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For those that don’t know, there is no actual ending to the game Pac Man (or many other classic arcade games). \u00a0The game simply freezes once you beat the 256th level. \u00a0Why is this? \u00a0Because the game developers never tested the game that far.<\/p>\n

When I first heard this, I thought it is a funny and somewhat ridiculous story. \u00a0Now that we’re in the final stretch before releasing, each day involves testing the game through multiple times on multiple devices. \u00a0It takes a very long time and is fairly tedious.<\/p>\n

So Pac-Man team: I forgive you! \u00a0I completely understand, now, why you didn’t test that far in your game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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