll see more games based on Netflix IP. We have seen Netflix already begin to leverage its own IP in the form of games, with two Stranger Things mobile games. In recent years, Netflix has explored its options surrounding the games industry, which is now the largest consumer media industry, through various new films and series based on video game IP, such as Arcane, based on League of Legends, and an upcoming Tomb Raider animated series. Since its launch, the on-demand video platform has continued to add new games to its offerings.īy January 2021, app intelligence platform Apptopia stated that Netflix games had surpassed over 8 million downloads, with its most downloaded game at the time, Teeter (Up), with over 820,000 installs. Finished Better Call Saul and Heartstopper and wondering what's next for Netflix? The streaming giant launched its mobile games service in November 2021 when it launched five games on the App Store and Google Play available exclusively to Netflix subscribers, and we've created a list that compiles all of the games currently available. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yep, a mid-aughts BMW is pretty much the most reliable car I own right now. Lately, the BMW 530xi wagon that I bought from the Bishop has been my go-to daily driver. In fact, when I go on road trips, I choose which car I take based on the chance it may not make it. The pain of owning an unreliable car is one I know all too well. For some people, that’s when you need that car to get you to work, or for that car to survive what should be an easy road trip. Having a fun, chaotic enthusiast car is great, right up until it isn’t. There is something to be said about having a reliable daily driver. It doesn’t have any big tuning house names behind it or rallying heritage instead, it’s a regular car in a configuration rarely sold. However, this one is low-key, so much so that it’s a car that’s rarely written about or celebrated – often overshadowed by its coupe sibling. Today’s grail continues down the path of a sedan for an enthusiast. If you cared more about style, you could pick up the Galant AMG, which sported tuning and styling from AMG (yes, that AMG), netting you a 168 HP screamer with an 8,000 RPM redline. It was a street version of a rally car that borrowed some tech from the racer such as four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, independent suspension, four-wheel ABS, and an electronically controlled suspension system. If you wanted rally-bred performance, you could buy a Galant VR-4, which made 195 HP and 203 lb-ft torque from its 2.0-liter four, or 237 horses and 224 lb-ft torque in other markets. ![]() Last time on Holy Grails, reader John B illustrated that the Mitsubishi Galant came in more than one exciting flavor. It was a performance sedan for the family person. This is a four-door with a 3.0-liter V6 making 244 HP and 211 lb-ft torque sent through a manual transmission. For a short time from 2006 to 2007, Honda produced an enthusiast special of its Accord sedan. If you’re an enthusiast, you might get a dash of spice with a more powerful engine, but that’s about it. They’re durable workhorses designed to haul families around for many years. ![]() Referenced companies are members of the Principal Financial Group ®, Des Moines, IA 50392.Cars like the Honda Accord have an important position in the automotive landscape. Securities offered through Principal Securities, Inc., member SIPC and/or independent broker/-dealers. is distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. Plan administrative services offered by Principal Life. Insurance products issued by Principal National Life Insurance Co (except in NY) and Principal Life Insurance Co. Participants should regularly review their savings progress and post-retirement needs. Responsibility for those decisions is assumed by the participant, not the plan sponsor and not by any member of Principal ®. This calculator only provides education which may be helpful in making personal financial decisions. 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Maddie might push Percy to do embarrassing, scary things, but in return, he pushes her to do the same. But what they both really need, and what they find, is someone to just listen and to share vulnerability in return. Maddie needs a car to save her house, and Percy needs a date in order to come out of his shell. “No Hard Feelings” feels more substantive in these moments of cultural observation and emotional depth. It’s a scarily accurate skewering that should hopefully inspire some self-reflection. Meanwhile, the poor millennials are immature, jobless and living at home - too young to own property and too old to be TikTok stars, but at least they know how to have a good time. ![]() The overbearing Gen X parents enable their anxious, self- and cellphone-obsessed zoomer children, jettisoning discipline while trying to be “cool,” locked in a toxic co-dependent dynamic that never allows their children to fail, or succeed. What makes “No Hard Feelings” so sharp and funny though, isn’t the raunchy jokes or the physical comedy (though the sight of Lawrence bouncing Feldman on her knee might be the funniest image onscreen this summer), it’s the savagery of the generational social commentary underpinning the script by Stupnitsky and John Phillips, and no generation is safe. There’s a beautiful subtlety to his performance and a precision to his physicality that makes him an incredibly compelling screen presence, and their opposites-attract chemistry is ridiculously charming. He’s 19, she’s 32 he’s obsessed with rules, she’s on probation.