The video discusses the endings of several classic and popular video games, including Flappy Bird, Pac-Man, Battletoads, Counter, Donkey Kong, Tetris, Super Earthworm Jim, and Duck Hunt. It also covers the Chrome dinosaur game, which has become a popular feature in the browser.
The video highlights the unique and often humorous endings of these games, which were often designed to be challenging and frustrating for players. Some of the games, such as Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, have multiple endings, while others, like Flappy Bird, have a simple yet infuriating conclusion.
The video also provides some interesting facts and trivia about the games, including their development history, popularity, and impact on the gaming industry. Overall, the video is a lighthearted and entertaining look at the endings of some classic video games.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Flappy Bird was created by Dong Nguyen in just a few weeks.
2. Flappy Bird was originally called "Flat Club" but was renamed due to a webstore toy with the same name already existing.
3. Flappy Bird debuted in the Appstore on May 24, 2013.
4. The game went viral in October 2013 after initially receiving little attention.
5. Flappy Bird was considered almost impossible to pass, with one player taking half an hour to score only five points.
6. The game ends with the bird meeting Mario after collecting 999 points.
7. Pac-Man was created by a Japanese company and released in 1980.
8. Pac-Man's goal is to eat all the points in the maze while avoiding ghosts.
9. Each ghost in Pac-Man has its own model of behavior.
10. After level 21, the ghosts accelerate and the game becomes more difficult.
11. Pac-Man can be won, but the game does not have a traditional ending.
12. One of the most persistent players, Mitchell, scored a perfect score of 3,333,360 points on the original Pac-Man on July 3, 1999.
13. Level 255 of Pac-Man is the last level that can be completed, after which a software error occurs.
14. The game resumes in the conditions of level 1 after level 256, but the ghosts retain their higher speed.
15. Battletoads is often called one of the most difficult video games of the 8-bit era.
16. Battletoads was created as a rival to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game series.
17. The game became an unconditional hit despite its complexity and uneven difficulty.
18. The final boss of Battletoads is the Dark Queen.
19. The game ends with the defeat of the Dark Queen and the rescue of the princess.
20. Counter-Strike has a simple plot to defeat the villains, who are controlled by aliens.
21. The game ends with the heroes defeating all the enemies and saving the world.
22. Donkey Kong was released by Nintendo in 1981 and is one of the earliest examples of the platform game genre.
23. Donkey Kong has three different endings.
24. Tetris has two ending options, depending on the type of game.
25. Duck Hunt was incredibly popular, with over 28 million copies sold.
26. The game does not have a physical ending, but the player can reach level 99 and then the game starts over.
27. The T-Rex game in Google Chrome was launched in 2014 and was rewritten due to errors on old Android devices.
28. The game was launched 270 million times every month in 2018.
29. The game has an ending, but it would take about 17 million years to finish it.