Friday's Too Good Not To Share: March 26, 2021
Every Friday, I share other great content (with some added context) to dive into over the weekend.
I fell into a gaming YouTube rabbit hole so you didn’t have to. I’ve unearthed some gems about your favorite games that is sure to delight.
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No One Ever Expected Us to Find Fatalities in Mortal Kombat (No More Secrets in Gaming)
Who didn’t love Mortal Kombat? This classic fighting game was the first to combine photorealistic fighting (for the time) with, at times, over-the-top brutality. One thing you might not know is that the creators of the game didn’t expect players to find the fatalities. At least, not as quickly as they did.
Dive into the stories of why the fatalities were created and learn just how long it took for the first player to find one (spoiler alert: not long).
Watch here.
How EA Broke Sega | The Story Behind EA's Yellow Tab Genesis Carts
Games are hard to make. The business of creating games is rarely in favor of game developers. They’re often powerless so when you come across a story of one bucking the system, you know you’re in for a good ride.
Electronic Arts was known for their custom yellow tab on Sega Genesis cartridges, but what were they for?
I always thought they had some functional purpose. They don’t, but they are a badge of honor that highlights human ingenuity. Learning what made these tabs so special is a story of reverse engineering gone incredibly right.
Watch here.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | The 1987 NES Classic Still Has Secrets 30 Years Later!
One of the hardest boss characters to ever defeat is Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. He’s comically unfair to fight, which is also probably true in real life.
What is even crazier about the story is the Mike Tyson was only paid $50,000 total to be used in the game (smh). It’s a reminder to always negotiate for royalties and to have good business people around you.
Learn more about the secrets of Punch Out here.
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