1000 Facts about Video Games Vol. 1

Book excerpt: The original 151 Pokémon were created by one person.Grand Theft Auto has lost over a billion dollars in lawsuits.There are 18 quintillion planets in No Man's Sky.Pac-Man's appearance is based on a pizza missing a slice."Nintendo" means "Leave luck to heaven."In 2015, the world of Minecraft was 780 times bigger than the Sun. It's dramatically bigger now.The boss of The Legend of Zelda is Ganon. His name means "Fair-haired."Street Fighter was based on the game, Karate Champ.The infected in The Last of Us is based on a real mind-controlling fungi.The soundtrack for the Mortal Kombat movie went platinum in less than two weeks.Tekken was meant to be called Rave War.Crash Bandicoot doesn't have a neck.Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero than from their music.Robin Williams was meant to play a role in Half-Life 2.Super Mario Bros. was meant to be Nintendo's last game.GoldeneEye 007 was only made by nine people. Eight of them had never worked on a game before.