Futuretronics

Futuretronics was an Australian electronic company formed in 1979.https://imgur.com/XW05LEBhttps://www.gamesmen.com.au/futuretronics-splash-o-colour-stylus-game-organiser
Futuretronics had some form of connection to both Atari and Nintendo; distributing both the Atari 2600 and the Game & Watch series in Australia. In 1982, following the success of Pac-Man on the U.S. market, Futuretronics registered the Australian trademark to Pac-Man.https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search/view/378073 The company is known to have released several Pac-Man products under the Futuretronics name, though the full extent of their operations are unknown. Futuretronics' actual connections to Namco and/or Bally Midway are unclear.
The Pac-Man products known to have been published in Australia by Futuretronics include:
*Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 and Atari 400/800 computers; a TV commercial was produced for the former.
*Ms. Pac-Man for the Atari 2600; a TV commercial was produced for the game.
*Two handheld LCD games, "Pac Man" and "Pac Man-1"; these are rebranded versions of Gakken's Puck Monster and the Pac-Man Tomy LSI Game, respectively.
Additionally, a "Pac-Man Ice Cream" bar by Pauls was released under Futuretronics' "license"; the ice cream featured a giveaway where Futuretronics-branded Pac-Man products could be won if a "lucky" popsicle stick was uncovered.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmN3bJ7XaG0
==Trivia== 
*Despite some of their products being licensed, Futuretronics allegedly had ties to the bootleg industry; though this is largely unconfirmed. Such ties may explain the release of consoles such as the "Atari 2600 - 128 Games Built-In" system in Australia; a seemingly-licensed Atari product filled with 128 bootleg games, including a copy of Pac-Man.
*In Futuretronics' Ms. Pac-Man commercial, Ms. Pac-Man is erroneously referred to as Pac-Man's "big sister" rather than his wife.
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