Like many games of its time, Asteroids contains several bugs that were mostly the result of the original programmers underestimating the game's popularity or the skill of its players.

The ability to create custom scenarios contributed significantly to the game's popularity ( see the section on WADs, below ).

To promote Windows 95, Bill Gates, aware of the video game's popularity, showcased a video presentation while digitally superimposed into Doom.

In addition to the thrilling nature of the single-player game, the deathmatch mode was an important factor in the game's popularity.

Originally, the deck had to be composed by combining two poker, piquet or euchre decks and removing unneeded cards ( a piquet deck does not have the 2-6, making it easier to modify, and a euchre deck is exactly half a pinochle deck ), but with the game's popularity in the United States in the early 1900s, a single boxed deck with the necessary cards was marketed, and these specialized pinochle decks are now widely available in similar styles to common 52-card counterparts.

The game's popularity grew and moved to using a ballroom for games with 60 or more players aside.

In North America, the game's popularity peaked in 1984, a year in which over 20 million games were sold.

At the height of the game's popularity, many gaming conventions and gaming clubs sponsored Car Wars tournaments where finalist players could win real world prizes.

The game's popularity waned during the 1990s, and in response to slipping sales, Steve Jackson Games ceased support for Car Wars.

The new game's unusual marketing, scattering the game across several redundant products, met with mixed responses and the game's popularity has continued to wane.

Because of the game's popularity, rumors about glitches and secrets spread rapidly after its release.

Because of the game's popularity, five other versions of the game were developed for the market: Tournament Arkanoid and Revenge of Doh ( Arkanoid II ) both in 1987, Arkanoid-Doh It Again and Arkanoid Returns both in 1997, Arkanoid DS in 2007, Arkanoid Live, and, most recently, Arkanoid Plus!

The game's reception was mixed, particularly due to the popularity of a PS2 Transformers game released at the same time for a Japanese-exclusive market, though the Armada game was of a higher quality and featured much better gameplay.

Germans were instrumental in fostering the game's popularity as they formed their own bowling clubs both before and after the American Civil War.

One of the features which sets this game apart from many others ( and has no doubt been responsible for the game's popularity ) is its ' hidden depths '.

It can be played by two human players simultaneously in split screen or in a single player mode against the game's artificial intelligence, although the game's popularity is derived mostly from the fast-paced player-vs .- player action it provides.

The game's rise to popularity in the U. S. came during World War II, when it was introduced by soldiers from its birthplace in Cincinnati, Ohio to various military stations around the world.

The game's popularity in the armed forces stems from its simplicity compared to Bridge and Euchre and the fact that it can be more easily interrupted than Poker, all of which were also popular military card games.

Elite received very good reviews on its launch and sales of the BBC Micro version eventually reached 150, 000 sold copies. The game's popularity became a national phenomenon in the UK, with reports airing on Channel 4 and elsewhere.

The game's popularity has led to labels such as " Halo clone " and " Halo killer ," applied respectively to games either similar to or anticipated to be better than it.

The game's popularity has declined with the increase in motorway travel, where long car journeys typically bypass towns, hardly ever passing a public house.

This was compounded by the game's popularity.

The game's premise and writing were warmly received ; a review in the New York Times noted " The game's level of detail and its emotional impact have prompted some players to cast about for literary peers.

The game's initial success prompted a release for the Game Boy Color by Nintendo Software Technology in, which is generally considered more of a remake than a simple port.

The different responses to the controls prompted Davis to reduce the game's level of difficulty — something he regretted afterward.

This prompted a six-week review of the game's viability, which found that the cost to fix the difficulties would be high and the decision was made instead to cancel the title.

By late June, Donkey Kongs success had prompted more than 50 parties in the U. S. and Japan to license the game's characters.

The game's later success prompted the production of an animated television show.

Company meddling during the development of the game prompted Bill Williams, the game's designer, to leave the video game industry.

Talking with the game's greats would become a pattern for Williams, who talked with Hugh Duffy who hit. 438 in 1894, Bill Terry who hit. 401 in 1930, and Ty Cobb against whom he would argue that a batter should hit up on the ball, opposed to Cobb's view that a batter should hit down on the ball.

Since Tim Schafer had already left the company at the time, Larry Ahern, who was involved in the original game's development, was appointed the project lead and Bill Tiller, the art director.

The series is best remembered for Game 6, when the Red Sox were one out away from the Series victory but blew a 2-run lead with the bases empty and 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th inning ; the game's final play was a groundball that rolled through the legs of first baseman Bill Buckner.

Bill Byrne had founded the league hoping that the 1980 Summer Olympics would showcase the game's stars and bring media and public attention to women's basketball, but the United States-led boycott of the Moscow games only added to the league's misfortunes.

In his prime, Waddell was the game's premier power pitcher, with 302 strikeouts in 1903, 115 more than runner-up ( Bill Donovan ), and followed that up with 349 strikeouts in 1904, 110 more than the runner-up ( Jack Chesbro ).

They also host a radio show called " Fitz and Brooks "), but since NBA 2K3 the game's announcing team has been something of a revolving door, featuring commentary from the likes of Bill Walton, Tom Tolbert, Kevin Frazier, Michele Tafoya, and Bob Fitzgerald.

Both Evans and fellow Hall of Famer Bill Klem regarded Sheridan as the game's greatest umpire.

From 1956 to 1962 he teamed with second baseman Bill Mazeroski to give Pittsburgh one of the game's strongest middle infields ; he led the NL in double plays a record five times, in putouts four times and in assists twice.

The game's storyline progresses through standard FMV cutscenes, propaganda commercials and satirical news broadcasts ( presented by the fictional Bill Waverley and Kate Gloss ).

He was regarded as being the greatest right wing in the game's history when he retired, an opinion former teammate Frank Boucher retained many years later: " Bill was the finest all-round player in Ranger history.

The game's pedestrians and Park Drones are also voiced by newcoming cast members, including Bill Farmer, Chris Coppola, Charles Dennis and Vanessa Marshall.

If the player has a completed save data from the original Suikoden in their memory card, then the protagonist of the previous game's can be recruited and Gremio will appear briefly ( if the saved game did not have all 108 characters recruited, Gremio will not appear ).

The character would instead appear briefly in the game's ending sequence for the Hulk.

" In the series ' subsequent omake he is seen marrying Eoria ; this detail is briefly mentioned in all five of the game's endings.