Ports
Roots
Roots noun - The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.
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Hell, some of the sequel games even had PC ports released in Japan as a tribute to the series' roots.
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Evidently, Namco decided the gameplay fit Pac-Man better, as all later ports of the game were released even in Japan with the Pac-Man skin (although its appearance as a minigame in Pac-Man World 2 seemingly pays homage to its roots with the background art).
Source: Dolled-Up Installment
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Roots and Ports. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ports/roots
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