1.The Microsoft Xbox was the first video game system to provide full support for HDTV.
2. Rockstar also removed a character from Grand Theft Auto 3, although this time it was said to be because of the terrorist attacks on September 11th. He was called Darkel, a homeless guy who'd get you to rig buildings with explosives.
3.Nintendo's Game Boy was the most successful game system ever, with more than 100 million units sold worldwide.
4.The first color portable video game system was the Atari Lynx, introduced in 1989 and priced at $149
5.The Sony PlayStation was originally intended as a CD add-on to the Super Nintendo. When licensing problems and other issues arose, Sony decided to develop the PlayStation as a machine of its own.
6.The Xbox was originally named DirectXbox, as it was initially designed to show how Microsoft's Direct X graphics technology could benefit the console market
7.Mega Man is known as Rock Man in Japan. This was changed in America because 'rock' is well-known slang for crack cocaine, and the name stuck.
8.Final Fantasy VII was originally designed for the Nintendo 64, but Square cancelled the project and moved to the PSone because of the lack of space in the console's game cartridges. FFVII would've filled 13 cartridges.
9.The name Kratos - as in, God Of War's angry hero - is taken from the Greek word 'cratos', which means power.
10.The bushes and clouds in Super Mario Bros. are the same thing, just different colors.
11.Place an Xbox game disc into a PlayStation 2, or a PlayStation 2 disc into an Xbox Original. Both machines will run their competitor's start-up screen (the PS2 or Xbox Original boot-up movie clip).

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