True gaming stories, ranked by how fake they sound

A tier list by abafa · filed under Gaming · published 26 September 2026

My opinion: true gaming stories ranked by how fake they sound. Every one of them is real, with sources in my videos: a Game Boy that survived a Gulf War bombing, Atari's desert burial, Mario named after a landlord, Psycho Mantis reading your memory card, PlayStation's Nintendo origins, Nintendo's 1889 playing cards, Puck Man, Tetris's Soviet lab and the Konami Code.

S tier

  1. A Game Boy survived a bombing
  2. Atari buried games in the desert

A tier

  1. Mario was named after a landlord
  2. A boss read your memory card

B tier

  1. PlayStation began as a Nintendo add-on
  2. Nintendo made playing cards in 1889

C tier

  1. Pac-Man was almost Puck Man
  2. Tetris came from a Soviet lab

D tier

  1. The Konami Code was a test shortcut

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