GAMINGVAULT FUNSIES
With video games existing for over 70 years,
it is difficult to determine exactly how many video games have been created, but some
say it might be around 5 million, which is
a very impressive number.
With this vast amount of story, there are plenty of interesting and fun facts about video games. We will choose
a few of
them and have some fun while learning
at the same time!
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OG Nintendo!
With a history of over 135 years, Nintendo Co. is considered the oldest gaming company. Originally from Japan, Nintendo was founded
in 1889 to sell cards and toys, but switched
to arcade games in the 1980s and later on
to video game consoles.
Considered one of the most important companies in the gaming industry,
games like Donkey Kong, Super Mario,
and The Legend of Zelda are a part of Nintendo’s legacy.
Lucky coincidences do exist!
Did you know that Nintendo, the creators of Donkey Kong, one of the most iconic video games in history, had a different idea at
the time of its creation? Donkey Kong was originally going to be a game inspired by Popeye, the spinach-eating sailor, with
Bluto as Donkey Kong and Popeye as JumpMan.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, they could not acquire the licensing rights and ended up creating Donkey Kong instead. The story
does not end here, plot twists ahead!
Super Mario... the landlord?
When the Donkey Kong video game reached America, it gained even more fans. Nintendo decided to turn JumpMan into a new character and create a game based on him. They borrowed the name from their company warehouse landlord, Mario Segale, and Super Mario was born. It would soon become the name of the most beloved plumber in the world. Donkey Kong and Super Mario were immediate successes upon their releases and remain among the most played and loved games to this day.
Rapid fire time!
Hot off the press!
Have you ever wondered how the light
gun from the Duck Hunt Game worked?
By flashing the screen and detecting
where you were aiming based
on the timing of the flash.
Aerosmith, the world-famous rock band, made more money from the game Guitar
Hero royalties than they ever did touring
and selling music.
PlayStation 2 was the most successful
game system ever, with more than 160 million units sold worldwide.
Tennis for Two was the very first video
game created by physicist William Higinbotham in 1958.
The language used in the game Sims is derived from real languages. It is called Simlish and combines Ukrainian, French, Latin, Finnish, English, Fijian, Cebuano,
and Tagalog.
The PlayStation website dedicated one
of its pages to creating the Ultimate list
of popular gaming-related terms.
Res please!
When “Doom” was released, it became
so popular that it was installed on more computers than Windows 95.
Video game designers are one of
the most in-demand professionals
at the moment.
Till we meet again!
There is not enough space to accommodate all the interesting and fun facts related to
the gamification of the world. You can find the word gamification and so many others related to video games in some of
the most renowned dictionaries.
Just this year, the Cambridge Dictionary added speedrun and side-quest. The gaming world keeps growing, and with it, we will
keep discovering new fun facts to write about. See you soon on the next part
of Fun “bytes” of gaming history!
