Fun facts about computer games

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Fact: We love facts. So, not-so-hot on the trail of last year's tepidly received things you didn't know about games , we bring you another staggering list of game-related info detritus for your consuming pleasure. Memorize both gargantuan lists and become the ultimate know-it-all gamer. Sonic The Hedgehog isn't only the name of Sega's speedy mascot, but also a gene on chromosome 7 of the human genome.

Well, it was until recently when the science community decided to ditch all of its 'comedy' names for genes. Party poopers. Matt Damon refused to appear in the recent Bourne Conspiracy game because he thought it was too violent.

Not fussed by the violence in the films then, eh, Matt? Ever wondered what happens to Leon's cool leather jacket in Resident Evil 4? It inexplicably disappears after the scene in the village. Well, on the PS2 version, go through Ada's side-quest and one of the Ganado villagers will be wearing it. In the early stages of its development, Half-Life 2 featured a friendly alien that would follow Gordon Freeman around, feasting on the bodies of his fallen enemies.

It was taken out when Valve discovered that the AI would be too difficult to convincingly program. Among its features was a microphone in the controller, which certain games used, including an updated version of the original Zelda. You could only destroy a certain enemy by shouting into the mic.

The famously awful E. A boss character called Binbag was removed from Rockstar's Manhunt early in its development. Whirlwind I was among the first vacuum-tube computer which operated in real-time and was meant to be used as a flight simulator for US Army. Intel was the first commercially available microprocessor with a maximum clock rate of kHz. Williams tube was the first form of Random-access storage device.

The trackball which was later utilized for a mouse was invented in by Ralph Benjamin for a fire control radar plotting system.

Micral N was the first commercially available microprocessor-based computer. Scroll Lock key is the least utilized key on a keyboard. We have finally known about 32 of the best interesting computer facts that you have ever come across. We are sure that there remains a lot of interesting technology facts that are not mentioned in any of the articles considering various publications, but probably someone old enough knows more than we do at present.

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