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101 things you didn't know about games

From the useless to the trivial - amazing facts about videogames

Words: GamesRadar UK

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32. Nintendo has never given Mario an official surname, even though ‘Mario Bros.’ suggests that it’s Mario Mario.

33. PS2 game Asterix & Oberix XXL 2 features over 100 parodies of videogame characters/titles, including Pac-Man, Tetris, Tomb Raider, Street Fighter and Super Mario Sunshine.

34. The development code name for Half-Life was Quiver, after the Arrowhead military base in Stephen King's novella The Mist.

35. The very first Dynasty Warriors game was actually a one-on-one beat ‘em up.

36. Gran Turismo 2 featured some 650 cars, a total that Gran Turismo 3 couldn’t pip.

37. According to the Entertainment Software Association, the average US game player is 33 years old, and has been gaming for 12 years. Not in one session, we’re hoping.

38. Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi owns a majority share of the Seattle Marines baseball team, which is now managed by former Nintendo of America head, Howard Lincoln.

39. Keita Takahashi, director of the PS2 Katamari Damacy games, cites both Picasso and Little Shop of Horrors as part of their inspiration.

40. In the early stages of Final Fantasy XII’s development, there were plans to let a second player join in the game.

41. In 2001, a pair of art students created a version of Pong known as the PainStation, where losers could be inflicted with genuine whip, heat or electrical damage.

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Johnny6Gun - 1 year 25 days ago

A very fun feature loaded with some great trivia. Top shelf.

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sumguy08 - 1 year 24 days ago

Yes I agree, top shelf.

But seriously I liked this article. It showed me some unfarmiliar things, and other things I experienced myself

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Nintendophile - 1 year 24 days ago

Awesome article! I didn't know a lot of those things, and many of them were great surprises!

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statuslegendary - 1 year 24 days ago

Nice work, that was a great list.

Now I have plenty of new ammo for my next edition of get drunk video game trivia!

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cliffB - 1 year 23 days ago

one of the best ones so far, great article

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Patius - 1 year 23 days ago

72. Resident Evil Zero is the only non-spin-off Resi title to remain exclusive to a single format, the GameCube.

There's a Japan only Wii version out.

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key0blade - 11 months 28 days ago

Nice

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The_Zanger - 11 months 27 days ago

what happens to Animal Crossing after 29 years?!

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WoodsieLord - 11 months 27 days ago

#89 There is actually ONE character you can talk to in Fallout when you have very low Intelligence. He is a character who speaks only in grunts if your character has high Intelligence. But when you are just as dim as he is, you can talk fluently with each other.

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Black_X_1111 - 11 months 26 days ago

I would think Mario's surname would be Mario Jumpman. Or maybe Mario is his surname and its Jumpman Mario?

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Chapmoin - 11 months 24 days ago

You done used that "Jumpman" fact twice! Also one of your facts is "the average gamer is 28" so of course we are well aware of such things. My favourite fact is #84 of the first list.

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uvebeenpwned - 10 months 7 days ago

i love this article

ps 12TH!!!

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SaladinTCO - 6 months 29 days ago

Sorry, but FIFA 2001 wasn't the only "scratch and sniff" disc.

There was also Gran Turismo 2: Simulation Disc.
Scratch to create the smell of burning rubber.

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