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The first video game ever made was "Tennis for Two" : Created by physicist William Higinbotham in 1958, it was a two-player tennis simulation displayed on an oscilloscope. The longest videogame marathon playing a single game is over 35 hours : The record was set by a player in 2019, who played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim  for 35 hours and 40 minutes without stopping. Super Mario Bros. is one of the most recognizable franchises : The Super Mario series has sold over 700 million copies worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing video game franchises ever. Pac-Man wasn't originally supposed to be a "chomping" character : Pac-Man was designed as a way to appeal to female players by having a character that wasn't a violent or action-based protagonist. The best-selling video game of all time is Minecraft : With over 200 million copies sold across all platforms, Minecraft  is the undisputed leader in terms of sales. Did you know the word "Video game" was first used in 1958?  It was introduced by William Higinbotham, who also made Tennis for Two . Nintendo was originally a playing card company : Before becoming a video game giant, Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company. The longest videogame title ever is "The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC: Enhanced Edition" . Quite a mouthful! The first ever DLC (downloadable content) was released for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind  in 2002 : The DLC, called "Tribunal," added new quests and locations to the game. The first eSports event had just 35 participants : The event, held in 1980 at Stanford University, was for the game Space Invaders .