How Speedrunning Actually Works (And Why People Do It)
Most video games are designed to make you slow down and explore. Developers create environments to investigate, characters to meet, stories to follow, enemies to fight, and secrets to discover.
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The Real Story of How Games Get Made
A finished video game can make its creation look almost inevitable. The world has a visual identity, the characters belong there, the controls feel deliberate, the music arrives at the right moments, and every menu appears to have been designed as part of one coherent plan.
Why Some Video Games Become Cultural Icons
Millions of video games have been released, but only a small number become something larger than games. People who have never owned a Nintendo console recognize Mario.