When Greydon Clark approached game company Midway about using the image of Pac-Man in the film, he also requested that they allow him to feature a yet-to-be-released game in order to increase the film's appeal. The game Midway chose to feature was Satan's Hollow, which is played in the face-off between King Vidiot and McDorfus.
Director Greydon Clark has stated that he developed the idea for the film after seeing teenagers waiting in line to enter an arcade. He decided that an arcade-themed film could tap into that market.
Exterior of the arcade is the actual exterior of the warehouse in which the arcade set was built.
The opening scene with Eugene was shot without permits in less than an hour.
The video games sequences playing that can be seen in the opening credits sequence are as follows;
0:03 Pole Position
0:14 Moon Patrol
0:20 Gorf
0:29 Naughty Boy
0:34 Ms. Pac-Man
0:39 Defender 2: Stargate
0:54 Millipede
0:59 Pooyan
1:12 Scramble
1:32 Defender 2: Stargate (again)
1:37 Jungle King
1:47 Front Line
1:54 Pole Position
The video game the woman is playing during the opening credits (but we see no footage from) is Solar Fox.
The video game the woman is playing during the opening credits (but we see no footage from) is Solar Fox.