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31 Design Tricks Behind Famous Video Games (You Can't Unsee)

By:: Cracked Plasticians

April 06, 2016

31 Design Tricks Behind Famous Video Games (You Can't Unsee)

You're either a video game person, or you aren't. They either bring joy to your life while silently sucking it away, or you just kind of shrug your shoulders and wonder what the big deal is.

But if there's one thing we can all get behind, no matter what side of the coin you're on, it's that some pretty damn cool innovation has gone into making video games. For instance ...

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