Questions tagged [historical-trivia]
A subset of Gaming History questions which ask to find the first game that used or popularized a certain mechanic, terminology, feature, or idea. Use this tag when asking about or discussing the rules and guidelines of asking such questions on Arqade.
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What is the difference between historical trivia questions and identification or recommendation questions? And should they be allowed?
Today, two questions were asked:
What was the first console or handheld to have a user interface outside of games?
What is the origin of the standard color coding scheme for item rarity?
Very ...
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Should this question about colors depicting game item rarity have been re-opened?
There is a question that was asked involving gaming history and color schema of item rarity. As standards go on this site, this is off-topic as it is requesting the identity of the game that first ...
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What should we do with two similar styles of "history" question?
We currently have two very similar types of questions that are handled very differently according to past consensus and precedent: Questions asking about the origin of a particular feature, differing ...
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How to ask about the history of keyboard trends in gaming? [duplicate]
I asked a question about the history of the use of F5 for saving in games. It was closed for the reason of "Questions asking for help identifying a game, whether based on a description, or feature ...
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Is "Historical Trivia" off-topic?
I recently asked a question about the origin of the term 'buff' and received a comment saying:
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about historical trivia about the origin of a word....
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Is it on-topic to ask if [a specific game] "invented" [a specific feature]?
Would it be on-topic to ask if [a specific game] "invented" [a specific feature], i.e. if it really was the first (published) game to introduce such a feature?
Expectable answers would be:
Yes ([a ...
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How do we feel towards specific questions about the history of a certain game mechanic?
Could not find this on here, sorry if it is. As a specific example, this question about the earliest game with a major escort component.
OP even doubts if it fits here, however, the question seems to ...
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Are "what was the first..." questions on topic? [duplicate]
In another question, someone pointed out that the "first game of X" class of questions, and those that are similar, have certain faults and should get some additional analysis. What should be done ...
