51 Interesting Backstories for Famous Video-Game Features

All those bleeps and bloops came from somewhere!

September 30, 2023

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Overwatch

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Geometry Wars

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Achievements

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47

Doom II

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Centipede

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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45

Asteroids

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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MechWarrior Online

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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43

Katamari Damacy

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Dead Space

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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41

Devil May Cry

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Kirby

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Atomic Bomberman

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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37

Super Mario Brothers

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Donkey Kong

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Minecraft

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34

Diablo

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Uncharted

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Fallout 3

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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31

Final Fantasy

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Farmville

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Grand Theft Auto

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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28

Adventure

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

27

Starcraft

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Pac Man (Atari)

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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25

Counter Strike

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Space Invaders

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Five Nights at Freddy's

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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22

Sonic the Hedgehog

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

21

Okami

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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Oblivion

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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19

The Konami Code

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

18

Tomb Raider

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

17

Space Invaders

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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16

Super Mario Brothers

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

15

Pikmin

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

14

Donkey Kong 64

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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13

Sonic the Hedgehog

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

12

Stardew Valley

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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The Legend of Zelda

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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10

Monkey Island

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Marvel Superheroes vs Street Fighter

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

8

Silent Hill

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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7

Borderlands 2

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

6

Super Mario Brothers

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

5

Pac Man

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

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4

Super Mario Brothers 2

Spoiler: 29 Video Game Features With Just Bonkers Backstories

3

The Legend of Zelda

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

2

Super Mario Brothers

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Metal Gear

Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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