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.
Historical Trivia questions are, for the purposes of Arqade's main site, a subset of gaming-history questions which ask to find the first game that used or popularized a certain mechanic, terminology, feature, or idea.
Examples of such questions are:
- How did the term 'noob' originate?
- Where does the colour-coded item rarity come from?
- Origin of achievements
- What is the origin of the WASD key scheme?
This tag should be used when asking about or discussing the on-topicness of such questions or the rules and guidelines of asking these questions.
