interesting facts about video games
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Interesting fun facts about video games
FACTS ABOUT NINTENDO’S MARIO SERIES
Mario was created by the Nintendo’s Japanese video game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto and is the best selling video game franchise of all time.
The character (Mario) first debuted as “Jumpman” in the arcade game Donkey Kong on July 9, 1981
Mario in this game is a carpenter who has a pet ape named Donkey Kong, who later escapes and kidnaps Jumpman’s girlfriend
THE FIRST COIN OPERATED VIDEO GAMES
Arcade games or coin operated video games are usually installed in public business premises, such as restaurants, bars, and particularly amusement arcades.
The first coin operated pinball machines emerged in 1930’s however the golden era for coin operated video games started in the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.
THE SONY PLAYSTATION
The Sony PlayStation was originally brought as a CD add-on to the Super Nintendo (a partnership between Nintendo and Sony).
But Sony later decided to develop the PlayStation as a complete gaming console of its own after it started facing problems with licensing.
The original PlayStation was released on December 3, 1994. The PlayStation, was the first video game console to ship 100 million units within 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch.
GAME CONTROLLER OR INPUT DEVICES FOR VIDEO GAMES
A game controller is a device to control the game by providing inputs to control the character or an object in the game.
The earlier primary input for video games has been handheld controllers and since then it has evolved to cameras to detect motions , speakers or microphones for voice commands touch screens and more.
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