I just noticed something on my Pac-Man Plus marquee

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I just noticed something on my Pac-Man Plus marquee

Why does it say "pen" on the side of Pac-Man rendering under the M and to the left of the P in PLUS?

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(Yes, that is the infamous 'NOS' cardboard bezel. :p)
So I don't have to make another thread, I'm pretty satisfied how the lines on my Twobits CPO line up with my repro bezel. The colors also match up pretty well except the yellow is too light, you can't see that in the pic.:
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Probably a signature or an instruction mark for the printers that didn't get removed.

I love Pac-Plus marquees, I think they are the best marquee for Midway Pac-style cabinets with multigame kits in them.
 
I think it is always strange when you see "Exciting New" in that explosion thing. it seems like should not be there....hhhhhmmm.......??

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Almost certainly the artist's initials or surname. There's no definite answer since I don't think anyone knows who actually did the art, but artists will often hide small 'signatures' in tricky places like that.
 
You noticed there's no cabinet to put it on?
 
My Pac Plus marquee also has the "pen" letters next to Pac-Man's ass but I never noticed it before because I never looked at his ass.
 
Well, looks like the "IS" is missing. Makes sense too since it is next to Pac-Man's ass. Maybe Pac-Man is playing for the other team now? LOL
 
I like not understanding where the "IS" is, lol

LOL! Well, I looked up the "PEN" and the "IS" and it turns out the artist was most likely Irish....you will cum to the same conclusion if you take the time to Google "ISPEN".

ISPEN - The Irish Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ISPEN) is a multi-disciplinary professional organisation dedicated to optimising screening for and management of those at risk of malnutrition or other nutritional problems in Ireland, whether in hospital or in the community.

;-)
 
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