The point is Atari didn't really care about staying true to the game itself. It's just about rushing the game out so people will buy it.
Ever heard of the E.T. game for atari 2600? It's considered the worst game ever made. It's also the game that basically sunk Atari as a home console company.
Actually reading wikipedia about this Pac Man it says combined with E.T. it caused the downfall of Atari and hurt the video game industry overall.
Thanks alot Atari.
