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Did you know?:
The first video game ever created was "Tennis for Two" in 1958, displayed on an oscilloscope screen!
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Gaming History:
Space Invaders (1978) was so popular in Japan that it caused a national coin shortage!
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Fun Fact:
The iconic "Game Over" phrase was first used in the 1950s pinball machines before video games existed.
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Did you know?:
Pac-Man was originally called "Puck-Man" but was changed to avoid vandalism of arcade machines.
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Easter Egg Origin:
The term "Easter Egg" in gaming comes from Adventure (1979), where a developer hid his name inside the game!
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Gaming Legend:
The Legend of Zelda's main character is named Link, not Zelda. Zelda is the princess he saves!
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Sound Innovation:
The first game with continuous background music was Namco's Rally-X in 1980.
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Record Breaker:
The longest gaming session ever recorded lasted 138 hours and 34 minutes playing Call of Duty!
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Development Time:
Tetris was created by Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov in just two weeks in 1984!
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Best Seller:
Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time with over 300 million copies sold!
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Voice Acting:
Mario's iconic "It's-a me, Mario!" was first voiced by Charles Martinet in 1995.
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Gaming Physics:
In Portal, the portals technically violate the laws of physics - momentum isn't conserved correctly!
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Character Design:
Sonic the Hedgehog was designed to be Sega's answer to Nintendo's Mario in the console wars.
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Development Secret:
Grand Theft Auto was originally going to be a racing game called "Race'n'Chase"!
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Gaming Marathon:
The average gamer spends about 8 hours and 27 minutes per week playing video games.
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Color Palette:
The original Game Boy only had 4 shades of green, yet developers created thousands of games with it!
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Hidden Message:
The Konami Code (↑↑↓↓←→←→BA) first appeared in Gradius and became gaming's most famous cheat code!
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Gaming Industry:
The video game industry generates more revenue than the movie and music industries combined!
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Speed Record:
Speedrunners have completed Super Mario Bros. in under 4 minutes and 55 seconds!
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Game Design:
The first game to feature a "level editor" was Lode Runner in 1983, revolutionizing game creation!
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Console Wars:
The Sega vs Nintendo rivalry in the 90s is considered the most intense competition in gaming history.
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Indie Success:
Stardew Valley was created entirely by one person, Eric Barone, over the course of 4 years!
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Graphics Evolution:
The first 3D video game was Battlezone (1980), which used vector graphics to create a 3D battlefield.
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Gaming Demographics:
The average age of a video game player is 34 years old, dispelling the "games are for kids" myth!
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Multiplayer Pioneer:
The first online multiplayer game was "MUD1" (Multi-User Dungeon) created in 1978!
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Game Length:
The longest video game to complete 100% is "The Elder Scrolls: Arena" - it can take over 300 hours!
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Gaming Language:
The term "Grinding" comes from old MMORPGs where players would repeatedly kill enemies to level up.
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Esports Pioneer:
The first esports tournament was held at Stanford University in 1972 for the game Spacewar!
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Gaming Achievement:
World of Warcraft holds the record for most subscriptions to an MMORPG with over 12 million at its peak!
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