Questions tagged [gaming-history]
Questions about the history of games, conventions, customs, traditions and gaming terms, and how they have developed over time.
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What was the first puzzle game with "undo reset"?
Some modern puzzle games (Stephen's Sausage Roll, Patrick's Parabox, A Monster's Expedition) let you "undo a reset": if you reset the puzzle and then press "undo", it will set the ...
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Is Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road the first game to implement paid upgrades?
I went to the arcade recently and played Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road (long name) for the first time. I noticed you could put tokens in the machine with the purpose of buying upgrades for ...
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What was the first 2D-graphics fighting game that allowed movement in 3D space?
Early 3D fighting games like Virtua Fighter and Tekken utilized 3D-rendered graphics but limited character movement to a 2D plane. Characters could only move forward and backward, unlike in later ...
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What was the first game to include a crafting system for non-critical in game items?
What was the first video game that allowed you to collect components or materials that had no intrinsic use by themselves, and then combine them into useful in game items such as weapons or food?
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First platformer enemy to stun players by jumping?
In platformer games, there’s a fairly common trope/mechanic of an unusually heavy enemy that, when they land after jumping, stuns the player if they are on the ground. Examples include Sledge Brothers ...
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Where did the Waluigi myth come from?
A while ago, I heard there was a myth about unlocking Waluigi as a playable character in the DS port of Super Mario 64. I've looked around the internet for the origin but all I can find are ROM hacks....
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Who did what for the original "Shadowgate" on Macintosh and NES?
I am trying to determine who were actually involved in making the classic "Shadowgate" game for the Macintosh, and its NES port.
On MobyGames, I read:
Staff: David Feldman, David Marsh, ...
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