įeldman, a 21-year-old Broadway star (“Dear Evan Hansen”) in his first starring film role, shines as Percy, the anxious, cautious foil to Maddie’s reckless wild child. Maddie and Percy forge a bond after a disastrous date that results in both experiencing harrowing bodily harm while in the buff, and something like a friendship blossoms between these two oddballs, who are odd in different ways. Maddie needs a car, and she’s willing to romance a (legal) teenager, so off she roller skates for what she hopes will be a quick and easy venture into sex work.īut of course, it’s never about the destination but the friends we make along the way, and “No Hard Feelings” would never deny us that journey. Her car’s been just repossessed, towed by her ex Gary (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and with unpaid property tax bills looming, she needs wheels.Įnter the weirdest Craigslist ad of all time: A pair of wealthy helicopter parents ( Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti) would like to “arrange” for a young woman to date their sheltered, nerdy son, Percy ( Andrew Barth Feldman) in exchange for a Buick. There simply aren’t enough female dirtbags in cinema, so Lawrence’s Maddie Barker - Uber driver, surly bartender and pissed-off Montauk townie - is a refreshing character. It’s a “Superbad”-style story with the sensitivity and class consciousness of John Hughes, a delightfully raunchy streak, and Lawrence going for broke in a bold and bawdy performance as a rowdy Long Island surfer girl doing her best Mae West. Her follow-up swings in the opposite direction, kicking up her heels in a good old-fashioned sex comedy, “No Hard Feelings,” which she also produced.ĭirected by Gene Stupnitsky ( “Good Boys”), “No Hard Feelings” is a direct descendant of ‘80s teen coming-of-age comedies but evolved for a new generation. ![]() Last year, Lawrence produced and starred in the gritty indie film “Causeway,” as a veteran recovering from a traumatic brain injury, for a first-time female director, Lila Neugebauer. It was a smart move, because Lawrence is back now, and it’s a whole new ball game. So she fired her agents and took a break to get married and have a baby. But not all of those films were good, and Lawrence didn’t seem to be having all that much fun. In 2018, Jennifer Lawrence was 28 and one of the biggest movie stars in the world: an Academy Award-winning actor, a veteran of the “Hunger Games” franchise, alternating between prestige projects and giant action movies. ![]() 7/12/2023 0 Comments Ram memory cleaner windows 10![]() ![]() So all you do is clear the RAM or free it up. However, since the costs also play a role and the RAM memory cannot be expanded, many people use a fairly simple trick when the memory reaches its limits - deleting processes that are no longer required from the cache, and creating space for the data that is relevant for your current activities. In principle, the more memory, the better. Locate and click on the Advanced system settings link on the right panel. The capacity of the main memory has a decisive influence on how many applications can be loaded simultaneously and how quickly data can be processed. Open System settings by using Win + X, and then select System. ![]() When the Command Prompt appears type: ipconfig /. Is Windows 10 getting you down with slow performance Here’s how to clear memory and boost RAM in Microsoft’s often bloated operating system.Original Article. This memory is required by the processor to manage the data of running programs and services or processes. How to clear RAM on Windows with Command Prompt Type cmd in the search tab. Press Ctrl + A to select all the files and folders in the 'Temporary files' folder. Type temp and press Enter to open the 'Temporary files' folder. Here are the steps for deleting temporary files on your Windows device: Press Win + R to open the Run command dialog box. ![]() However, the main memory is also of fundamental importance for the smooth operation of the system and other software. This includes data that may be stored in the RAM cache. Most people immediately think of the processor or graphics card (especially when the focus is on image and video editing). Anyone who regularly works with a computer and has to deal with software which requires a lot of processing power knows how important powerful hardware is. Best free memory optimizers for Windows 11/10 include CleanMem, Memory Washer and WinUtilities Memory Optimizer - all freeware RAM Optimizers. Is Windows 10 getting you down with slow performance Here’s how to clear memory and boost RAM in Microsoft’s often bloated operating system. ![]() 7/12/2023 0 Comments Microsoft outlook office mail![]() ![]() Windows Live Hotmail was awarded PC Magazine 's Editor's Choice Award in February 2007, March 2007, and February 2011. The rollout to all existing users was completed in October 2007. The old MSN Hotmail interface was accessible only by users who registered before the Windows Live Hotmail release date and had not chosen to update to the new service. Development of the beta was finished in April 2007, and Windows Live Hotmail was released to new registrations on May 7, 2007, as the 260 million MSN Hotmail accounts worldwide gained access to the new system. After a period of beta testing, it was officially released to new and existing users in the Netherlands on November 9, 2006, as a pilot market. The Hotmail brand was planned to be phased out when Microsoft announced that the new mail system would be called Windows Live Mail, but the developers soon backtracked after beta testers