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7 fact-checked facts about video games and gaming history, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What is the name of Mario's brother?

AnswerLuigi

Luigi is Mario's younger twin brother in Nintendo's games.

In which country was Tetris created?

AnswerThe Soviet Union

Tetris was created in Moscow in 1984.

Going deeper

Who created Tetris?

AnswerAlexey Pajitnov

Pajitnov built Tetris at the Soviet Academy of Sciences.

In what year was Pac-Man released in arcades?

Answer1980

Namco released Pac-Man in Japan in 1980.

In what year did Atari release Pong?

Answer1972

Pong's 1972 arcade release helped launch the video game industry.

Expert level

Which early video game was developed at MIT in 1962?

AnswerSpacewar!

Spacewar! ran on a PDP-1 computer at MIT.

How many distinct tetromino shapes are used in Tetris?

AnswerSeven

The seven are I, O, T, S, Z, J and L.

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