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Pac-Man , stylized as PAC-MAN, is an  arcade game  developed by  Namco  and first released in  Japan  in May 1980. It was created by Japanese video game designer  Toru Iwatani . It was licensed for distribution in the United States by  Midway  and released in October 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, and an icon of 1980s  popular culture . Upon its release, the game—and, subsequently,  Pac-Man derivatives —became a social phenomenon that yielded high sales of merchandise and inspired a legacy in other media, such as the  Pac-Man animated television series  and the top-ten hit single  "Pac-Man Fever" . Pac-Man was popular in the 1980s and 1990s and is still played in the 2010s. When Pac-Man was released, the most popular arcade video games were  space shooters , in particular,  Space Invaders ...

Tawna is the former love interest of Crash who first appeared in Crash Bandicoot. By the time of Crash's creation, she is the only other creature to not have been subjected to the Cortex Vortex. After Crash is ejected from Cortex's castle, Tawna spends her captivity matching wits with Cortex, attempting to reason with Brio, and fomenting rebellion amongst Cortex's henchmen. After Crash defeats Cortex and rescues Tawna, they live idyllically together until Tawna leaves Crash for Pinstripe preceding the events of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. She and Pinstripe later appear as playable characters in the party game Crash Boom Bang!. An alternate version of Tawna is a playable character in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time . She is originally from a dimension known as the “Tawnaverse”, where she is the protagonist of her home universe instead of Crash. During production of Crash Bandicoot, Tawna was originally named Karmen, and was based on actress Pamela Anderso...

Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster , high school students living in Cleveland , Ohio , in 1933. They sold Superman to Detective Comics, the future DC Comics , in 1938. Superman debuted in Action Comics #1 ( cover-dated June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, newspaper strips , television programs, films, and video games. With this success, Superman helped to create the superhero archetype and establish its primacy within the American comic book . The character is also referred to by such epithets as the Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, and The Last Son of Krypton . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman ------------------------------- DC Comics , Inc. is an  American comic book  publisher and the flagship unit of  DC Entertainment , a subsidiary of the  Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences  divisi...

Mysterio (Quentin Beck) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is primarily depicted as an enemy of the superheroes Spider-Man and Daredevil . While Mysterio does not possess any superhuman abilities, he is a former special effects artist, illusionist and actor who uses his talents to commit crimes. He is a founding member of the supervillain team the Sinister Six . The character has appeared in numerous media adaptations, including feature films , television series and video games . Mysterio made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal . In 2009, Mysterio was ranked as IGN 's 85th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterio ------------------------------ Spider-Man: Far From Home is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man , co-produced by Columbia Pictures ...

Vault Boy  is the mascot character of the  Vault-Tec  corporation within the Falloutuniverse, appearing in their adverts, manuals, products and training films. He was also to appear in some issues of the  Hell's Chain Gang  comic of  Hubris Comics , but because of the  Great War , the series was never produced. In the Fallout games, Vault Boy is used to provide an iconic representation of almost all stats ( perks ,  traits ,  skills  etc.) and items in later games available to the player character, being a generic representation of one's actions and survival, and also appearing in  achievements and trophies  for  Fallout 3 ,  Fallout: New Vegas  and  Fallout 4 , as well as the mascot of the Fallout series itself. In appearance, he is a young male cartoon character with wavy blond hair, wearing a vault jumpsuit. He most commonly expresses a wide grin, but has been shown to make other facial expressions as wel...

Squid are passive mobs that spawn in water . Squid are passive toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player. When a squid moves, its tentacles open and close, giving it an appearance of pushing itself leisurely forward. A squid hovers in place when first spawned into the world and wanders around aimlessly in three dimensions. Squid suffocate when out of water, dying after 300 game ticks (15 seconds). While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate. They can take fall damage and burn like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, squid are extremely resistant to knockback. Squid cannot swim in lava, even if given a Fire Resistance effect. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land. Unlike land-based mobs, squid can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.‌ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Squid ------------------------------ Minecraft is a  sandbox   video ga...