Free online games have made it possible to enjoy a fun-filled leisure time without spending money or buying a console. Behind every online and video game are trivia or facts that make it more interesting. Be a true gamer by knowing some facts about games and gaming.
Tetris Can Minimize Trauma
Despite its popularity during the earlier Nintendo Game Boy area, Tetris may seem to be a boring game for today's players. However, researchers claimed that Tetris is capable of reducing traumas by preventing occurences of flashbacks. In a 2009 study, three groups of participants watched a 21-minute video of traumatizing events. Results showed that participants who played the game for 10 minutes after watching the video experienced fewer flashbacks than the other groups. This is due to the game's ability to stimulate the memory center of the brain, inhibiting it from triggering flashbacks. Researchers also claimed that Tetris may also treat insomnia.
Sonic The Hedgehog Was A Chromosome Name
Sonic is a known Sega character, but there was a time when the name was used for a human chromosome — chromosome 7. Sonic The Hedgehog was one of the funny names used for naming chromosomes in human genome. However, the science community ceased using these names and settled with numbers in identifying chromosomes.
Marlon Brando Voiced For The Godfather Game
When EA decided to develop “The Godfather” game, it decided that no one could voice its dialogue better than Marlon Brando, the famed actor who portrayed the godfather in the film. He recorded his lines before he passed away, but EA developers found his aging voice quality useless and hired another voice actor who sounded like him in his place.
Angry Birds Against Swine Flu
Angry Birds engaged a lot of players. What's funny about this game is that it touches on people's fear of swine flu, which caused worldwide panic before. Angry Birds' developers then thought of a way to empower people to fight swine flu by using pigs as the main enemies in the game.
Super Mario's Serendipitous Existence
The famous Super Mario game is not a preconceived game idea. Nintendo just created Super Mario after failing to get a Popeye game license, probably the best move as the game is now popular among gamers of all ages.
Curfew On Gaming
Most people couldn't care less about curfews until South Korea imposed a video game curfew. The authorities prevented gamers younger than 16 years old from playing games from midnight till 6 AM. Gaming websites also shut down their services for this age group within the curfew.
Name Changes On Games
Games developed in Japan experienced name changes upon reaching the US shores. Good examples are Super Mario and Mega Man. Super Mario was known as Jumpman then changed to Mario, naming the jumpy character after Nintendo's US warehouse landlord.
Rock Man was named to Mega Man since “rock” is a slang or street name for crack cocaine.
Knowing these trivia is as fun as playing free online games. Look for the best games online that suit your style and try other genres to become a well-rounded gamer.
