26 Video Game Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History

It's time to press pause and take a little break.
26 Video Game Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History
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People that have never played videos games are often under the impression that one can simply hit pause on a game and continue later. This is true sometimes, but more often than not, it is literally impossible! Online games with other players cannot simply be stopped out of nowhere, but mostly, the issue lies in the momentum. Sure, you can technically pause Shadow of the Colossus while you're scaling a giant to find its weak spot, but it's hard to get back into the flow of things later. 

But some things are worth pausing for; namely, interesting gaming facts that expand your knowledge and sharpen your mind. 

Video Games in China

In China, kids' video game time is strictly limited. On week days, minors can play online games up to 90 minutes per day, but they can't play at all between 10 PM and 8 AM. On weekends, they can play for up to three hours a day. CRACKED.COM

Honestly, this should be standard everywhere.

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TLOZ

Nintendo thought TLOZ would be too hard for Americans. CRACKED.COM ...and they were basically correct! Nintendo of America set up a toll-free number that gave hints and tips for the game. It got to be so popular that they expanded it to other games (and started charging for it on a 1-900 number).

All you have to do now is go on Reddit or watch a playthrough on YouTube…

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Bird Pokemon

BEHIND-THE-SCENES SFACTS THE FLYING TYPE WAS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE SPECIFIC. GRACKED.COM During development, Bird type was meant to be attributed to airborne Pokémon, but was later changed to Flying. You can still see this in the game's code, with the glitch character Missingno. being part Bird and part Normal.

Ah, yes, Charizard, my favorite type of bird. 

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Notre Dame

Assassin's Creed: Unity was used to help Notre Dame and people mourning it. CRACKED.COM Ubisoft gave away copies of the game to let people walk around in their recreation of it (and donated money to rebuilding efforts).

This is truly one of the most wholesome uses of video technology that I've ever seen.

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Vin Diesel

VIN DIESEL is a game designer. He's played D&D for over 20 years, and opened his own gaming development house to create a Riddick-based game. Metacrit

That is a surprisingly high score!

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Nintendo

1970s:1980s Video games NINTENDO IS AS OLD AS THE EIFFEL TOWER. 1889 Playing cards

Technically, the Eiffel Tower is 5 months older as it was completed in March of 1889 and Nintendo Koppai was opened in September. That makes the Eiffel Tower a Pisces and Nintendo a Libra, by the way.

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26 Video Game Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History

Left4Dead2

In Left 4 Dead 2 you can find various messages left by other survivors. One such message says, Otis, Out of film, No Helicopter. Zombies are too fast

OtherOS

Sony marketed the PS3's OtherOs function heavily at launch, leading to heavy sales to Linux and FreeBSD enthusiasts. In April 2010, Sony removed the O

Call of Duty

Ever wonder how fast-paced online games like Call of Duty or World of Warcraft can coordinate multiple players with connections of varying speed and s

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