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How old school video games got their names (13 Photos)

September 4, 2012 | In: Awesome, Facts, Gaming, Interesting

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inigo montoya

this post is pretty cool. Moer old timey games post would be nice to see
Jeff

Too much reading!!!
chicago

#2 …Scott Pilgram vs the World

Master_Rahl

right! who says you can't learn stuff from movies these days!
Leifaboi

Exactly what I thought of too. I always wondered if it was true…

Shauna

3rd almost an hour later, WGAF?
Young Neil

#2 This story is also featured in the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
huhsj

Nice that that stupid logo in the bottom left covered up text I was trying to read
Nikki P

#13 wait there's a plot to halo? I was too busy tossing stickies at my friends…
Bluntaholic

awesome yet another post where you can't read the text on the bottom corner due to the luminate icon . How many people are going to have to ask for it to get moved off the pictures b4 the chive listens? I know I've been bugging them to move it for a few months at the very least.

MylesofStyles

Keep up the good work and I shall knight thee, SIR CLUELESS: Brave Like Bull but Smart Like Streetcar, Undertaker of Unnecessary Quests, Lord of the Hard Way of Doing Things, Ignorer of Easy Solutions.
http://4chan.org/b/ gnocco

forreal

James

#13 The halo ring wasn't man-made, but made by an extinct race known as the Forerunners.

goonie

cool story bro
MMK

Humans are the offspring of the forerunners. You're talking about the same race.

Arcona

No, they're not. they're not even kind of the same. look it up

Hooka

The damn Tapiture symbol could be out of the way. If you loved us…….
cat hammer

Samus was a girl…wtf?!?!?! Lol jk
Canucks_Rule

#3 – interesting.

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6KJr

No one figured out the metal gear story?
Zelda

#8 I find out about the easter egg now?? My childhood was a waste!!!

_HypoLuxa_

what?, you had Zelda but didn't get Nintendo Power?

Deeee

#8 Now I must find my SNES and play!! How come I never knew about this!!

Arcona

probably the same reason you think LoZ was a snes game and not nes
http://www.facebook.com/brian.rosnick Brian Rosnick

This is the new "Zelda saves the princess" troll act. I foresee it!

temujin1234

Cool. Some legendary games there.<img src="http://s01.flagcounter.com/count/7uR/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/" alt="." width="1" border="0" /><img src="http://s11.flagcounter.com/count/Ry4/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/" alt="." width="1" border="0" />
Chocofishez

If these game companies would allow these games to be remade so I can play them with good graphics on my ipad they would make a bunch of $$ off me
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BabyJesus

#5 i use to play this all the time when i was a kid. it's actually available for purchase in the appstore for iphone (ipad as well if i had to guess) for $1.99. it takes me back.
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Versari

#4 should be self explanatory.
Flee

I can make stuff up too

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