33 Video Game Trivia Tidbits to Let That Thumb Callous Heal

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33 Video Game Trivia Tidbits to Let That Thumb Callous Heal
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As kids, it was impossible to wrap our heads around the making of a video game. We unboxed those consoles and games (pre-YouTube, we might add, so none of us became millionaires filming it), and we delved into whatever world was laid out before us. Years later, we’d hear terms like “programmer” and realize that making them takes just a little bit more work than unboxing them.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog was initially a rabbit. Developer Yuji Naka wanted to give the character a somersault attack, but later figured that it'd make zero sense for a rabbit to do so with its long ears, because it'd hurt itself while doing the attack. CRACKED.COM

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Batman: Arkham Asylum

A developer on Batman: Arkham Asylum spent two years on nothing but the titular character's cape. YOU ARE UNDER CLOSE SURVITILANCE - They had to create 700 different animations and sound effects for the cape. CRACKED.COM

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Super Mario Bros. 2

SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 GRACKED.COM Super Mario Bros. 2 was originally more similar to the first game, although much harder. So hard, in fact, that developers didn't think Americans could play it, so they reskinned the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic with familiar Mario characters.

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The Legend of Zelda

TLOZ's iconic title music was a last-minute patch. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA™ TM ©1986 NINTENDO CRACKED.COM They had planned to use Ravel's Boléro, but found out at the last minute that it wasn't yet in the public domain. Nintendo composer Koji Kondo had a day to whip up the iconic theme.

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