were confused with the name change and preferred the already well-known Hotmail name, and decided on Windows Live Hotmail. New versions of the beta service were rolled out over the development period, and by the end of 2006 the number of beta testers had reached the millions. The new service was built from scratch and emphasized three main concepts of being "faster, simpler, and safer". Other webmail enthusiasts also wanting to try the beta version could request an invitation granting access. Microsoft's new email system was announced on November 1, 2005, under the codename "Kahuna", and a beta version was released to a few thousand testers. The main industry heavyweights – Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail – introduced upgraded versions of their email services with greater speed, security, and advanced features. Featuring greater storage space, speed, and interface flexibility, this new competitor spurred a wave of innovation in webmail. In 2004, Google announced its own mail service, Gmail. The exploitable vulnerability exposed millions of accounts to tampering between August 7 and 31, 2001. It was such a simple attack that by the time the patch was made, dozens of newspapers and hundreds of web sites published exact descriptions allowing tens of thousands of hackers to run rampant across Hotmail. In 2001, the Hotmail service was compromised again by computer hackers who discovered that anyone could log in to their Hotmail account and then pull messages from any other Hotmail account by crafting a URL with the second account's username and a valid message number. At the time it was called "the most widespread security incident in the history of the Web". In 1999, hackers revealed a security flaw in Hotmail that permitted anybody to log in to any Hotmail account using the password 'eh'. Later development saw the service tied with Microsoft's web authentication scheme, Microsoft Passport (now Microsoft account), and integration with Microsoft's instant messaging and social networking programs, MSN Messenger and MSN Spaces (later Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Spaces, respectively). In 2002 Hotmail still ran its infrastructure on UNIX servers, with only the front-end converted to Windows 2000. ![]() In June 2001, Microsoft claimed this had been completed a few days later they retracted the statement and admitted that the DNS functions of the Hotmail system were still reliant on FreeBSD. A project was started to move Hotmail to Windows 2000. Hotmail originally ran on a mixture of FreeBSD and Solaris operating systems. Hotmail quickly gained in popularity as it was localized for different markets around the globe, and became the world's largest webmail service with more than 30 million active members reported by February 1999. The sale had been preceded by a major incident in 1997 where all email was lost for 25 % of mailboxes. Hotmail was sold to Microsoft in December 1997 for a reported $400 million, and it joined the MSN group of services. Hotmail initially ran under Solaris for mail services and Apache on FreeBSD for web services, before being partly converted to Microsoft products, using Windows Services for UNIX in the migration path. By December 1997, it reported more than 8.5 million subscribers. Hotmail was initially backed by venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The name "Hotmail" was chosen out of many possibilities ending in "-mail" as it included the letters HTML, the markup language used to create web pages (to emphasize this, the original type casing was "HoTMaiL"). It was commercially launched on July 4, 1996, symbolizing "freedom" from ISP-based email and the ability to access a user's inbox from anywhere in the world. Hotmail service was founded by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith, and was one of the first webmail services on the Internet along with Four11's RocketMail (later Yahoo! Mail). ![]() 7/12/2023 0 Comments Cherokee wax beans![]() ![]() Most varieties of beans are susceptible to a variety of insects and rodents, most notably beetles. Always follow cautions, warnings and directions. Before using a pesticide, read the label. If spots appear on leaves or bean pods, treat the plant with an approved fungicide. These problems are most frequent in wet weather, heat, and humidity. Pests & Diseases: Molds, bacterial, and wilt diseases are common. Some varieties can also be canned or frozen. They usually can be stored in the refrigerator for a week or so. Storing: Store fresh beans in plastic bags or in other containers in the refrigerator. When harvesting, use two hands to hold the bean and pull it from the stem, yanking it off the stem with one hand can often damage the plant. If beans are picked when they are ready, the plants will continue producing for several weeks. Beans get tough and stringy if allowed to grow too big. Harvesting: Beans should be picked while the pods still snap, and the beans have not filled the pod out completely. If planted early many areas can produce a fall crop. You can also side dress the rows with general purpose fertilizer at planting time.ĭays to Maturity: Ranges from 60-75 days depending on variety. This will help the plants produce more beans. This will help minimize plant diseases.