![]() ![]() But because of a separate lawsuit settlement with Atari, they decided to try and sell Crazy Otto directly to Midway, the US manufacturer of Pac-Man cabinets. The idea was to sell this “enhancement kit” to arcade owners so they could breathe new life into older Pac-Man machines. The next year, a group of MIT students created a mod for the original Pac-Man arcade cabinets called Crazy Otto which featured 4 new mazes and a new male hero with little legs. ‘Course there was a time where I couldn’t.” Pac-Man went on to became an international sensation and remains one the most recognizable pop culture icons today – but probably not because women are genetically predisposed to “like eating desserts” more than humans of other genders. Luckily Iwatani’s regressive personal or cultural notions about women are not reflected in the finished game itself. So I decided to theme the game around “eating” - after eating dinner, women like to have dessert.” Incidentally Toru Iwatani, the creator of Pac-Man, has stated in numerous interviews that the game was designed to appeal to women because, and I’m not kidding about this, he said, “When you think about things women like, you think about fashion, or fortune-telling, or food or dating boyfriends. Initially called Pakku-man in Japan, the name was later changed to Pac-Man when the game hit arcades in the United States. Let’s begin our examination of this trope by traveling back in time to 1980 and the creation of one of the most famous characters in the history of gaming. Male Character.Īs always it’s important to keep in mind that it’s entirely possible to be critical of some aspects of a piece of media while still finding other parts valuable or enjoyable. In this episode we’re going to shift the discussion away from plot devices to focus on a pattern in character design and conceptualization which I’ve decided to call the Ms. Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Bros 2 (1993)Ĭall of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies Mode (2012)ĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (anticipated 2014)Īngry Birds Seasons – Hogs and Kisses (2011) This video series is created by Anita Sarkeesian and the project was funded by 6968 awesome backers on Games Referenced in this EpisodeĬrazy Otto Enhancement Kit Prototype (1981)īit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (2013) This series will include critical analysis of many beloved games and characters, but remember that it is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of it’s more problematic or pernicious aspects. The Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective.
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