General Game Knowledge
When was the first game console ever made?
the Magnavox Odyssey
Why does Mario have his mustache?
His signature mustache and hat were added because his original pixelated sprite was too small to render a mouth or hair clearly.
How was the first Playstation made?
The original PlayStation was actually developed as a joint project with Nintendo before the deal fell apart. The SNES CD-ROM add-on Sony built was repurposed into the PS1.
Koji Kondo
Why did Shigeru Miyamoto design the original Donkey Kong levels differently?
Shigeru Miyamoto designed the original Donkey Kong levels around Mario's movement limitations — he couldn't program Mario to jump over tall obstacles, so he invented the ladder and platform structure to work around the engine's limits. The level design came from a bug fix.
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Why does Cubone wear a skull?
Its lore states it wears the skull of its deceased mother as a helmet to hide its face.
Why was Doom (1993) delayed?
The original Doom (1993) was so popular that id Software had to delay the release because it was crashing university networks across the US — students were playing it instead of studying.
Who made the original game soundtrack for Legend of Zelda?
Koji Kondo
What secret thing did they add in Banjo-Koozie?
Banjo-Kazooie contains a fully functional, unfinished racing game buried in its code. Developer Rare had planned a vehicle section that was scrapped but never properly removed from the cartridge.
What is the most expensive game ever made?
Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6)
What move was not added originally in Sonic The Hedgehog 2?
Why was Pac-Man name changed?
Pac-Man was originally called Puck-Man in Japan. It was renamed for Western markets because arcade operators feared vandals would change the P to an F.
Who made the original game soundtrack for super smash bros?
Hirokazu Ando
The tutorial in Metal Gear Solid is technically a false memory — the character teaching you the controls, Master Miller, is revealed to have been dead the entire game. You were being trained by the villain the whole time.
Daigo Parry (Street Fighter III:Third Strike
Why was the original version of Lavender Town in Pokemon Red/Green toned down
How did the iconic "tada" sound happen In Super Mario 64?
The iconic 'tada' sound that plays when you collect a star in Super Mario 64 is actually a reversed and pitched-up version of a recording of Charles Martinet's voice saying 'yahoo!'.
Who made the original soundtrack for Kirby
Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando
Why was Yoshis Island denied originally?
Tennis for Two
Why was Mortal Kombats fatality and animations toned down?
Mortal Kombat's characters were originally digitized actors, and some fatality animations were so gruesome they had to be toned down — the blood in the arcade version was changed to "sweat" for the SNES port.
How was the iconic PlayStation button pattern happen?
The PlayStation's iconic triangle, circle, square, and cross symbols weren't random — the designer intended them to mean: triangle = viewpoint/head, circle = yes (in Japan), cross = no, and square = a page/menu.
Who made the original soundtrack for Pokemon
Junichi Masuda and Gō Ichinose
How much did Grand Theft Auto V make in the first 24hrs of release?