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The Name of the Game

by Bill Spangler

What a videogame needs to be a success in today’s competitive market is a good catchy name.

Naming a videogame—or any other product, for that matter—is not a simple task. A bland or unappealing name will turn off potential players. How many people, for instance, would have looked twice at Pac-Man if it had been named The Yellow Thing With the Big Mouth?

Therefore, as a service to game designers everywhere, we are now offering our never-fail Name-Your-Own-Videogame Chart. All you have to do is take one word from column A, one from column Band one from column C to create a unique and colorful name guaranteed to sell any game.

ABC
SPACEDUNGEONATTACK
STARDEMONDUEL
GALACTICPLANETPATROL
COSMICVORTEXBLASTERS
HYPERSPIDERFIGHTER
SUPERDRONEARMADA
TURBOBOMBERTREK
DEATHSWORDQUEST
SOLARROBOTBUTZ
STELLAREMPIRECOMMANDOS
LUNARFORTRESSRAIDERS
FIREGREMLINAVENGER
LASERLEGIONPURSUIT
MYSTICZOMBIESTALKERS
DOOMMONSTERMAZE

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