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's the origin of the term 'seed'?
Seeds, in procedurally generated video games, are basically identifiers for the world that's generated. They're random strings or codes for specific worlds, and you can also sometimes input a seed ...
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What was the first game to feature invisible walls?
Invisible walls are everywhere. Especially in video games.
They are insurmountable obstacles, usually signifying the end of a map. They can't be seen, but are solid barriers to the player character, ...
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What's the first boss, preferably fought in real-time and hardest difficulty, that would take 10+ minutes to defeat for a fully prepared player?
Was just thinking about how boss fights usually take under 10 minutes, especially if you can level grind or find some trick to make it easier than the developers intended.
And now I'm wondering about ...
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When was the first game that had an action preset to a mouse's thumb button?
Just booted up the Pragmata Demo and it seems like the main default for hacking calls for the thumb button of a mouse?
Is this the first PC game that defaults to such a button? This is my first, but ...
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Which was the first game that included a boss rush?
I was reading What was the first boss-rush game?, and I realized that I’m more interested in a different but related question: What was the first game to include a boss rush?
I am looking for the ...
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What was the first time a boss sang a song while fighting the player?
Was listening to Hades II music, and the Sirens' "I Am Gonna Claw (Out Your Eyes And Drown You To Death)" made me think of fellow musician boss Noize from River City Girls, who also sings ...
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What is the origin of the term tea-bagging?
Tea-bagging is the practice of repeatedly crouching and uncrouching over the body of an enemy you just killed, generally to insult them (because online games are definitely not toxic cesspools :P).
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What's DMA Design Limited original domain name?
I'm currently publishing Grand Theft Auto on the
Ur uncensorable application store and I need to know the original 1997 domain name of DMA Design Limited a.k.a. Rockstar North in order to install the ...
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When was the first "need-to-stop-using this resource before it can start regenerating"?
A common tactic for abilities that use a constantly regenerating resource like mana, shields, or whatever, is to use an ability that depletes it less than it regenerates, so you can use the ability ...
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What is the first pinball machine to have a "last chance ball save" mechanic?
I've recently gotten into pinball, and I've seen this on two different machines. In Godzilla, if you lose the ball down the "Oxygen Destroyer" lane, you get the ball back, but you have to ...
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What is the origin and history of diminishing returns in video games?
I was curious to know when diminishing returns as a mechanic first appeared in video games. The original usage may predate the term, so I'm also curious when the term "diminishing returns" ...
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What was the first game to have a compass at the top of the screen?
What was the first video game to have a compass at the top of the screen? For example, Assassin's Creed: Origins displays a compass at the top (see the screenshot below).
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What was the first game with autosaves?
Autosaves are present in basically every modern video game. You kill a boss? The game autosaves. Fast-travel? The game autosaves.
Looking at this Racketboy forums post, "Earliest Games With Auto-...
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What was the first game to voluntarily provide an in-game content warning?
What was the first game to voluntarily provide an in-game content warning?
If you grew up playing horror games, you've probably seen content warnings similar to this:
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What was the first game with manual saves?
Manual saves are present in basically every modern video game. Nervous about going into the creepy tunnel? Manual save. Want to test something with limited resources? Manual save.
What was the first ...
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