įertilizer: After the plants begin to flower and set beans, apply 1/2 cup of general purpose fertilizer for every 10 feet of row. Do not let the soil get dry while the beans are blooming or the blooms will drop and yields will be decreased. Watering: Water beans with about 1 inch of water a week. To ensure bean germination in each location plant 2-3 seeds. As the bean vines mature, they will grow up the stakes. For pole beans, plant 1 inch deep and 3 feet apart. After the beans are up, thin the plants to 3 to 4 inches apart. Planting: For bush beans, plant the seeds about 1-1.5 inches deep, maybe 2 inches deep in the summer for a fall planting. Green beans can be successfully grown in containers. The preferred soil pH is about 5.8 to 6.5. Beans don’t need the best soil conditions to thrive as they are often used to improve soil conditions because they will fix nitrogen in the soil. ![]() ![]() The soil temperature should be above 60☏ before planting for best germination rates, and they do best with soil temperatures in the 70-80☏ range. Known as being one of the more productive garden crops, they are a warm weather favorite that can be eaten straight from the garden.īefore Planting: Beans prefer full sun, at least 6-8 hours a day. Beans are referred to as a number of names including snap beans, string beans and green beans. ![]() 7/12/2023 0 Comments New movies streaming now![]() ![]() That’s easier said than done, as Cobb and company must contend with a cadre of deadly adversaries, including an invasive subconscious projection of Cobb’s wife, Mal (Marion Cotillard), as they navigate the multiple layers of an intricately detailed dreamscape. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb, a skilled thief who excels in an elaborate form of psychological corporate espionage known as extraction, the film follows Cobb and his team as they embark on their most perilous mission yet: surreptitiously incepting (i.e., implanting) an idea into the mind of the heir of a multinational conglomerate. ![]() InceptionĬast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot PageĬhristopher Nolan’s unique take on the heist film genre isn’t just a savvy deconstruction of movies as a collaborative act of “dream making,” but a satisfying action movie spectacle. How to Train Your Dragon is streaming on Netflix. Of course, Toothless is still the best boy of them all. ![]() DreamWorks could have made these creatures look the same as every other dragon out there, but they’re all so distinct and fun to see in action. The soundtrack is phenomenal, the story a perfect blend of funny and heartwarming, and the character designs are amazing - especially the dragons. It’s a story of outcasts finding each other and proving generational prejudices wrong against all odds. Misfit Hiccup finds a wounded dragon and, instead of killing it, begins to train the spunky creature and bonds deeply with it. The epic fantasy series follows a group of Vikings, who, in the first movie, are locked in constant battle with dragons. The entire How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is rock solid from front to back, but there is something particularly special about the first one. How to Train Your DragonĬast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse He builds a memorable, squabbling chorus of post-9/11 New York humanity around the edges of the film, while the plot cuts right into Wall Street’s rotten heart. And Lee doesn’t surrender his playful, needling edge just because he’s on popcorn duty. The cast is ludicrously overqualified: Willem Dafoe, Christopher Plummer, and Chiwetel Ejiofor all appear in smaller roles. Taking hostages, he locks wits with police detective Denzel Washington and high-flying fixer Jodie Foster, and the reversals, twists, and fake-outs topple happily from there. It’s a slick, sinuous, puzzle-box thriller in which Clive Owen engineers a bank robbery that is never quite what it seems. Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie FosterĪ rare work-for-hire gig for director Spike Lee, 2006’s Inside Man is one of those have-cake-and-eat-it pleasures. ![]() 7/12/2023 0 Comments Selling a pac man machine![]() To the bottom left is the player's life count, and to the bottom right the level icon (represented in this case by a cherry). The four ghosts are in the center of the screen with Pac-Man situated underneath them. The game remains one of the highest-grossing and best-selling games, generating more than $14 billion in revenue (as of 2016 ) and 43 million units in sales combined, and has an enduring commercial and cultural legacy, commonly listed as one of the greatest video games of all time. The character of Pac-Man has become the official mascot of Bandai Namco Entertainment. Pac-Man was a widespread critical and commercial success, leading to several sequels, merchandise, and two television series, as well as a hit single by Buckner & Garcia. The original Japanese title of Puck Man was derived from the Japanese phrase "Paku paku taberu" which refers to gobbling something up the title was changed for the North American release to mitigate vandalism. The in-game characters were made to be cute and colorful to appeal to younger players. Although the inspiration for the Pac-Man character was the image of a pizza with a slice removed, Iwatani has said he also rounded out the Japanese character for mouth, kuchi ( Japanese: 口). Iwatani wanted to create a game that could appeal to women as well as men, because most video games of the time had themes of war or sports. Game development began in early 1979, directed by Toru Iwatani with a nine-man team. Eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points. ![]() The player controls Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. ![]() In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. ![]() Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. Single-player, multiplayer (alternating turns) ![]() |