Psycho Mantis “reads your mind” (1998)
In addition to accurately referencing other Konami games players may have had save files for on their memory card, the telepathic Metal Gear Solid boss famously predicted the divorce of many player’s parents with shocking accuracy.
‘Postal’ developers outed as three Children in a trench coat (2001)
Critics have largely re-evaluated this game, walking back many of their negative comments in light of the fact that the kid that was typing on the keyboard couldn’t even see the screen of this bleak satirical splatterfest when they were making it!
‘Mario Kart’ Briefly Adds ‘DUI’ Mode (2003)
Nintendo continues to deny it, but an original minigame in Double Dash had players try to discern who was the more sober of your duo when figuring out who should drive.
“Hot Coffee” (2004)
Ehhhh, I don’t wanna talk about this one.
Nintendo Wii lets you suck at bowling from comfort of your home (2006)
Instead of going out to the lanes with friends, players were now welcome to sit around and wait until someone accidentally chucked the Wiimote through the screen, a vastly superior experience.
PS3 Debuts at $14,000 (2006)
Though later models would drop the price by tens of thousands of dollars, the initial price point of the PS3 gave Microsoft’s more competitively priced XBox360 a clear advantage at the beginning of the console generation.
‘Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin’ seems to include troubling message (2006)
Upon first play, this game’s antagonist, Didnosnamselrahctahwdoogsawti, seems not unlike many that the series has featured. After it was alleged to be a subliminal message, however, the character was given a more conventional character name of Brauner.
‘BioShock’ asks players tough questions (2007)
In a landscape filled with mindless shooters, BioShock made players ponder queries like “What if a bunch of messed up shit happened?” and “How do I kill this giant fucker?”
‘Super Mario Galaxy’ somehow takes players to the fourth dimension (2007)
After wowing audiences with Super Mario 64, Nintendo outdid themselves once again by offering this platformer that transcended time and made you a little bit younger every time you played it. Spooky!
‘The King of Kong’ exists (2007)
They make a whole documentary about video games, and numerous people report watching it until the very end. Truly an unforgettable moment in gaming history.
‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’ becomes a nightmare (2009)
Without much warning, Scarecrow does his thing and makes Batman’s most horrible dreams come true, forcing him to view a version of his life where he wasn’t unfathomably rich and able to afford anything he could think of.
‘Uncharted 2’ Rips Mission Impossible off (2009)
14 years before the release of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One would make it super obvious, the people at Uncharted must have gotten their hands on some storyboards or something, because this is exactly like that scene in this summer’s movie. Pretty messed up if you ask me.
Ethan cuts off his fingers for fun in ‘Heavy Rain’ (2010)
This shocking Heavy Rain moment, where protagonist Ethan cuts off some of his fingers for no good reason, stayed with players long after they solved the game’s larger mysteries.
‘No Russian’ let’s players bypass airport security (2010)
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mission controversially saw players breeze right past all the metal detectors and stuff. Pretty messed up when you think about it!
Child Gets Sucked Into His Kinect (2010)
We talk about how stupid the games were so much that we often forget the tragic disappearance of 13 year old Tyler Hall. We hope you’re just in there running around inside of the video games, Tyler.
‘Minecraft’ appears out of nowhere (2011)
Isn’t it weird that one of the most popular video games of all time just showed up on the internet one day? That there isn’t some creator we talk about when we talk about this stuff?
Journey connects players in profound new ways (2012)
And then everyone dies!
Battlefield V infuriates gamers worldwide (2018)
They put a girl in there.
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