Donkey Kong was Mario's pet that he'd abused. Donkey Kong kidnapped Mario's girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment.
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GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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In response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus,” for the Sega Cd. In the game you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
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In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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