31 Surprising Facts About Iconic Video Game Franchises

Turns out, the beloved Kirby was originally just a placeholder
31 Surprising Facts About Iconic Video Game Franchises
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Have you ever wondered how the Final Fantasy franchise got its name and what it means? Turns out, it’s mainly called that because the creator thought it would be the studio’s final game. More on that and 30 other bonkers facts about iconic video games below…

Blanka in Street Fighter

CRACKED.COM BLANKA TOOK A WHILE TO BE GREEN. STREET FIGHTER The electric Brazilian was more naturally colored at first, which looked weird. With each iteration, each character got more and more vivid colors - with Blanka finally becoming the green beast we all know and love.

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Pokemon Bug Collecting

BEHIND-THE-SCENESPACTS THE SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY BUG COLLECTING. GRACKED.COM As a child, Pokémon's creator Satoshi Tajiri was so enamored by bug collecting he wanted to become an entomologist, before ultimately finding his love of video games. The idea behind the Pokémon games is a marriage of these two loves.

What a beautiful marriage of his two interests: entomology and video games!

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The Getaway

The Getaway gives you a minute to chill. CRACKED.COM This open world action-adventure game inspired by British gangster films is fairly grounded, allowing your character to heal by doing something we're all familiar with: leaning up against a wall until you can catch your breath. Sure, gunshot wounds miraculously closing up because you're taking a 5 second breather aren't super realistic, but we can forgive that.

IGN

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