Video games are quite popular. Initially began as a hobby, gaming is now a notable career. We also see big gaming tournaments every year and these tournaments are called esports. Many of us are addicted to video games. Some of us play a lot, but many people like to watch video game streams. There are lots of video games to play, but few are notable and more popular than others. There are lots of fun stories behind some of our favorite games. In this article, I am curating some interesting cool facts about video games you might now have known about.
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Interesting Facts about Video Games
1. The idea for Pac-Man came while eating Pizza
The creator of Pac-man got the idea of the game while he was eating Pizza. The shape of the iconic Pac-Man came to his mind after he took a slice of pizza.
2. Pokemon was inspired by butterflies!
As a kid, Satoshi Tajiri, the series creator, used to collect caterpillars and watched them turn into butterflies. He revealed that the Pokemon was inspired by butterflies!.
3. The first ever video game was created in 1958
The first video game was created in 1958 and was called “Tennis for Two.” The game was created by physicist William Higinbotham. This was a simple two-player Tennos game that simulated a tennis match.
4. Mario was named after the landlord of Nintendo’s first warehouse Mr. Mario Segale.
Mario is one of the most popular video games in history. But the name of the character was taken from the name of Mr. Mario Segale who was the landlord of Nintendo’s first warehouse
5. Accidental size of Lara Croft’s breast
Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft is one of the sexiest gaming characters. Her breast size was actually an accident. The developers of the game wanted to increase her breast size by 50% but accidentally increased it by 150%.
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6. SEGA Saturn was the first console with internal storage
SEGA Saturn was the first gaming console to ship with internal memory. It was shipped with one megabyte of memory.
7. 3,333,360 Points Is The Max Score You Can Get In ‘Pac-Man’
Pac-Man is one of the most popular games ever made. The first person to get the perfect score in this game was Billy Mitchell in 1999 after playing the game for around 6 hours.
8. The popular game “Pac-Man” was originally going to be named “Puck-Man.” However, the name was changed due to concerns that people would change the “P” to an “F” and create an inappropriate word.
9. PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS are best-selling gaming consoles
The best-selling gaming console of all time is PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Both sold about 155 million units.
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10. Mario actually doesn’t hit the bricks with his head.
Most of the people who played Mario generally think that Mario hits the brick with his head. But this is wrong. It actually punches them if look closely.
11. World of Warcraft is the highest-grossing video game
The highest-grossing video game of all time is World of Warcraft. The game has made over 10 billion dollars over its lifetime.
12. Pokémon is the highest-grossing video game franchise
The highest-grossing video game franchise of all time is “Pokémon.” As of 2021, the franchise has earned over $100 billion in revenue.
13. Minecraft is the best-selling game in the history
Minecraft is the best-selling game in history that has sold over 238 million copies worldwide. The game was created by Mojang Studios and was released back in May 2009.
14. Halo 2 was delayed for PC release because one of the developers had hidden a picture of his ass in it – Source
15. Homefront was a video game based on a war against North Korean global power. It was released in early 2011 and has so far successfully predicted the year of Kim Jong-Il’s death (2011) and North Korea’s nuclear test in 2013. – Source
16. PlayStation 1 was originally planned as a Nintendo console
Initially, Sony was chosen to design the electronic components of the Nintendo console but Nintendo ditched the project. After this, Sony decided to make a console anyway and brought PlayStation 1.
17. Xbox was originally named DirectXbox
For a gaming console, Microsoft met DirectX officials with a plan of a gaming console running on the Microsoft platform using Direct X graphics technology. The name was decided as DirectXbox. Later it became Xbox.
18. Guess the highest number a human could press a controller button in a second
Toshuyuki Takahashi, a Japanese gamer holds the record of pressing a controller button 16 times in a second
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19. The Guinness World Record for the largest collection of video games belongs to Antonio Romero Monteiro, who has amassed over 20,139 unique video games as of 2021.
20. The most expensive video game ever developed is “Grand Theft Auto V,” with a budget of approximately $265 million. However, the game has been incredibly successful, generating billions in revenue.
21. The first-ever video game tournament took place at Stanford University on October 19, 1972, for the game “Spacewar!” The winner received a year’s subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.
22. The game “Space Invaders” was so popular in Japan that it caused a shortage of 100-yen coins due to the high demand for arcade machines.
